Surgical Abbreviations
1)What is #? # is fracture 2)What is 1ry and 2ry? 1ry ,2ry is primary and secondary 3)What is a/ aa? a or aa is atery or arteries 4)What IS AA? AA is Alcoholic Anonymous 5)What is AAA? AAA is Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 6)What is ABG? ABG is arterial blood gas 7)What is abx? Abx is antibiotics 8)What is ABPI? ABPI is ankle brachial pressure index 9)What is ADH? ADH is anti diuretic hormone 10)What is AF? AF is atrial fibrillation 11)What is AKA? AKA is above knee amputation 12)What is Amp? Amp is Ampicillin 13)What is APR? APR is abdominal perineal resection 14)What is ARDS? ARDS is adult respiratory distress syndrome 15)What is ASA? ASA is amino salicylic acid or aspirin 16)What is ASIS ASIS is anterior superior iliac spine 17)What is AXR? AXR is abdominal X RAY 18)What is BA? BA is barium 19)What is BD? BD is bis die or twice daily 20)What is BP? BP is blood pressure 21) What is BS? BS is bowel sounds 22)What is CA? CA is carcinoma 23)What is CABG? CABG is coronary artery bypgass graft 24)What is CBD? CBD is common bile duct 25)What is CCF? CCF is congestive cardiac failure 26)What is Cef? Cef is cefuroxime 27)What is chrm? Chrm is chromosome 28)What is CIS? CIS is carcinoma in situ 29)What is CMV? CMV is cytomegalovirus 30)What is C/O? C/O is complains of 31)What is COPD? COPD is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 32)What is CPAP? CPAP is continuous positive airway pressure 33)What is CRP -CRP is C reactive protein which is an inflammatory marker 34)What is CVA? CVA is cerebrovascular accident or stroke 35)What is CVP? CVP is central venous pressure 36)What is CXR? CXR is chest x aray 37)What is D5W? D5W is dextrose 5% in water 38)What is DKA? DKA is diabetic ketoacidosis 39)What is DIC? DIC is disseminated intravascular coagulation 40)What is DIP? DIP is distal interphalangeal 41)What is DRE? DRE is digital rectal examination 42)What is DM? DM is diabetes mellitus 43)What is DT? DT is delirium tremens 44)What is DU? DU is duodenal ulcer 45)What is DVT? DVT is deep vein thrombosis 46)What is Dx? Dx is diagnosis 47)What is ECG? ECG is electrocardiogram 48)What is Echo? Echo is echocardiogram 49)What is ERCP? ERCP is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography 50)What is ESR? ESR is erythrocyte sedimentation rate 51) What is ETOH? ETOH is alcohol 52)What is EUA? EUA is examination under anesthesia 53)What is FAP FAP is familial adenomatous polyposis 54)What is FBC? FBC is full blood count 55)What is FDP? FDP is fibrin degradation products 56)What is FFP? FFP is fresh frozen plasma 57)What is FNAC? FNAC is fine needle aspirate ( cytology) 58)What is GA? GA is general anesthetic 59)What is GCS? GCS is Glasgow Coma Scale 60)What is Gent? Gent is gentamicin 61)What is GP? GP is general practitioner 62)What is G&S? G&S is group and save 63)What is GTN? GTN is glyceryl trinitrate. 64)What is GU? GU is genitourinary 65)What is GXM? GXM is group and cross match 66)What is HNPCC? HNPCC is herediary non polypoasis colorectal cancer 67)What is HONK? HONK is hyperosmolar non ketotic hyperglycemic coma 68)What is HRT? HRT is hormone replacement therapy 69)What is HTN? HTN is hypertension 70)What is HIV? HIV is Human Immunodeficiency Virus 71)What is HPV? HPV is human Papilloma virus 72)What is IBD? IBD is inflammatory bowel disease 73)What is ICP? ICP is intracranial pressure 74)What is I&D? I&D is incision and drainage 75)What is IHD? IHD is ischemic heart disease 76)What is ITU? ITU is intensive therapy unit 77)What is IMV? IMV is intermittent mandatory ventilation 78)What is IPPV? IPPV is intermittent positive pressure ventilation 79)What is IRV? IRV is inverse ratio ventilation / inspiratory reserve volume 80)What is IVC? IVC is inferior vena cava 81)What is IVDU? IVDU is intravenous drug user 82)What is IVF? IVF is intravenous fistula 83)What is IVP/U? IVP/U is intravenous pyelogram/ urogram 84)What is JVP? JVP is jugular venous pressure 85)What is KUB? KUB is kidney, ureters and