Acronyms ~ MEDICAL

[Epoman]

Inspired by this thread: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=1013.0 for Internet acronyms, here are medical acronyms. We can add to the list to make it grow. So please reply here to add ones not mentioned. 

A - arterial
   
NKF - National Kidney Foundation
 
ASA - acetylsalicylic acid 
 
PTA - percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

AV - arteriovenous 
 
PTFE - polytetrafluoroethylene

BFR - blood flow rate   

QA - quality assurance

BUN - blood urea nitrogen   

R - recirculation

CDC - Centers for Disease Control   

S - sample
 
CKD - chronic kidney disease   

t - time

CQI - continuous quality improvement   

URR - urea reduction ratio

DOQI - Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative   

USRDS - United States Renal Data System

ESRD - end-stage renal disease   

V - volume of distribution (when referring to urea, V = total body water)

IV - intravenous 

V - Venous

NCDS - National Cooperative Dialysis Study

GFR - Glomerular Filtration Rate

DNR - Do Not Resuscitate

[Bajanne]

Epoman, could you add this one?  I know what it is, but am not sure what the words mean.  GFR

[allison]

a lot of medical abbreviations can have multiple meanings! (for instance, ARF stands for acute respiratory failure and acute rheumatic fever in addition to acute renal failure.) but it can't hurt to know common medical abbreviations and what they usually stand for.

AVF- arteriovenous fistula
AVG- arteriovenous graft
ARF- acute renal failure
CAD- coronary artery disease
CBC- complete blood count
CHF- congestive heart failure
CRF- chronic renal failure
CVC- central venous catheter
CXR- chest x-ray
DM- diabetes mellitus
DVT- deep vein thrombosis
EKG- electrocardiogram
HGB- hemoglobin
HCT- hematocrit
HTN- hypertension
H&P- history & physical
IDDM- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
K- potassium
OTC- over the counter
POA- power of attorney
PVD- peripheral vascular disease
PO4- phosphorus
SOB- shortness of breath
UTI- urninary tract infection

i'll add more later.

[allison]

AKF- American Kidney Fund
Ca- calcium
COPD- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DX- diagnosis
GI- gastrointestinal
HBsAg- hepatitis B surface anitgen
HCV- hepatitis C virus
HX- history
Kt/V- clearance x time / volume
MI- myocardial infarction
Na- sodium
PCP- primary care physician
PPD- purified protein derivative (test for tuberculosis)
Q- every
QB- blood flow
RBC- red blood cell
TX- transplant, or treatment
WBC- white blood cell
PTH- parathyroid hormone

[Sara]

Could that list be alphabetized?  Make it so much easier to read. 

PRN = as needed

[Dr. Evil]

you may want to get a copy of "House of God" by Sam Shem.

He has some good ones as well....

GOMER= Get Out of My ER

or some chemo acronyms....if anyone has had cancer, they give these acronyms for different chemo regimens.

My favorite for metastatic incurable cancer is CHIPS therapy:
Cash, Hawaii, Ice cream, Prednisone, Sex

Another popular one is FP6P:
Fishing Pole and a 6 Pack

later

[Zach]

you may want to get a copy of "House of God" by Sam Shem.

He has some good ones as well....

GOMER= Get Out of My ER

or some chemo acronyms....if anyone has had cancer, they give these acronyms for different chemo regimens.

My favorite for metastatic incurable cancer is CHIPS therapy:
Cash, Hawaii, Ice cream, Prednisone, Sex


Another popular one is FP6P:
Fishing Pole and a 6 Pack

later

What about shpos?  It's not too nice.     

[Dr. Evil]

trying to guess what shpos is....

..I guess P O S is  piece of S!%t......but what is S H?

[Zach]

trying to guess what shpos is....

..I guess P O S is  piece of S!%t......but what is S H?

sub human

therefore:  shpos

[Epoman]

trying to guess what shpos is....

..I guess P O S is  piece of S!%t......but what is S H?

sub human

  I am going to kick my doctors ass!  He told me it stood for Semi-Hi Postassium. 



















 

[a_dreaded_nurse]

Here are some more...

arrow down - diminished
BLE - bilateral lower extremeties
C - with
GFR - Glomerular Filtration Rate - how efficient the Glomerular in your kidney is filtering proteins
S - without
TMP - transmembrane pressure

[payats]

HFAK  Hollow-fiber artificial kidneys

[jbeany]

AST/SGOT - aspartate aminotransferase/ serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

AST/SGOT is run as part of a comprehensive metabolic panel when you do a standard blood test.  Normal range is 13-38 IU/L.  AST/SGOT is an enzyme released in the blood in larger quanties in cases where the heart or liver becomes damaged.  The abnormally high result will show up in lab tests for up to 4 days after a cardiac event.

