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| % abv ac AIIRA AAFB AAS Ab ABC ABG ABPI ABR ACBS ACDP ACE ACEI aCL ACR ACT ACTH ADH AECG AED AF AFE AFP AGXT AIDS AIO AJ ALF ALLHAT ALS AMAs AMH AMHP ANA ANCA anti-RNP anti-U1-RNP a-NVH AP aPL aPPT APT APUD AR ARB ARC ARDS ARR ART ARVC ASD ASW ASTRAL ATC ATRA AVJRT AVNRT AVNT AZOOR | percentage alcohol by volume ante cibum (before food) angiotensin-II receptor antagonist acid-alcohol fast bacilli atomic absorbance spectrophotometry antibody abacavir arterial blood gasses ankle brachial pressure index auditory brainstem response Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens angiotensin-converting enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor anticardiolipin albumin:creatinine ratio artemisinin-based combination therapy adrenocorticotrophic hormone antidiuretic hormone ambulatory electrocardiography automated external defibrillators atrial fibrillation amniotic fluid embolism alpha-fetoprotein alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase acquired immune deficiency syndrome Ambulance Incident Officer ankle jerk acute liver failure antihypertensive, lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis anti-mitochondrial antibodies anti-Müllerian hormone Approved Mental Health Professional antinuclear antibody antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies antibodies to ribonucleoprotein anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein antibody asymptomatic non-visible haematuria anteroposterior antiphospholipid activated partial thromboplastin time adaptive pacing therapy amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation ankle reflex angiotensin receptor blocker AIDS-related complex acute/adult respiratory distress syndrome absolute risk reduction assisted reproduction technique arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy autistic spectrum disorder approved social worker Angioplasty and Stent for Renal Artery Lesions around the clock all-trans retinoic acid atrioventricular junctional re-entry tachycardia atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia atrioventricular nodal tachycardia acute zonal occult outer retinopathy |
| BAER BAL BALT BAN BCBV BCG BCh bd BDD BHR BiPAP BJ BM BMA BMD BMJ BMedSci BMM BMS BMT BMZ BNF BNP BP BPharm bpm BPP BR BRA BRI BSAP BSE BS MB BSO | brainstem auditory evoked response bronchoalveolar lavage bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue British Approved Name Better Care Better Value Bacille Calmette-Guérin Bachelor of Surgery bis di twice daily body dysmorphic disorder bronchial hyperresponsiveness bilevel positive airway pressure biceps jerk Bachelor of Medicine British Medical Association bone mineral density British Medical Journal Bachelor of Medical Sciences behavioural migraine management bare metal stent bone marrow transplantation basement membrane zone British National Formulary brain natriuretic peptide blood pressure Bachelor of Pharmacy beats per minute biophysical profile biceps reflex bilateral renal agenesis building-related illness bone-specific alkaline phosphatase bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| C1-INH Ca CA CABG CAD CA-MRSA cANCA CAPD CAPS CaSR CAT cc CCDC CCF CCGR CCP CCPD CCU CDCR CDI CDI CDT CEA CER CES CES CES-D CF CFC CfI cfu CFS CFTR CHAOS CHART CHB CHC CHD CHM CHMP CIS cm CMACE CNS CNV COAD COCP COPD COMT COSHH COT CPAP CPD CQC CRP CRT CSDD CSE CSII CSSD CSSRs CT CTG CTPA CTR CTSI CUP CVE/CVA CVP CVS CXR | C1-inhibitor antigenic protein carcinoma carbohydrate antigen coronary artery bypass graft computer-aided detection community-acquired MRSA classical antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome calcium-sensitive receptor cognitive analytic therapy cum cibo (with food) consultant in communicable disease control congestive cardiac failure complete cytogenetic remission cyclic citrullinated peptide continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis coronary care unit conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy Children's Depression Inventory cranial diabetes insipidus cardiotocograph carcinoembryonic antigen control event rate Center for Epidemiologic Studies cauda equina syndrome Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale complement fixation chlorofluorocarbon Centre for Infections colony-forming unit chronic fatigue syndrome cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator congenital high upper airway obstruction syndrome continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy complete heart block Community Health Council coronary heart disease Commission on Human Medicines Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use carcinoma in situ centimetre Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries central nervous system choroidal neovascularisation chronic obstructive airways disease combined oral contraceptive pill chronic