bladders 86)What is LA? LA is local anesthesia 87)What is LAP? LAP is laparotomy 88)What is LAP –APPY? LAP-APPY is laparascopic appendicectomy 89)What is LAP CHOLE? ;LAP CHOLE is laparascopic cholecystectomy 90)What is LBO? LBO is large bowel obstruction 91)What is LFT? LFT is liver function test 92)What is LIF? LIF is left iliac fossa 93)What is LIH? LIH is left inguinal hernia 94)What is LNMP? LNMP is last normal menstrual period 95)What is LUQ/ LLP? LUQ/LLP is left upper /lower quadrant 96)What is M/C/S? M/C/S is microscopy,culture and sensitivity 97)What is MEN? MEN is multiple endocrine neoplasia 98)What is Metro? Metro is metronidazole 99)What is MI? MI is myocardial infarction 100)What is MOF? MOF is multiorgan failure 101)What is MSU? MSU is midstream urine 102?What is n/nn? n/nn is nerve or nerves 103)What is N/A? N/A is non applicable 104)What is NAD? Nil abnormality detected 105)What is NBM? NBM is nil by mouth 106)What is NGT? NGT is nasogastric tube 107)What is NOF? NOF is neck of femur 108)What is N/S? N/S is normal saline 109)What is NSAIDS? NSAIDS is non steroidal anti inflammatoy drugs 110)What is OCP? OCP is oral contraceptive pill 111)What is od? Od is omni die ( once daily) 112)What is OGD? OGD is oesophagogastroduodenoscopy 113)What is ORIF? ORIF is open reduction and internal fixation 114)What is OT? OT is operating theatre/ occupational therapist 115)What is PCA? PCA is patient controlled analgesia 116)What is PCWP? PCWP is pulmonary capillary wedge pressure 117)What is PE? PE is pulmonary embolism 118)What is PEEP? PEEP is positive end expiratory pressure 119)What is PEG? PEG is percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy 120)What is PERLA? PERLA is pupils equal and reactive to light and accumulation 121)What is PID? PID is pelvic inflammatory disease 122)What is PIP? PIP is proximal interphalangeal 123)What is PO? PO is per os ( orally) 124)What is PR? PR is per rectum ( rectally) 125)What is PRN? PRN is pro re nata (as needed) 126)What is PTC? PTC is percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram 127)What is PTCA? PTCA is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty 128)What is PUD? PUD is peptic ulcer disease 129)What is PUJ? PUJ is pelvic ureteric junction 130)What is PV? PV is per vaginum( vaginally) 131)What is qds? Qds is quarter die sumendus ( taken 4 times daily) 132)What is qxh? Qxh is every zx hours 133)What is RBS? RBS is random blood sugar 134)What is RIF? RIF is right iliac fossa 135)What is RIH? RIH is right inguinal hernia 136)What is Rx? Rx is treatment 137)What is RTA? RTA is road traffic accident 138)What is RUQ/RLQ? RUQ/RLQ is right upper /lower quadrant 139)What is SBO? SBO is small bowel obstruction 140)What is SCC? SCC is squamous cell carcinoma 141)What is SIRS? SIRS is systemic inflammatory response system 142)What is SLE? SLE is systemic lupus erythematosus 143)What is SOB? SOB is shortness of breath 144)What is stat? stat is immediately 145)What is SVC? SVC is superior vena cava 146)What is Sx? Sx is surgery 147)What is SXR? SXR is skull x ray 148)What is TB? TB is tuberculosis 149)What is tds? Tds is ter die sumendus ( 3 times daily) 150)What is TIA? TIA is transient ischemic attack 151)What is TOE? TOE is transoesophageal echocardiogram 152)What is TPN? TPN is total parenteral nutrition 153)What is TURBT? TURBT is transurethral resection of bladder tumor 154)What is TURP? TURP is transurethral resection of prostate 155)What is UC? UC is ulcerative colitis 156)What is U&Es? U&Es is urea and electrolytes 157)What is U/O? U/O is urine output 158)What is USS? USS is ultrasound scan 159)What is UTI? UTI is urinary tract infection 160)What is v/vv? v/vv is vein or veins 161)What is Vanc? Vanc is vancomycin 162)What is VE? VE is vaginal examination 163)What is VUJ? VUJ is vesicoureteric junction 164)What is WBC / WCC? WBC /WCC or white blood count/ white cell count 165)What is ZES ? ZES is Zollinger Ellison Syndrome
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