RDW - Red cell distribution width.  Normal range is 11.5-15.5%.

(I got my lab results today.  I looked up the two I didn't recognize that I had abnormal results on.  Thankfully, my AST was lower than normal, and the RDW was higher than normal.  A low AST is not a serious problem, and I'm anemic, so of course I have more distribution among my red cells.)

Now if I could just remember enough of high school biology that I could define monocytes and basophils again, I might actually understand all my lab work.

[sandman]

Ummm, is this correct?

V - volume of distribution (when referring to urea, V = total body water)
V - Venous

Volume of distribution and Venous both have the same acronym?  How can that be?

[kellyt]

NKDA =  No known drug allergies

I use this one all the time when filling out patient information sheets.

[kellyt]

b.i.d. = twice a day
t.i.d. = three times a day
qd = once daily

[okarol]

I alphabetized the list. I am sure there's more to add:

A – arterial
AAKP – American Association of Kidney Patients
AKF- American Kidney Fund
ARF- acute renal failure
arrow down - diminished
ASA - acetylsalicylic acid 
AST/SGOT - aspartate aminotransferase/ serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
AV - arteriovenous 
AVF- arteriovenous fistula
AVG- arteriovenous graft
b.i.d. = twice a day
BFR - blood flow rate   
BLE - bilateral lower extremities
BUN - blood urea nitrogen   
C - with
Ca- calcium
CAD- coronary artery disease
CBC- complete blood count
CDC - Centers for Disease Control   
CHF- congestive heart failure
CKD - chronic kidney disease   
COPD- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CQI - continuous quality improvement   
CRF- chronic renal failure
CVC- central venous catheter
CXR- chest x-ray
DM- diabetes mellitus
DNR - Do Not Resuscitate
DOQI - Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative   
DVT- deep vein thrombosis
DX- diagnosis
EKG- electrocardiogram
ESRD - end-stage renal disease   
GFR - Glomerular Filtration Rate
GFR - Glomerular Filtration Rate - how efficient the Glomerular in your kidney is filtering proteins
GI- gastrointestinal
H&P- history & physical
HBsAg- hepatitis B surface antigen
HCT- hematocrit
HCV- hepatitis C virus
HGB- hemoglobin
HTN- hypertension
HX- history
IDDM- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IV - intravenous 
K- potassium
Kt/V- clearance x time / volume
MI- myocardial infarction
Na- sodium
NCDS - National Cooperative Dialysis Study
NKDA = No known drug allergies
NKF - National Kidney Foundation
OTC- over the counter
PCP- primary care physician
PKD – Polycystic Kidney Disease
PO4- phosphorus
POA- power of attorney
PPD- purified protein derivative (test for tuberculosis)
PRN = as needed
PTA - percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
PTFE - polytetrafluoroethylene
PTH- parathyroid hormone
PVD- peripheral vascular disease
Q- every
QA - quality assurance
QB- blood flow
qd = once daily
R - recirculation
RBC- red blood cell
RDW - Red cell distribution width.  Normal range is 11.5-15.5%.
RSN – Renal Support Network
S - sample
S - without
SOB- shortness of breath
t - time
t.i.d. = three times a day
TMP - transmembrane pressure
TX- transplant, or treatment
URR - urea reduction ratio
USRDS - United States Renal Data System
UTI- urinary tract infection
V - Venous
V - volume of distribution (when referring to urea, V = total body water)
WBC- white blood cell

[Phillip_20]

Wow... that's a lot to remember lol

[talon999]

okarol,

"I alphabetized the list. I am sure there's more to add:"


GOOD JOB !!   

Thanks

Mark

[kellyt]

DOA = dead on arrival      It's not a happy one, but it is used in the medical field.



My Dad used "SOB" alot.  I don't think he meant "short of breath"    example:    "That sorry S.O.B."   

[IUNurse]

This is not an acronym, but "edema" is the fancy term for swelling.  And "effluent" is the fancy term for your (PD) dialysis fluid after it is drained.
CAPD is Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (4 manual exchanges per day) and CCPD (Continous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis) and APD (Automated Peritoneal Dialysis) both describe the cycler.

[Lexxtech18]

Wow! I didn't know a lot of these and I work in the laboratory!!  Learn something new every day.