obstructive pulmonary disease catechol-O-methyltransferase Committee on Substances Hazardous to Health Consultation Observation Tool continuous positive airway pressure continuing professional development Care Quality Commission C-reactive protein cardiac resynchronisation therapy Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia combined spinal-epidural continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion central sterile supply department councils with social services responsibilities computed tomography cardiotocograph computed tomography pulmonary angiogram cardiothoracic ratio computed tomography severity index carcinoma of unknown primary cerebrovascular event/cerebrovascular accident central venous pressure chorionic villus biopsy chest X-ray |
| DA DABA DAT db HL DCD DCG DCh DCH DCIS DCP DCR dcSSC DDH DDS DEN DES DEXA DFA DFM DFSA dGEMRIC DGM DGO DHEA DIC DIF DIP Dip GU Med dL DLCO DM DMARD DMR DMSA DO DObst DOT DPath DPF DPH DPhil DPhysMed DPM DQ DR DRCOG DRCPath DRESS DREZ DS DSP DTs DTaP DTB DXR | Diploma in Anaesthetics dual action bone agent direct antiglobulin test decibels hearing loss developmental co-ordination disorder dacryocystogram Doctor of Surgery Diploma in Child Health ductal carcinoma in situ Diploma in Clinical Pathology dacryocystorhinostomy diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis developmental dysplasia of the hip Doctor of Dental Surgery Doctor's Educational Need drug-eluting stent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry direct fluorescent antibody Diploma in Forensic Medicine drug-facilitated sexual assault gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage Diploma in Geriatric Medicine Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics dehydroepiandrosterone disseminated intravascular coagulation direct immunofluorescence distal interphalangeal Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine decilitre diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide diabetes mellitus disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug Diploma in Medical Radiology dimercaptosuccinic acid Diploma in Ophthalmology Diploma in Obstetrics directly observed therapy Diploma in Pathology Dental Practitioners' Formulary Diploma in Public Health Doctor of Philosophy Diploma in Physical Medicine Diploma in Psychological Medicine developmental quotient Diploma in Radiology Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Diploma Royal College of Pathologists Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms dorsal root entry zone Doctor of Surgery digital signal processing delirium tremens diphtheria (D), tetanus (T) and acellular pertussis (aP) Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin digital X-ray radiogrammetry |
| e/c EBL EBM EBNA EBUS TBNA ECMO ECT ECV EDAMS EDC EDD EDS EER eGFR EIA ELISA EMA EMDA EMDAS EMG ENG eod EOG ePACT EPDS ePFIP EPO EPSEs ER ERCP ERG ERP ERT ESBL ESES ESR ESWL EUA EUS | enteric-coated estimated blood loss evidence-based medicine EBV nuclear antigen endobronchial US-guided transbronchial needle aspiration extracorporeal membrane oxygenation electroconvulsive therapy external cephalic version encephalo-duro-arterio-myo-synangiosis estimated date of confinement expected date of delivery excessive daytime sleepiness experimental event rate estimated glomerular filtration rate enzyme immunoassay enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay endomysial antibodies electromotive drug administration encephalomyoduroarteriosynangiosis electromyography electronystagmography every other day electro-oculogram electronic Prescribing Analysis and Cost Tool Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale electronic Prescribing and Financial Information for Practices erythropoietin extra-pyramidal side-effects (o)estrogen receptor endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography electroretinography exposure and relapse prevention enzyme replacement therapy extended-spectrum beta-lactamase electrical status epilepticus in sleep erythrocyte sedimentation rate extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy examination under anaesthesia endoscopic ultrasonography |
| f/c FAP FAMM FAST FBC FDG FDG-PET FEIA FENa FEUrea FEV1 FFA FFCM FFDM FFFP FFPath FFPHM FFR FISH FLA-ABS fl oz FMRP FNA FNAC FRCA FRCGP FRCOG FRCOphth FRCPath FRCPS FRCPsych FRCR FRCS FRS FRSH FSE FSH FVC | film-coated familial adenomatous polyposis familial atypical mole and melanoma Face Arm Speech Test full blood count fluorodeoxyglucose fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography fluorescent enzyme immunoassay fractional excretion of sodium fractional excretion of urea forced expiratory volume in one second Fellow Faculty of Anaesthetists Fellow Faculty of Community Medicine full-field digital mammography Fellow of the Faculty of Family Planning Fellow Faculty of Pathology Fellow Faculty of Public Health Medicine Fellow Faculty of Radiologists dual fluorescence in situ hybridisation fluorescent antibody absorption test fluid ounce fragile X mental retardation protein fine needle aspiration fine needle aspiration cytology Fellow Royal College of Anaesthetists Fellow Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmology Fellow Royal College of Pathologists Fellow Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Fellow Royal College of Psychiatrists Fellow Royal College of Radiologists Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow Royal Society of Health fetal scalp electrode follicle-stimulating hormone forced vital capacity |
