Medical Abbreviations, Part II

Continuing on with the blank pre-op:

Systems are:  Pulmonary (light purple), Gastrointestinal (brown),  Renal (yellow), Endocrine (gray)

Pulmonary

*COPD--Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

*URI--Upper Respiratory Infection

*CPAP--Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CXR--Chest X-Ray

Also:

BBS--Bilateral Breath Sounds

*OSA--Obstructive Sleep Apnea

LUL/LLL--Left Upper Lobe/Left Lower Lobe

RUL/RML/RLL--same as above, except right lung has a middle lobe

TV--Tidal Volume

MV--Mechanical Ventilation -or- Minute Ventilation

PFT--Pulmonary Function Test

Gastrointestinal 

*GERD--Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

PUD--Peptic Ulcer Disease

Also:

*EGD--Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy 

ERCP--Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography

GB--Gallbladder

CBD--Common Bile Duct

IBD--Inflammatory Bowel Disease

TPN--Total Parenteral Nutrition

NG--Nasogastric Tube

Renal

*UTI--Urinary Tract Infection

BPH--Benign Prostate Hypertrophy

CKD--Chronic Kidney Disease

Also:

*ESRD--End Stage Renal Disease

ESWL--Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

PKD--Polycystic Kidney Disease

PKU--Phenylketonuria

GFR--Glomerular Filtration Rate

TURP--Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

Endocrine

NIDDM--Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

*IDDM--Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Also:

*DM--Diabetes Mellitus

DI--Diabetes Insipidus

JOD--Juvenile Onset Diabetes

JODM--Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus

AODM--Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

*ADH--Anti-Diuretic Hormone

ACTH--Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

*ACh--Acetylcholine

Assorted Anesthesia Terminology (black)


Assorted Anesthesia/Medical Terms

*GA--General Anesthesia

SAB--Subarachnoid Block

*MAC--Monitored Anesthesia Care

*CVC--Central Venous Catheter

PAC--Pulmonary Artery Catheter

TEE--Transesophageal Echocardiogram

ISB--Interscalene Block

FNB--Femoral Nerve Block

*ASA--American Society of Anesthesiologists

Also:

*TIVA--Total Intravenous Anesthetic

GETT--General (anesthetic) by Endotracheal Tube

*ETT--Endotracheal Tube

*LMA--Laryngeal Mask Airway

OPA--Oropharyngeal Airway

NPA--Nasopharyngeal Airway

*NSAID--Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory

...and that's it.  Still a daunting list, I know, but now at least it's a little more manageable.  As I said before, this is merely a list of abbreviations germane to an AA's practice.  I cannot make any guarantees, but I figure these abbreviations will comprise the majority of what you will see in the beginning of your practice as well as on any quizes.