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Luxembourgish | English |
|---|---|
| Ca |  carcinoma |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| dx | diagnosis |
| mets | metastasis |
| px | prognosis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| XRT | radiation therapy |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anterioposterior |
| inf | inferior |
| lat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| med | medial |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| sup | superior |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| bx | biopsy |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| decub | pressure ulcer |
| derm | dermatology |
| I&D | incicion and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| SLE | systemic lupis erythermatosus |
| SqCCA | squamous cell carcinoma |
| staph | staphylococcus |
| strep | streplococcus |
| subcut | subcutaneous |
| TD | transdermal |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| AFB | acid fast bacilli |
| ARDS | adult respirtaory distress snydrome |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | cronic obstructive pulomonary disease |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CXR | chest radiograph (chest x-ray) |
| flu | influenza |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PFTs | pulmonary function tests |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RML | right middle lobe |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper resperitory infection |
| VPS | ventalation profusion scanning |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| cath | catheterization |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| IVU | intravenous urogram |
| SG | specific gravity |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| AIDS | aquired immunodefincienty syndome |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| DRE | digital rectal exam |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| HIV | human |
| HPV | human papiloma virus |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| RP | radical prostatectomy |
| STD | sexual transmitted disease |
| TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
| TUMT | transurthral microwave thermotherapy |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| A&P repair | anterior and posterior colporrhaphy |
| Cx | cervix |
| D&C | dialation and curritage |
| FBD | fibrocystic breat disease |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| PID | pelvic inflammation disease |
| PMS | premenstral syndrome |
| SHG | sonohistography |
| TAH/BSO | total abdmonal hyterectomy/ bileteral salpingo oophorectomy |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVH | total vagial hysterectomy |
| TVS | transvaginal sonography |
| UAE | uterine artery embolization |
| CS,C-section | cecareatiion section |
| DOB | date of birth |
| EDD | expected date of dilivery |
| FAS | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| IVF | in fitro vertilization |
| LMP | last menstral period |
| LNMP | last normal menstral period |
| multip | multipara |
| NB | newborn |
| OB | obstetrics |
| primip | primipara |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| HHD | hypertensive heart disease |
| ICD | implantable cardiac defibulatior |
| IPG | impedance plethysmography |
| IV | intravenous |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal corinary angioplasty |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| A&P resection | abdominoperineal resction |
| BE | barium ennema |
| EGD | esophagogastoduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| GERD | gastroesophageal refulx disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| H.pylori | Helicobacter pylori |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| N&V | nasuea and vommiting |
| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| UPPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| ENT | ears, nose, throat |
| OM | otitis media |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| fx | fracture |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| MD | muscular dystrophy |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ortho | orthopedics |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EP studies | evoked potential studies |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRI scan | magnetic resonance imaging scan |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OCD | obsessive complusive disorder |
| PD | Paskinsons disease |
| PET scan | positron emission tomography scan |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| HbA1C | glycosylated hemoglobin |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
| T4 | thyroxine level |
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