Chapter 15 - Abbreviations
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47 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ADR | adverse drug reaction |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| A | auscultation |
| Ba | barium |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| B | bruit |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| endo | endoscopy |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Flour | fluoroscopy |
| HEM | hematuria |
| Hct, hemat, hmt | hematocrit |
| ID | intradermal |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IMI | immunofluorescence |
| IV | intravenous |
| LAP | laparoscopy |
| lat | lateral |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NI | nuclear imaging |
| NM | nuclear medicine |
| obl | oblique |
| P | percussion, pulse |
| PLC | platelet count |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| RP | radiopharmaceuticals |
| RBC | red blood count |
| RR | respiratory rate |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| SPECT | single photon emission computerized tomography |
| T | temperature |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| UA, U/A | urinalysis |
| WBC | white blood count |
| PERRLA | Pupils are Equal, Round, Responsive to Light and Accomodation |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| BE | barium enema |
| O-T-C | over the counter drug |
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