| > g GA GABS GAD GALC GALT GARS GBM GCA G-CSF GDM GDS GHRH GIFT GIST GIT GP GPi GR GRBAS GREG GVHD | greater than gram general anaesthetic Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus glutamic acid decarboxylase galactosylceramidase gut-associated lymphoid tissue gait abnormality rating scale glomerular basement membrane giant cell arteritis granulocyte colony-stimulating factor gestational diabetes mellitus Geriatric Depression Scale growth hormone-releasing hormone gamete intrafallopian transfer gastrointestinal stromal tumour gastrointestinal tract General Practitioner globus pallidus interna glucocorticoid receptor Grade, Roughness, Breathy voice, Asthenia and Strain guideline recommendation and evidence grading graft-versus-host disease |
| HA-MRSA HAART HACCP HAM HaNDL HAV HAVS HbsAg HCTD HDCV HFNEF HFPSF HGPRT Hib HIDA HIFU HNIG HNPP HOCM HoLEP HONK HOOF HPA CHaPD HPA NPIS HPN HPU HRCT HRV HSC hs-CRP HSG HVA HVPG HYVET Hz | hospital-acquired MRSA highly active antiretroviral therapy Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points HTLV-1-associated myelopathy headache and neurological deficits + CSF lymphocytosis hepatitis A virus hand arm vibration syndrome hepatitis B surface antigen hereditary connective tissue disorders human diploid cell vaccine heart failure with a normal ejection fraction heart failure with preserved systolic function hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase Haemophilus influenzae type b hepatobiliary imino-diacetic acid high-intensity focused ultrasound human normal immunoglobulin hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy holmium laser enucleation of the prostate hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma Home Oxygen Order Form HPA Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division HPA National Poisons Information Service home parenteral nutrition Health Protection Unit high-resolution CT heart rate variability Health and Social Care high-sensitivity C-reactive protein hysterosalpingogram homovanillic acid hepatic venous pressure gradient HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial hertz |
| IABP ICAM-1 ICAS ICD ICHD ICP ICP-MS ICS ICSI ICU IDDM IDIF IE IFN-gamma IGF-I IGFBP-3 IGT IHD IM IMB IMiD IPPV IPR IPV IQCODE IRMA IRT ISS IUCD IUI in vivo IVF-ET IVIG IVII IVP IVRA IVU | intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation intercellular adhesion molecule-1 Independent Complaints Advocacy Services implantable cardiac defibrillator International Classification of Headache Disorders intracranial pressure inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry intercostal space intracytoplasmic sperm injection intensive care unit insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus indirect immunofluorescence infective endocarditis interferon-gamma insulin-like growth factor-I insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 impaired glucose tolerance ischaemic heart disease intramuscular/ly intermenstrual bleeding immunomodulatory drug intermittent positive pressure ventilation impaired polysaccharide responsiveness inactivated polio vaccine Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly intraretinal microvascular abnormality immunoreactive trypsinogen Injury Severity Score intrauterine contraceptive device intrauterine insemination within the living in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer intravenous immunoglobulin IV insulin infusion intravenous pyelogram intravenous regional anaesthesia intravenous urogram |
| JCVI JVP | Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation jugular venous pressure |
| kcal kg KJ KOH KR KTP | kilocalorie kilogram knee jerk potassium hydroxide knee reflex potassium titanyl phosphate |
| < L LA LA LABAs LACIs LAIV LAMB LAP LARC LASEK LASIK LAUP lb LCR LDH LFTs LGIB LH LHH LHRHa LIF LINks LLETZ LMA LMP LMWH LOC LOD LSCS LSD LTK | less than litre local anaesthetic lupus anticoagulant long-acting beta2 agonists lacunar infarcts live attenuated influenza vaccine lentigines, atrial myxoma, mucocutaneous myxoma, blue naevi leukocyte alkaline phosphatase long-acting reversible contraceptive laser epithelial keratomileusis laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty pound ligase chain reaction lactate dehydrogenase liver function tests lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding luteinising hormone likelihood of being helped or harmed luteinising hormone-releasing hormone agonist left iliac fossa Local Involvement Networks large loop excision of the transformation zone laryngeal mask airway last menstrual period low molecular weight heparin loss of consciousness laparoscopic ovarian 'drilling' lower segment Caesarean section lysergic acid diethylamide laser thermal keratoplasty |
