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  1. AMI
    anterior myocardial infarction
  2. APO
    acute pulmonary oedema
  3. CCF
    congestive cardiac failure
  4. COPD
    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  5. COAD
    chronic obstructive airways disease
  6. SVC
    superior vena cava
  7. ETT
    endotracheal tube
  8. CVC
    central venous catheter
  9. PICC
    peripherally inserted central catheter
  10. Sats
    oxygen saturation
  11. Haemoptysis
    coughing up blood
  12. AXR
    abdomen x‐ray
  13. HSG
    hysterosalpingogram
  14. IVP
    intravenous pyelogram
  15. IVU
    intravenous urogram
  16. RGP
    retrograde pyelogram
  17. SBE
    small bowel enema
  18. SBS
    small bowel series
  19. BO
    bowel obstruction
  20. SBO
    small bowel obstruction
  21. LBO
    large bowel obstruction
  22. ARF
    acute renal failure
  23. CRF
    chronic renal failure
  24. GB
    gall bladder
  25. AAA
    abdominal aortic aneurysm
  26. PID
    pelvic inflammatory disease
  27. TAH
    total abdominal hysterectomy
  28. UTI
    urinary tract infection
  29. IVC
    inferior vena cava
  30. NGT
    nasogastric tube
  31. NDT
    nasoduodenal tube
  32. GORD
    gastro oesophageal reflux disease
  33. TOF
    tracheo oesophageal fistula
  34. Haematemesis
    vomiting up blood
  35. Melaena
    blood stained faeces
  36. Dysuria
    difficulty producing urine
  37. SXR
    skull x‐ray
  38. SAH
    sub arachnoid haemorrhage
  39. SDH
    sub dural haemorrhage/haematoma
  40. TIA
    transient ischaemic attack
  41. CVA
    cerebro vascular accident
  42. LOC
    loss of consciousness
  43. GCS
    glasgow coma scale
  44. H/A
    headache
  45. CCA
    common carotid artery
  46. ICA
    internal carotid artery
  47. ECA
    external carotid artery
  48. COW
    circle of willis
  49. MCA
    middle cerebral artery
  50. Tachy
    fast
  51. Brady
    slow
  52. Hyper
    above normal
  53. Hypo
    below normal
  54. Normo
    normal
  55. Supra
    proximal to
  56. Infra
    distal to
  57. Dextra
    opposite
  58. Lapar
    exploration
  59. Dys
    difficulty
  60. A
    absence of
  61. Angio
    of the blood vessels
  62. Osteo
    of the bone
  63. Chondro
    of the cartilage
  64. Pneumo
    of the lungs
  65. ectomy
    surgical removal
  66. otomy
    to cut into
  67. ostomy
    opening
  68. oscopy
    using an endoscope or similar
  69. cardia
    of the heart
  70. pnoea
    breathing
  71. plasty
    reshaping
  72. genesis
    development of
  73. tensive
    blood pressure
  74. oma
    tumour
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ID
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