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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a-fib / A-fib, or Afib | atrial fibrillation |
| alk phos | alkaline phosphatase (lab value for chemical in blood) |
| appy | appendectomy or appendicitis |
| bicarb | bicarbonate (one of electrolytes, with sodium, potassium, and chloride) |
| bili | bilirubin (lab value for liver function testing) |
| CBC with diff | CBC (complete blood count) with differential (percentages of different types of white cells in the blood) |
| caps | capsules (form of medication) |
| cath | catheter or catheterization (tube or placement of tubes in body) |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| chole | cholecystectomy (excision of gallbladder) |
| crit | hematocrit (test for packed red cells in blood) |
| DC | discontinue or discharge |
| detox | detoxification |
| dig | digoxin or digitals |
| dip sesta | dipyridamole sestamibi (nuclear x-ray exam) |
| double J stent | JJ stent (a surgical device for keeping tubes in place) |
| echo | echocardiogram (recording of heart function by analyzing sound waves) |
| eos | eosinophils (white blood cells that re part of CBC w/differential) |
| exam | examination (evaluation, as in physical examination or Mental Status Examination) |
| flex sig | flexible sigmoidoscopy (inspection of sigmoid) |
| Foley | Foley catheter |
| HCTZ | hydrochlorothiazide |
| hem/onc | Hematology/oncology |
| hep C (A, B) | hepatitis C (A, B) liver disease characterized by infection and inflammation |
| K | potassium |
| KCl | potassium chloride |
| lac | laceration |
| lymphs | lymphocytes (another type of white blood cell included in C-Dif) |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| mag | magnesium |
| meds | medications |
| mets | metastases, singular met/metastasis (the spread of malignant neoplasm) |
| migs | milligrams, written as mg (metric unit of measurement) |
| mikes | micrograms, written as mcg |
| monos | monocytes (white blood cells part of c-diff) |
| nebs | nebulizers (aerated form of meds) |
| neuro | neurological or neurology |
| neuropsych | neuropsychiatric or neuropsychiatry |
| O2 sat | oxygen saturation |
| path | pathology |
| perf | perforation (a hole) |
| preop | preoperative |
| postop | postoperative |
| prepped | prepared |
| psych | psychiatry, psychology |
| pulse ox | pulse oximetry |
| regurg | regurgitation |
| rehab | rehabilitation |
| sat | saturation |
| sed rate | sedimentation rate *lab value related to action of red blood cells) |
| segs | segment neutrophils (while blood cells part of CBC-diff) |
| t. bili | total bilirubin (bile pigment that is measured in liver function studies) |
| tabs | tablets |
| tripe A | abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) |
| V-tach | ventricular tachycardia |
| voc rehab | vocational rehabilitation |
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