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S.No Acronym Full Form
1 ABG Arterial Blood Gas
2 ACE angiotensin converting enzyme
3 ACS American Chemical Society
4 ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
5 ADH antidiuretic hormone
6 ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
7 AED automated external defibrillator
8 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
9 ALP alkaline phosphatase
10 ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
11 ALT alanine aminotransferase
12 ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
13 ASA acetylsalicylic acid
14 AST aspartate aminotransferase
15 ATP adenosine triphosphate
16 BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
17 BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerin
18 BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
19 BIBA brought in by ambulance
20 BIBP brought in by police
21 BLS basic life support
22 BMD Bone Mineral Density
23 BMI Body Mass Index
24 BMR Basal Metabolic Rate
25 BMT Bone Marrow Transplant
26 BP blood pressure
27 BPAD bipolar affective disorder
28 BPD borderline personality disorder
29 BR bedside rounds
30 BSA body surface area
31 BUN blood urea nitrogen
32 C Celsius; centigrade; complement
33 Ca calcium
34 CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
35 CAMP, cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
36 CBC Complete Blood Count
37 CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
38 Cgy centigray
39 CHF Congestive Heart Failure
40 Ci curie
41 CK creatine kinase
42 Cl chloride; chlorine
43 cm centimeter(s)/centimetre(s)
44 CMO Chief Medical Officer
45 CNS central nervous system
46 CO2 carbon dioxide
47 COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
48 CPK creatine phosphokinase
49 CPK MB creatine phosphokinase muscle bandisoenzyme
50 CPR Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
51 CSF cerebrospinal fluid
52 CT computed tomography
53 Cu cubic
54 D & C dilation and curettage
55 D/W dextrose in water
56 dL deciliter(s)/decilitre(s)
57 DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
58 DTP diphtheria tetanus pertussis(toxoids/vaccine)
59 EBV Epstein Barr virus
60 ECF extracellular fluid
61 ECG Electrocardiogram
62 ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy
63 EEG electroencephalogram
64 EGD esophagogastroduodenoscopy
65 ENT Ear Nose Throat
66 ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
67 ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
68 F Fahrenheit
69 FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
70 FHR Fetal Heart Rate
71 Ft foot; feet
72 FUO fever of unknown origin
73 G6PD glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
74 GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate
75 GI gastrointestinal
76 GMO Genetically Modified Organism
77 Gs gram(s)
78 GTT Glucose Tolerance Test
79 GU genitourinary
80 GVHD Graft versus host disease
81 Gy gray
82 H, h, hr hour(s)
83 Hb hemoglobin
84 HCl hydrochloric acid; hydrochloride
85 HCO3 bicarbonate
86 Hct hematocrit
87 Hg mercury
88 HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
89 HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
90 HLA human leukocyte antigen
91 HMG CoA hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A
92 Hz hertz
93 ICF intracellular fluid
94 ICU Intensive Care Unit
95 IL interleukin
96 IM intramuscular(ly)
97 INR international normalized ratio
98 IPPB intermittent positive pressure breathing
99 IU international unit
100 IV intravenous(ly)
101 IVF IN Vitro Fertilization
102 IVU intravenous urography
103 K potassium
104 kcal kilocalorie(s)
105 kg kilogram(s)
106 L liter(s)/litre(s)
107 lb pound(s)
108 LDH lactic dehydrogenase
109 LDLC low density lipoprotein cholesterol
110 M molar
111 m meter(s)/metre(s)
112 MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin)
113 MC Menstrual Cycle
114 mc micro
115 MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin
116 MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
117 mCi millicurie
118 MCV mean corpuscular volume
119 MD Doctor of Medicine
120 mEq Milliequivalent
121 Mg magnesium
122 mg milligram(s)
123 MI myocardial infarction
124 MIC minimum inhibitory concentration
125 midi midday
126 min(s) minute(s)
127 mIU milli international unit
128 mL, ml milliliter(s)/millilitre(s)
129 mm millimeter(s)/millimetre(s)
130 mmol millimole(s)
131 MMR Measles Mumps and Rubella
132 mo month
133 mol wt molecular weight
134 mOsm milliosmole(s)
135 MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
136 mμ millimicron(s)
137 N nitrogen; normal
138 Na sodium
139 NaCl sodium chloride
140 ng nanogram
141 nm nanometer
142 nmol nanomole
143 nocte at night
144 Npo nothing by mouth/nil by mouth
145 NSAID nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug
146 O2 oxygen
147 OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
148 OPD Outpatient Department
149 OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea
150 OTC over the counter
151 oz ounce(s)
152 P phosphorus; pressure
153 Paco2 arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure
154 PAS periodic acid Schiff
155 Pco2 carbon dioxide partial pressure
156 PCR polymerase chain reaction
157 PET positron emission tomography
158 pg picogram(s)
159 pH hydrogen ion concentration
160 PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
161 PKD Polycystic Kidney Disease
162 PMN polymorphonuclear leukocyte
163 po orally
164 Po2 oxygen partial pressure
165 PPD purified protein derivative
166 ppm parts per million
167 prn as needed
168 PT prothrombin time
169 PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
170 PTT partial thromboplastin time
171 q every
172 qid 4 times a day
173 RA rheumatoid arthritis
174 RBC Red Blood Cell
175 RHD Rheumatic Heart Disease
176 RIP Rest In Peace, Routing Information Protocol
177 RNA Ribonucleic Acid
178 Sao2 arterial oxygen saturation
179 SBE subacute bacterial endocarditis
180 sc subcutaneous(ly)
181 SI International System of Units
182 SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
183 SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
184 soln solution
185 sp species
186 sp gr specific gravity
187 spp species
188 sq square
189 SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
190 STD Subscriber Trunk Dialing, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
191 STS serologic test(s) for syphilis
192 T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
193 TB tuberculosis
194 TIBC total iron binding capacity
195 TLC Total Lung Capacity
196 TPN total parenteral nutrition
197 TT Tetanus Toxoid
198 URI upper respiratory infection
199 UTI Urinary Tract Infection
200 WBC White Blood Cell
201 WHO World Health Organization
202 WR ward round
203 wt weight
204 μ micro micron
205 μCi microcurie
206 μg microgram(s)
207 μL microliter(s)/microlitre(s)
208 μm micrometer(s)/micrometre(s)
209 μmol micromole(s)
210 μOsm micro osmole(s)


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