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Summary Medical Notes Abbreviations
- Module
- Medicine (MEDICINE)
- Institution
- Queens University Belfast (QUB)
Medical abbreviations for common conditions and for the notes sold on this account.
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Medical Abbreviations# = Fracture
(n)M = Month(s)
∆ = Diagnosis
∆∆ = Differential Diagnosis
↑ = Increased
↓ = Decreased
↔ = Normal
1L = First Line
1o = Primary
1TM = First Trimester (Pregnancy)
2L = Second Line
2o = Secondary
2TM = Second Trimester (Pregnancy)
3L = Third Line
3o = Tertiary
3TM = Third Trimester (Pregnancy)
4L = Fourth Line
5-ASA = 5-Aminosalicylate
5L = Fifth Line
6L = Sixth Line
A1AT = Alpha1-Anti-Trypsin
A1ATD = Alpha1-Anti-Trypsin Deficiency
AAA = Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Secondary Amyloidosis
Ab. = Abdomen
ABCDE = Airway, Breathing, Cardiac, Disability, Exposure
ABG = Arterial Blood Gas
ABP = Arterial Blood Pressure; Androgen Binding Peptide
ABPI = Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index
ABPM = Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
ABVD = Adriamycin (Doxorubicin) + Bleomycin + Vinblastine + Dacarbazine
Abx = Antibiotics
AC = Air Conduction
ACA = Anterior Cerebral Artery; Anti-Centromere Antibody
,ACAG = Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma
ACE = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
ACEi = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
Ach = Acetylcholine
AchE = Acetylcholinesterase
AchEi = Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor
AchR = Acetylcholine Receptor
ACL = Anterior Cruciate Ligament
ACoA = Anterior Communicating Artery
ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Confusional State
ACT = Artemisinin-based Combo Therapy
ACTH = Adrenocorticotrophin Hormone
AD = Autosomal Dominant; Alzheimer’s Disease
ADH = Anti-Diuretic Hormone
ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADPKD = Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Adx = Administer
AED = Automated External Defibrillator; Anti-Epileptic Drug
AF = Atrial Fibrillation
AFB = Acid-Fasting Bacilli
AFLP = Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
AFP = Alpha Fetoprotein
AFRVR = Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response (“Fast AF”)
AGA = Antigliadin Antibody
AHF = Acute Heart Failure
AHUS = Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
AI = Autoimmune
AICA = Antero-Inferior Cerebellar Artery
AID = Autoimmune Disease
AIDS = Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIH = Autoimmune Hepatitis
AIHA = Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
AIN = Acute Interstitial Nephritis
AION = Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
,AIP = Acute Intermittent Porphyria
AKI = Acute Kidney Injury
AL = After-Load (Cardiac)
ALA = Primary Amyloidosis
Alb = Albumin
ALD = Alcoholic Liver Disease
ALF = Acute Liver Failure
ALL = Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
ALP = Alkaline Phosphatase
ALS = Advanced Life Saving
Als = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALT = Alanine Transaminase
Alt = Alternative
AMA = Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody
AML = Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
AMS = Acute Mountain Sickness
Amy = Amylase
ANA = Antinuclear Antibody
ANCA = Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasm Antibodies
Ang = Angiotensin
ANS = Autonomic Nervous System
Anti-COAG = Anti-Coagulation; Anti-Coagulant
Anti-HBC = Anti-Hepatitis B Core Antibody
Anti-HBs = Anti-Hepatitis B Antibody
Anti-LKM = Anti-Liver Kidney Microsomal Antibody
AOCD = Anaemia of Chronic Disease
AOM = Acute Otitis Media
AOO = Age of Onset
AP = Antipsychotic; Antero-Posterior
APML = Acute Promyelotic Leukaemia
APS = Antiphospholipid Syndrome
APTT = Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
APUD = Amine Precursor Uptake Decarboxylase (cells)
AR = Autosomal Recessive; Aortic Regurgitation
, ARB = Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARMD = Age-Related Macular Degeneration
ARPKD = Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
ART = Anti-Retroviral Therapy
AS = Ankylosing Spondylitis; Aortic Stenosis
ASA = American Society of Anaesthetists (Classification)
ASD = Atrial Septal Defect; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Acute Stress Reaction
ASMA = Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies
ASPD: Antisocial Personality Disorder
AST = Aspartate Transaminase
ASx = Asymptomatic
ATAP = Atypical (2nd Generation) Antipsychotic
ATD = Anti-Thyroid Drugs
ATN = Acute Tubular Necrosis
AV = Arteriovenous
AVB = Atrioventricular Block
AVF = Arteriovenous Fistula
AVM = Arteriovenous Malformation
AVN = Avascular Necrosis; Atrioventricular Node
AVNRT = AV Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia
AVRT = Atrioventricular Re-entrant Tachycardia
AXR = Abdominal X-Ray
B/L = Bilateral (surgery)
BAHA = Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
BAL = Bronchoalveolar Lavage
BAV = Bicuspid Aortic Valve
BB = Beta Blocker
BBB = Blood-Brain Barrier
BC = Bone Conduction
BCC = Basal Cell Carcinoma
BCG = Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (Vaccine)
BCT = Broad Complex Tachycardia
BCx = Blood Culture
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