| μg (mcg) m m3 mm3 mm Hg mol m/r MAC MALT MAOIs MBAcA MB BCh MB BChir MB BS MB ChB MBL MCAD MCh MCH MChir MChOrth MCI MClinPsychol MCOT MCP MCR MC&S MCTD MCUG MCV MD MDR MDT MEB MEL MELD MEN MenC mEq MERIT MEWDS MFCPU MFFP MFOM MFPHM MFPR mg MGUS miRNAs MID MIO MIS Mitf MJ MKP mL MMed MMedSci MMR MODY MOH MPIG MR MRA MRCGP MRCOG MRCP MRCPath MRCPsych MRCS MRI MRCP MRSA MRV MSAFP MSLT MSSA MSU MTCT MUA MUD MUP MUGA MUPS MUS MuSK | microgram metre cubic metre cubic millimetre millimetre of mercury mole modified-release membrane attack complex mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue monoamine oxidase inhibitors Member British Acupuncture Association Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery mannose-binding lectin medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase mean corpuscular haemoglobin Master of Surgery Master of Surgery Master of Orthopaedic Surgery mild cognitive impairment Master of Clinical Psychology mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry metacarpophalangeal major cytogenetic remission microscopy, culture and sensitivity mixed connective tissue disease micturating cystourethrogram mean cell volume Doctor of Medicine multidrug-resistant multidrug therapy muscle-eye-brain (disease) maximum exposure limit model for end-stage liver disease multiple endocrine neoplasia meningitis C milliequivalent Medical Emergency Response Incident Team multiple evanescent white dot syndrome multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis Member Faculty of Family Planning Member Faculty of Occupational Medicine Member Faculty of Public Health Medicine multifetal pregnancy reduction milligram monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance microRNAs multi-infarct dementia Medical Incident Officer Müllerian-inhibiting substance microphthalmia transcription factor megajoule melanoma of known primary source millilitre Master of Medicine Master of Medical Science measles, mumps and rubella maturity onset diabetes of the young medicine overuse headache Minimum Practice Income Guarantee modified release magnetic renal angiography Member Royal College of General Practitioners Member Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Member Royal College of Physicians Member Royal College of Pathologists Member Royal College of Psychiatrists Member Royal College of Surgeons magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus magnetic resonance venography maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein multiple sleep latency test meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus mid-stream specimen of urine mother-to-child transmission manipulation under anaesthetic matched unrelated donor melanoma of unknown primary source multiple-gated acquisition medically unexplained physical symptoms medically unexplained symptoms muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase |
| Na NAAT NABSA NAC NAD NADP NAME NASH NaTHNaC NBT NCS NDI NE NESP NICE NICU NIDDM NISS NIV nL NNH NNRTI NNT NOIDs NPF NPIS NPPV NRTI NSAID NSE NSTACS NSTEMI NTD NT-proBNP NVH | sodium nucleic acid amplification test nucleic acid sequence-based amplification technique N-acetylcysteine nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate naevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibroma and ephilides non-alcoholic steatohepatitis National Travel Health Network and Centre nitroblue tetrazolium nerve conduction studies nephrogenic diabetes insipidus niacin equivalents novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence neonatal intensive care unit non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus New Injury Severity Score non-invasive ventilation nanolitre number needed to harm non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor number needed to treat Notifications of Infectious Diseases Nurse Prescribers' Formulary National Poisons Information Service noninvasive positive pressure ventilation nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug neuron-specific enolase non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction neural tube defect N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide non-visible haematuria |
| OAES OATS OC&P OCT od OES OGD om OMIM on OTC OGTT OPCAB ORIF | otoacoustic emissions screen osteoarticular transplantation ova, cysts and parasites optical coherence tomography omni die (every day) occupational exposure standard oesophagogastroduodenoscopy omni mane (every morning) Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man omni nocte (every night) over-the-counter oral glucose tolerance test off-pump coronary artery bypass open reduction internal fixation |
