Abbreviations

  1. ant
    anterior
  2. AP
    anteroposterior
  3. Bx, bx
    biopsy
  4. CBC
    complete blood count
  5. CT
    computed tomography
  6. DNA
    deoxyribonucleic acid
  7. DSA
    digital subtraction angiography
  8. Dx
    diagnosis
  9. FS
    frozen section
  10. I&D
    incision and drainage
  11. LAT, lat
    lateral
  12. LLQ
    left lower quadrant
  13. LUQ
    Left Upper Quadrant
  14. MRI
    magnetic resonance imaging
  15. PET
    positron emission tomography
  16. post
    posterior
  17. RF
    rheumatoid factor; radio frequency
  18. RLQ
    Right lower quandrant
  19. RUQ
    Right upper quadrant
  20. sono
    sonogram
  21. SPECT
    single photon emission computed tomography
  22. Sx
    Symptom
  23. Tx
    treatment
  24. UA
    urinalysis
  25. U&L, U/L
    Upper and lower
  26. US
    ultrasound; ultrasonography
Author
teloff
ID
34492
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Abbreviations
Description
Abbrevations, Med Coding, chapt 4
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