*Medical Dictionary / Terminology*
*CBC:* complete blood count
*CP:* complete picture of blood
*CXR:* X-ray chest (PA view)
*BT:* bleeding time
*CT:* clotting time
*LFT:* liver function test
*AST:* aspartate aminotransferase @ (sgot)
*ALT:* alanie aminotransferase @ (sgpt)
*SGOT:* serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
*SGPT:* serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
*ALP:* alkaline phosphatase
*ALT:* alanine aminotransferase
*GGT:* gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
*GGT:* gamma glutamile transpeptidase
*GTT:* glucose tolerance test
*LDH:* lactae dehydrogenase
*PT:* prothrombing time
*INR:* international normalized ratio/rate
*CCK:* cholecystokinin
*AF:* atrial fibrillation
*AIDS:* acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
*AKA:* alcoholic ketoacidosis
*ALL:* acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
*AMI:* acute myocardial infarction
*ARF:* acute renal failure
*HTN:* high/ blood pressure, @hyper tension
*CABG:* coronary artery bypass grafting
*CAH:* congenital adrenal hyperplasia
*CCF:* congestive cardiac failure
*CF:* cystic fibrosis
*CHD:* coronary heart disease
*CNS:* central nervous system
*COPD:* chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
*CPAP:* continuous positive airways pressure
*CRF:* chronic renal failure
*CSF:* cerebrospinal fluid
*CT:* computer mography
*CVA:* cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
*CVD:* cardiovascular disease
*DKA:* diabetic ketoacidosis
*DU:* duodenal ulcer
*DVT:* deep vein thrombosis
*ECG:* electrocardiography/or cardiogram
*EEG:* electroencephalogram
*ESR:* erythrocyte sedimentation rate
*ESRD:* end-stage renal disease
*FPG:* fasting plasma glucose
*GIT:* gastrointestinal tract
*GU:* gastric ulcer
*GvHD:* graft versus host disease
*HAV:* hepatitis A virus
*HBV:* hepatitis B virus
*Hcg:* human chorionic gonadotrophin @
*PT:* pregnancy test (by urine)
*HCV hepatitis:* C virus
*HIV:* human immunodeficiency virus
*HNA:* heparin neutralising activity
*ICH:* intracranial haemorrhage
*IDA:* iron deficiency anaemia
*IDDM:* insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus
*IFG:* impaired fasting glucose
*IGT:* impaired glucose tolerance
*IHD:* ischaemic heart disease
*Ig:* immunoglobulin
*IM:* intramuscular
*INR:* international normalized ratio
*ITU:* intensive therapy unit
*IV:* intravenous
*IVU:* intravenous urogram
*K:* potassium
*KUB:* kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray)/ U-S
*LBBB:* left bundle branch block
*LCM:* left costal margin
*LFTs:* liver function tests
*LIF:* left iliac fossa
*LUQ:* left upper quadrant
*LVF:* left ventricular failure
*LVH:* left ventricular hypertrophy
*MC&S:* microscopy, culture & sensitivity
*MCH:* mean cell haemoglobin
*MI:* myocardial infarction
*Min:* minutes
*MPD:* myeloproliferative disease
*MRI:* magnetic resonance imaging
*MS:* multiple sclerosis or mass spectroscopy
*Na:* sodium
*Ca:* calcium
*NaCl:* sodium chloride
*OA:* osteo arthritis
*RA:* rheumatoid arthritis
*OCP:* oral contraceptive pill
*PACWP:* pulmonary artery capillary wedge pressure
*PAD:* peripheral arterial disease
*PaO2:* partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood
*PB:* peripheral blood
*PBC:* primary biliary cirrhosis
*PCI:* percutaneous coronary intervention
*PCL:* plasma cell leukaemia
*PE:* pulmonary embolism
*PR:* per rectum
*PV:* per vagina
*PV:* plasma volume
*RAS:* renal angiotensin system or renal artery stenosis
*RBBB:* right bundle branch block
*RBCs:* red blood cells
*RCC:* red blood cell count
*Rh:* Rhesus (monkey)
*RIF:* right iliac fossa
*RUQ:* right upper quadrant
*SC:* subcutaneous
*SDH:* subdural haemorrhage
*SOB:* shortness of breath
*SM:* smooth muscle
*SVC:* superior vena cava
*SVCO:* superior vena caval obstruction
*SXR:* skull x-ray
*T°:* temperature
*t1/2:* half-life
*T4:* thyroxine
*TA:* temporal arteritis
*TB:* tuberculosis
*TFT:* thyroid function test
*TIAs:* transient ischaemic attacks
*TPO:* thyroid peroxidase
*TRAB:* thyrotropin receptor antibodies
*TSH:* thyroid-stimulating hormone
*TT:* thrombin time
*u/U:* units
*UC:* ulcerative colitis
*U&E:* urea and electrolytes
*UCE:* urea, creatinine & electrolytes
*URTI:* upper respiratory tract infection
*UTI:* urinary tract infection
*USS:* ultrasound scan
*VIII:* C factor VIII clotting activity
*VIP:* vasoactive intestinal peptide
*Vit K:* vitamin K
*VSD:* ventricular septal defect
*WBC:* white blood cell