| PACG PACT PAGE PAI PAIR PALS PAPP-A PAPS PAS PATH PBP pc PCB PCC PCEC PCI PCNL PCOS PCR PCV PCV PCWP PDA PDD PDL PDT PEA PECS PEEP PEG PEP PERLA PEST PET PF(R) PI PIC PICU PIP PIVKA-II PJRT PLDH PLMS PLP1 PLS PM PMA PMETB PML PMN PMR PND po POAG POCT POEM POIC PoM POP POSDI POSE POTS PP PP PPD PPE PPI ppm PPRA-gamma PPROM PPV PR PRA PRL prn PRNP PRP PS PSA PSVT PT PTA PTBD PTCA PTH PTRAA PTX PUFA PUNS PUO PVA PVS | primary angle closure glaucoma prescribing analysis and cost tabulation polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis photoacoustic imaging Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration Patient Advice and Liaison Services pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A primary antiphospholipid syndrome periodic acid-Schiff Proteinuria/Antiphospholipid syndrome/Thrombocytopenia/Hypertension progressive bulbar palsy post cibum (after food) post-coital bleeding Patient Client Council purified chick embryo cell pneumococcal conjugate vaccine percutaneous coronary intervention percutaneous nephrolithotomy polycystic ovarian syndrome polymerase chain reaction pneumococcal conjugate vaccine pulmonary capillary wedge pressure patent ductus arteriosus pervasive developmental disorder pulsed dye laser photodynamic therapy pulseless electrical activity picture exchange communication system positive end-expiratory pressure percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy post-exposure prophylaxis pupils equal + react to light and accommodation psoriasis epidemiology screening tool positron emission tomography peak flow (rate) protease inhibitor punctate inner choroidopathy paediatric intensive care unit proximal interphalangeal protein induced from vitamin K absence permanent junctional re-entrant tachycardia pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride periodic limb movements of sleep proteolipid protein-1 primary lateral sclerosis polymyositis progressive muscular atrophy Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy polymorphonuclear polymyalgia rheumatica postnasal drip per os by mouth primary open angle glaucoma point of care test Patient-oriented Eczema Measure progestogen-only injectable contraceptive prescription-only medication plaster of Paris progestogen-only subdermal implant primary obesity surgery, endoscopic postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome pancreatic polypeptide psychogenic polydipsia purified protein derivative personal protective equipment proton-pump inhibitor parts per million peroxisome proliferator-activated gamma preterm, prelabour rupture of membranes pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine progesterone receptor preoperative risk assessment prolactin pro re nata (when required) PRioN Protein polyribosyl ribitol phosphate polysomnography prostate specific antigen paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia prothrombin time polymyxin/tobramycin/amphotericin percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty parathyroid hormone percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty pneumothorax polyunsaturated fatty acid Patient's Unmet Needs pyrexia of unknown origin polyvinyl alcohol persistent vegetative state |
| qad qam qd qds qh qhs qid qod qpm qqh | quoque alternis die (every other day) quaque die ante meridiem (every day before noon) quaque die (every day) quater die sumendum (to be taken four times daily) quaque hora (every hour) quaque hora somni (every night at bedtime) quattuor in die (four times a day) every other day quaque die post meridiem (every day after noon) quarta quaque hora (every four hours) |
| ® RAADP RADS RAEB RAEBt RAPD RARS RAS RAST RCA RCDS RCGP RCN RCOG RCT RDS RDT REBT REE rFVIIa rHA rhG-CSF rHuEPO RICE RIF RIFLE RIMA rINN RLS RMO rNA RPGN RPR RPS19 RPSGB RRR RSI RTA RUQ RVOT | registered trademark routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis Reynolds' Adolescent Depression Scale refractory anaemia with excess blasts refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation relevant afferent pupil defect refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts renin angiotensin system radioallergosorbent test root cause analysis Reynolds' Child Depression Scale Royal College of General Practitioners Royal College of Nursing Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists randomised controlled trial respiratory distress syndrome rapid diagnostic test rational emotive behavioural therapy resting energy expenditure recombinant activated factor VIIa recombinant haemagglutinin recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor recombinant human erythropoietin Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation right iliac fossa Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-stage kidney disease Reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A Recommended International Non-proprietary Name restless legs syndrome responsible medical officer recombinant neuraminidase rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis rapid plasmin reagin small ribosomal protein 19 Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain relative risk reduction repetitive strain injury renal tubular acidosis right upper quadrant right ventricular outflow tract |
