AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
ABC | Airway, Breathing, Circulation |
ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
AIS | Abbreviated Injury Scale |
ALP | ALkaline Phosphatase |
ALT | ALanine Transaminase |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
ANOVA | ANalysis Of VAriance |
AP | Anteroposterior |
ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
AST | Aspartate Transaminase |
AXR | Abdominal X-Ray |
BBB | Bundle Branch Block |
BCI | Blunt Cardiac Injury |
BCU | Body Cooling Unit |
bd | Twice daily |
BIPAP | BIphasic Positive Airway Pressure |
BP | Blood Pressure |
BVM | Bag-Valve-Mask |
BW | Body Weight |
BZD | Benzodiazepine |
C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
Ca | Calcium |
CAGE | Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism |
CAP | Community Acquired Pneumonia |
CAPD | Continuous Abdominal Peritoneal Dialysis |
CCF | Congestive Cardiac Failure |
CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
CK | Creatine Kinase |
CNS | Central Nervous System |
CO | Carbon monoxide |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
COHB | Carboxyhaemoglobin |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CONSB | CO (carbon monoxide) Neuropsychological Screening Battery |
CRAO | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion |
CRVO | Central Retinal Vein Occlusion |
CSF | CerebroSpinal Fluid |
CSM | Carotid Sinus Massage |
CT | Computed Tomography |
CVA | CerebroVascular Accident |
CVS | CardioVascular System |
CXR | Chest X-Ray |
D5W | 5% Dextrose-Water |
DBP | Diastolic Blood Pressure |
DCI | DeCompression Illness |
DIPJ | Distal InterPhalangeal Joint |
DIVC | Disseminated IntraVascular Coagulation |
DKA | Diabetic KetoAcidosis |
DL | Direct Laryngoscopy |
DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
DPL | Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
ECG | ElectroCardioGram |
ECM | External Cardiac Massage |
ESRF | End Stage Renal Failure |
ETT | EndoTracheal Tubes |
FAST | Focused Assessment using Sonography for Trauma |
FB | Foreign Body |
FBC | Full Blood Count |
FDP | Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
FDS | Flexor Digitorum Superficialis |
FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
FRC | Functional Residual Capacity |
g | Gram |
GA | General Anaesthesia |
GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
GE | GastroEnteritis |
GGT | Gamma Glutamyl Transferase |
GI | GastroIntestinal |
GOLD | Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
GTN | Glyceryl TriNitrate |
GXM | Group and Cross Match |
HA | Hyperventilation Attack |
Hb | Haemoglobin |
HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin |
HCW | Health Care Worker |
HD | High Dependency |
H,E,E,N,T | Head, Eyes, Ear, Nose And Throat |
HHNK | Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic Non-Ketotic state |
HHS | Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State |
I&D | Incision and Drainage |
IV | IntraVenous |
ICH | IntraCerebral Haemorrhage |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
IDL | InDirect Laryngoscopy |
IHD | Ischaemic Heart Disease |
IPPV | Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation |
IS | Ischaemic Stroke |
ISDN | IsoSorbide DiNitrate |
ISS | Injury Severity Score |
IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
K+ | Potassium |
KUB | Kidney, Ureter and Bladder x-ray |
l/L | Litre |
LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
LBP | Low Back Pain |
LDH | Lactate DeHydrogenase |
LFT | Liver Function Test |
LOC | Loss Of Consciousness |
LOV | Loss Of Vision |
M&R | Manipulation and Reduction |
MAP | Mean Arterial Pressure |
MCPJ | MetaCarpoPhalangeal Joint |
mg | Milligram |
Mg | Magnesium |
ml/mL | Millilitre |
MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MRI-A | Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Angiogram |
MSP | Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy |
Na+ | Sodium |
NAI | Non-Accidental Injury |
NBM | Nil By Mouth |
NG | NasoGastric |
NIV | Non-Invasive Ventilation |
NS | Normal Saline |
NSAIDs | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
NWB | Non-Weight-Bearing |
O2 | Oxygen |
om | Every morning |
ORIF | Open Reduction and Internal Fixation |
PA | PosteroAnterior |
PCP | Phencyclidine |
PEEP | Peak End-Expiratory Pressure |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
PIPJ | Proximal InterPhalangeal Joint |
PO4 | Phosphate |
PPV | Positive Pressure Ventilation |
PR | Pulse Rate |
PSA | Procedural Sedation and Analgesia |
PT | Prothrombin Time |
PT/PTT | Prothrombin Time/Partial Thromboplastin Time (coagulation profile) |
PUD | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
PUO | Pyrexia of Unknown Origin |
qds | Four times daily |
RBBB | Right Bundle Branch Block |
RBCs | Red Blood Cells |
RHC | Right Hypochondrial Pain |
RICE | Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation |
RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
RSI | Rapid Sequence Intubation |
RTA | Road Traffic Accidents |
rtPA | recombinant tissue Plasminogen Activator |
RTS | Revised Trauma Score |
SAH | SubArachnoid Haemorrhage |
SBI | Serious Bacterial Infection |
SBP | Systolic Blood Pressure |
SC | SubCutaneous |
SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
SK | StreptoKinase |
SL | SubLingual |
SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
SOC | Specialist Outpatient Clinic |
SP | Special Precautions |
SVT | SupraVentricular Tachycardia |
SXR | Skull X-Ray |
SYNC | SYNChronization |
T&S | Toilet and Suture |
TCA | TriCyclic Antidepressant |
TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
tds | Three times daily |
TEE | TransoEsophageal Echocardiography |
TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attack |
TWC | Total White Count |
u | Units |
UC9 | Urine dipstick |
URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
V/Q | Ventilation-perfusion |
VBI | VerteBrobasilar Insufficiency |
VF | Ventricular Fibrillation |
VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
VZV | Varicella Zoster Virus |
WBCs | Leucocytes |