MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Common Abbreviations (lectures) - Mr Ram Saran Mehta
| ABG Arterial blood-gas analysis ABI Ankle-brachial index ABMT Antologous bone marrow transplantation AC Before food ACE Angio-tensin converting enzyme ACL Anterior cruciate ligament ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone AD Alzhermer's disease ADA American diabetic association ADC Aids dementia complex ADH Antiduretic hormones ADL Activities of Daily Living AFB Acid fast bacilli AFP Alpha fetoprotein AGF Angiogenesis factor AHF Antihemophilic factors AICDS Automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator AIDS Aquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALD Alcoholic liver disease ALG antilymphocyte globulin ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia ALM Acral lentiginous melanoma ALP Alkaline phosphatase ALS Antilymphocyte serum ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALT Alanine aminotransferase AMB Ambulatory AMP Ampule ANA Antinuclear antibodies ANC Absolute neutrophill counts ANLL Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia AP Anteroposterior APC Antigen-presenting cells APD Autometed peritoneal dialysis APTT Activated portral thromboplastin time ARA Anorectal abscess ARDS Adult respiratory distress syndrome ARF Acute renal failure ARM Anorectal malformation AS Ankylosing spondylitis ATG Antithymocyte globulin ATN Acute tubular necrosis ATP Adenosine triphosphate ATT Antitubercular therapy AVM Arteriovenous malformation B & O Belladona and Opium B/L Bilateral BAL Blood alcohol level BCG Bacillus Calmitte Gurinne BID Twice daily BIDS Bed time insuline with day time sulfonylurea Billroth I Gastroduodenostomy Billroth II Reanastomosis of the proximal remmant of the stomach to the proximal jejunum BM Bowel movement BMC Bone mineral content BMR Basal metabolic rate BMT Bone marrow Transplantation BPH Benign prostatic hyperplesia BPM Beats per minute BSE Breast self examination BSI Body substance isolation BTA Blunt trauma abdomen BUN Blood urea nitrogen C/C Chief complain C/O Complain of C/S Clinical symptoms C/S Culture & sensitivity CA Carcinoma CABG Coronary artery Bypass graft CAD Coronary artery disease CAH Chronic active hepatitis CAL Chronic airflow limitation CAMS Cellular adhesion molecules CAP Coronary angloplasty CAP Community acquired pneumonia CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CB Cutting body CBI Closed bladder irrigation CBR Complete bed rest CBS Common bilestone CCF Congestive cardiac failure CCK Cholecystokinin CCPD Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis CCU Critical care unit CDC Center for Disease control CEA Carcinoembronic antigen CF Cystic fibrosis CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CMF Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil (for breast cancer) CMFP Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil, prednisolarne CMFVP Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisolone CMI Cell mediated immunity CMS Color, movement, sensation CMV Continuous mechanical ventilation COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease DCCT Diabetes control and complication trial PND Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