| s/c SABRE SAD SAD SAH SALT SBE SCD SCHIN SCID SCS SCT SEGA SEN SERMs SFH SGA SHOX SIGN SIRS SITREP SJ SLE SLR SLS SMC SNOMED SNRIs s-NVH SOCOs SPC SPECT SpR SR SRS SRT SSRI SSS START stat STEMI STN STOPP SURUSS SVTs SXA SXR | sugar-coated serious and adverse blood reactions and events seasonal affective disorder social anxiety disorder subarachnoid haemorrhage skin-associated lymphoid tissue subacute bacterial endocarditis sudden cardiac death Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle severe combined immune deficiency spinal cord stimulation supervised community treatment subependymal giant cell astrocytoma subependymal nodule selective (o)estrogen receptor modulators symphyseal fundal height small for gestational age stature homeobox-containing gene Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network systemic inflammatory response syndrome situation report supinator jerk systemic lupus erythematosus straight leg raise selected list scheme Scottish Medicines Consortium Standardised Nomenclature of Medicine serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors symptomatic non-visible haematuria Scene of Crime Officers Summary of Product Characteristics single-photon emission computed tomography scanning Specialist Registrar supinator reflex somatostatin receptor scintigraphy structured reflective template selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor subclavian steal syndrome Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment statim (immediately) ST segment elevation myocardial infarction subthalamic nucleus Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions Serum Urine and Ultrasound Screening Study supraventricular tachycardias single energy X-ray absorptiometry skull X-ray |
| TACE TAPP TATTS TBSA TDF Td/IPV tds TEE TENS TEP TESE TIA tid TIPS TIVAS tiw TJ TKI TLC TMS TNA TOP tPA TPN TR TRALI TRISS TRT TSE TSH TSS TTE tTG TUIP TURP TUVP TYM | transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation transabdominal preperitoneal tired all the time syndrome total burn surface area tenofovir DF tetanus, diphtheria and polio ter die sumendum (to be taken three days daily) transoesophageal echocardiography transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation totally extraperitoneal testicular sperm extraction transient ischaemic attack ter in die (three times daily) transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt totally implantable venous access system three times a week triceps jerk tyrosine kinase inhibitor total lung capacity transcranial magnetic stimulation transient neurological attack termination of pregnancy tissue plasminogen activator total parenteral nutrition triceps reflex transfusion-related acute lung injury Trauma and Injury Severity Score tinnitus retraining therapy transmissible spongiform encephalopathy thyroid-stimulating hormone toxic shock syndrome transthoracic echocardiography tissue transglutaminase transurethral incision of the prostate transurethral resection of the prostate transurethral vaporisation of the prostate Test Your Memory |
| U&E UCTD ud UGIB ULN UPD UPPP URA | urea and electrolytes unclassified connective tissue disorder ut dictum (as directed) upper gastrointestinal bleeding upper limit of normal uniparental disomy uvelopalatopharyngoplasty unilateral renal agenesis |
| VATS VCA VEP VF VGCC VH VIP VLCFA VLDL VMA VPI VT VTEC O157 | video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery viral capsid antigen visual evoked potential ventricular fibrillation voltage-gated calcium channel visible haematuria vasoactive intestinal polypeptide very long chain fatty acids very low-density lipoprotein vanillylmandelic acid velopharyngeal insufficiency ventricular tachycardia verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 |
| WASP WATCH WBH-DTI WCC WHO WLL WRIGHT | Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein Working Group on the Assessment of Toxic Chemicals whole-brain histogram of diffusion tensor imaging white cell count World Health Organization whole-lung lavage WHO Research into global hazards of travel |
| XDR | extensively drug-resistant |
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| Original Author: Ros Jones Last Checked: 13 Oct 2011 | Current Version: Ros Jones Document ID: 12418 Version: 27 | Peer Reviewer: Hilary Cole © EMIS 2011 |