✅ Important Full Forms
➖ AF: atrial fibrillation
➖ AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
➖ AKA: alcoholic ketoacidosis
➖ ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
➖ AMI: acute myocardial infarction
➖ ARF: acute renal failure
➖ BP: blood pressure
➖ CABG: coronary artery bypass graft
➖ CAH: congenital adrenal hyperplasia
➖ CCF: congestive cardiac failure
➖ CF: cystic fibrosis
➖ CHD: coronary heart disease
➖ CNS: central nervous system
➖ COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
➖ CPAP: continuous positive airways pressure
➖ CRF: chronic renal failure
➖ CSF: cerebrospinal fluid
➖ CT: computer mography
➖ CVA: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
➖ CVD: cardiovascular disease
➖ DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis
➖ DU: duodenal ulcer
➖ DVT: deep vein thrombosis
➖ ECG: electrocardiograph
➖ EEG: electroencephalogram
➖ ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate
➖ ESRD: end-stage renal disease
➖ FPG: fasting plasma glucose
➖ GIT: gastrointestinal tract
➖ GU: gastric ulcer
➖ GvHD: graft versus host disease
➖ HAV: hepatitis A virus
➖ HBV: hepatitis B virus
➖ Hcg: human chorionic gonadotrophin
➖ HCV: hepatitis C virus
➖ HIV: human immunodeficiency virus
➖ HNA: heparin neutralising activity
➖ ICH: intracranial haemorrhage
➖ IDA: iron deficiency anaemia
➖ IDDM: insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus
➖ IFG: impaired fasting glucose
➖ IGT: impaired glucose tolerance
➖ IHD: ischaemic heart disease
➖ Ig: immunoglobulin
➖ IM: intramuscular
➖ INR: international normalized ratio
➖ ITU: intensive therapy unit
➖ IV: intravenous
➖ IVU: intravenous urogram
➖ K+: potassium
➖ kg: kilogram
➖ KUB: kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray)
➖ LBBB: left bundle branch block
➖ LCM: left costal margin
➖ LFTs: liver function tests
➖ LIF: left iliac fossa
➖ LUQ: left upper quadrant
➖ LVF: left ventricular failure
➖ LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy
➖ MC&S: microscopy, culture & sensitivity
➖ MCH: mean cell haemoglobin
➖ MI: myocardial infarction
➖ Min: minutes
➖ MPD: myeloproliferative disease
➖ MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
➖ MS : multiple sclerosis or mass spectroscopy
➖ Na+: sodium
➖ NaCl: sodium chloride
➖ OA : osteoarthritis
➖ OCP: oral contraceptive pill
➖ PACWP; pulmonary artery capillary wedge pressure
➖ PAD: peripheral arterial disease
➖ PaO2: partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood
➖ PB: peripheral blood
➖ PBC : primary biliary cirrhosis
➖ PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention
➖ PCL: plasma cell leukaemia
➖ PE: pulmonary embolism
➖ PR: per rectum
➖ PT: prothrombin time
➖ PV: plasma volume
➖ RAS: renal angiotensin system or renal artery stenosis
➖ RBBB: right bundle branch block
➖ RBCs: red blood cells
➖ RCC: red blood cell count
➖ Rh: Rhesus
➖ RIF: right iliac fossa
➖ RUQ: right upper quadrant
➖ SC: subcutaneous
➖ SDH: subdural haemorrhage
➖ SOB: short of breath
➖ SM: smooth muscle
➖ SVC : superior vena cava
➖ SVCO: superior vena caval obstruction
➖ SXR: skull x-ray
➖ T°: temperature
➖ t1/2: half-life
➖ T4: thyroxine
➖ TA: temporal arteritis
➖ TB: tuberculosis
➖ TFT: thyroid function test
➖ TIAs: transient ischaemic attacks
➖ TPO: thyroid peroxidase
➖ TRAB: thyrotropin receptor antibodies
➖ TSH : thyroid-stimulating hormone
➖ TT: thrombin time
➖ u/U: units
➖ UC: ulcerative colitis
➖ U&E: urea and electrolytes
➖ UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
➖ URTI: upper respiratory tract infection
➖ UTI: urinary tract infection
➖ USS: ultrasound scan
➖ VIII: C factor VIII clotting activity
➖ VIP: vasoactive intestinal peptide
➖ Vit K: vitamin K
➖ VSD: ventricular septal defect
➖ WBC: blood count or white blood cells
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