*TLC:* total leukocytes count
*CP:* complete picture of blood
*CXR:* X-ray chest (PA view)
*BT:* bleeding time
*CT:* clotting time
*LFT:* liver function test
*AST:* aspartate aminotransferase @ (sgot)
*ALT:* alanie aminotransferase @ (sgpt)
*SGOT:* serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
*SGPT:* serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
*ALP:* alkaline phosphatase
*ALT:* alanine aminotransferase
*GGT:* gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
*GGT:* gamma glutamile transpeptidase
*GTT:* glucose tolerance test
*LDH:* lactae dehydrogenase
*PT:* prothrombing time
*INR:* international normalized ratio/rate
*CCK:* cholecystokinin
*AF:* atrial fibrillation
*AIDS:* acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
*AKA:* alcoholic ketoacidosis
*ALL:* acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
*AMI:* acute myocardial infarction
*ARF:* acute renal failure
*HTN:* high/ blood pressure, @hyper tension
*CABG:* coronary artery bypass grafting
*CAH:* congenital adrenal hyperplasia
*CCF:* congestive cardiac failure
*CF:* cystic fibrosis
*CHD:* coronary heart disease
*CNS:* central nervous system
*COPD:* chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
*CPAP:* continuous positive airways pressure
*CRF:* chronic renal failure
*CSF:* cerebrospinal fluid
*CT:* computer mography
*CVA:* cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
*CVD:* cardiovascular disease
*DKA:* diabetic ketoacidosis
*DU:* duodenal ulcer
*DVT:* deep vein thrombosis
*ECG:* electrocardiography/or cardiogram
*EEG:* electroencephalogram
*ESR:* erythrocyte sedimentation rate
*ESRD:* end-stage renal disease
*FPG:* fasting plasma glucose
*GIT:* gastrointestinal tract
*GU:* gastric ulcer
*GvHD:* graft versus host disease
*HAV:* hepatitis A virus
*HBV:* hepatitis B virus
*Hcg:* human chorionic gonadotrophin @
*PT:* pregnancy test (by urine)
*HCV hepatitis:* C virus
*HIV:* human immunodeficiency virus
*HNA:* heparin neutralising activity
*ICH:* intracranial haemorrhage
*IDA:* iron deficiency anaemia
*IDDM:* insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus
*IFG:* impaired fasting glucose
*IGT:* impaired glucose tolerance
*IHD:* ischaemic heart disease
*Ig:* immunoglobulin
*IM:* intramuscular
*INR:* international normalized ratio
*ITU:* intensive therapy unit
*IV:* intravenous
*IVU:* intravenous urogram
*K:* potassium
*KUB:* kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray)/ U-S
*LBBB:* left bundle branch block
*LCM:* left costal margin
*LFTs:* liver function tests
*LIF:* left iliac fossa
*LUQ:* left upper quadrant
*LVF:* left ventricular failure
*LVH:* left ventricular hypertrophy
*MC&S:* microscopy, culture & sensitivity
*MCH:* mean cell haemoglobin
*MI:* myocardial infarction
*Min:* minutes
*MPD:* myeloproliferative disease
*MRI:* magnetic resonance imaging
*MS:* multiple sclerosis or mass spectroscopy
*Na:* sodium
*Ca:* calcium
*NaCl:* sodium chloride
*OA:* osteo arthritis
*RA:* rheumatoid arthritis
*OCP:* oral contraceptive pill
*PACWP:* pulmonary artery capillary wedge pressure
*PAD:* peripheral arterial disease
*PaO2:* partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood
*PB:* peripheral blood
*PBC:* primary biliary cirrhosis
*PCI:* percutaneous coronary intervention
*PCL:* plasma cell leukaemia
*PE:* pulmonary embolism
*PR:* per rectum
*PV:* per vagina
*PV:* plasma volume
*RAS:* renal angiotensin system or renal artery stenosis
*RBBB:* right bundle branch block
*RBCs:* red blood cells
*RCC:* red blood cell count
*Rh:* Rhesus (monkey)
*RIF:* right iliac fossa
*RUQ:* right upper quadrant
*SC:* subcutaneous
*SDH:* subdural haemorrhage
*SOB:* shortness of breath
*SM:* smooth muscle
*SVC:* superior vena cava
*SVCO:* superior vena caval obstruction
*SXR:* skull x-ray
*T°:* temperature
*t1/2:* half-life
*T4:* thyroxine
*TA:* temporal arteritis
*TB:* tuberculosis
*TFT:* thyroid function test
*TIAs:* transient ischaemic attacks
*TPO:* thyroid peroxidase
*TRAB:* thyrotropin receptor antibodies
*TSH:* thyroid-stimulating hormone
*TT:* thrombin time
*u/U:* units
*UC:* ulcerative colitis
*U&E:* urea and electrolytes
*UCE:* urea, creatinine & electrolytes
*URTI:* upper respiratory tract infection
*UTI:* urinary tract infection
*USS:* ultrasound scan
*VIII:* C factor VIII clotting activity
*VIP:* vasoactive intestinal peptide
*Vit K:* vitamin K
*VSD:* ventricular septal defect
*WBC:* white blood cell
*TLC:* total leukocytes count
