singkatan dalam dunia medis

ABC --------------> Airways, breathing and circulation
ABPA ------------> Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
ACE --------------> Angiotensin converting enzyme
c-ANCA ---------> Cytoplasmic anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
p-ANCA ---------> Perinuclear anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
AP ----------------> Antero-posterior
ARDS ------------> Adult respiratory distress syndrome
1-AT -------------> Alpha-1 antitrypsin
AVM -------------> Arteriovenous malformation
BAC --------------> Broncho-alveolar cell carcinoma
BiPAP ------------> Bilevel positive airway pressure
BOOP ------------> Bronchiolitis obliterating organising pneumonia
CCAM -----------> Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
CNS -------------> Central nervous system
COP -------------> Cryptogenic organising pneumonia
COPD -----------> Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CT ---------------> Computed tomography
3D-CT -----------> 3-Dimensional computed tomography
CVA -------------> Cerebrovascular accident
CXR -------------> Chest X-ray
DIP --------------> Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
EAA -------------> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
Echo -------------> Echocardiography
ENT -------------> Ear, nose and throat
FB ---------------> Foreign body
FEV1 ------------> Forced expiratory volume in 1 s
FVC -------------> Forced vital capacity
GI ---------------> Gastrointestinal
GOJ -------------> Gastro-oesophageal junction
HD --------------> Hodgkin’s disease
HRCT -----------> High-resolution computed tomography
HU --------------> Hounsfield unit
IHD -------------> Ischaemic heart disease
IV ---------------> Intravenous
IVC -------------> Inferior vena cava
LAM ------------> Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
LCH ------------> Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
LIP -------------> Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
x LV ------------> Left ventricle
M, C & S ------->Microscopy, culture and sensitivity
MRA -----------> Magnetic resonance angiography
MRI ------------> Magnetic resonance imaging
NBM -----------> Nil by mouth
NF1 ------------> Neurofibromatosis type 1
NF2 ------------> Neurofibromatosis type 2
NGT -----------> Nasogastric tube
NHL -----------> Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NSAID --------> Non-steroidal Antiinflammatory drug
NSCLC ------->Non small cell lung cancer
NSIP ----------> Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
OB ------------> Obliterative bronchiolitis
OGD ----------> Oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy
PA ------------> Postero-anterior
pCO2 ---------> Partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PCP -----------> Pneumocystis pneumonia
PDA -----------> Patent ductus arteriosus
PE -------------> Pulmonary embolus
PEEP ----------> Positive end expiratory pressure ventilation
PET ------------> Positron emission tomography
PMF -----------> Progressive massive fibrosis
pO2 ------------> Partial pressure of oxygen
PPH ------------> Primary pulmonary hypertension
PUO -----------> Pyrexia of unknown origin
RA -------------> Rheumatoid arthritis
RA -------------> Right atrium
RBILD ---------> Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease
R-L shunt -------> Right to left shunt
RTA ------------> Road traffic accident
RV -------------> Right ventricle
S. aureus -------> Staphylococcus aureus
SCLC ----------> Small cell lung cancer
SOB -----------> Shortness of breath
SVC -----------> Superior vena cava
T1 T1 ----------> weighted magnetic resonance imaging
T2 T2 ----------> weighted magnetic resonance imaging
TB -------------> Tuberculosis
TIA ------------> Transient ischaemic attack
TOE -----------> Trans-oesophageal echocardiography
UIP ------------> Usual interstitial pneumonitis
US -------------> Ultrasound
V _/Q _ --------> Ventilation/perfusion scan
VSD -----------> Ventricular septal defect