AAA |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
AAT |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin |
ABG |
Arterial blood gases |
AF |
Atrial fibrillation |
AFP |
Alpha-feto protein |
AIHA |
Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia |
ALF |
Acute liver failure |
ALL |
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia |
ALP |
Alkaline phosphatase |
ALT |
Alanine transferase |
AMA |
Anti-mitochondrial antibody |
AML |
Acute myeloid leukaemia |
ANA |
Anti-nuclear antibody |
ANCA |
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen |
ARDS |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
ARF |
Acute renal failure |
ASD |
Atrial septal defect |
ASMA |
Anti-smooth muscle antibody |
AST |
Aspartate transferase |
B-HCG |
Beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin |
BPH |
Benign prostatic hypertrophy |
Br |
Bilirubin |
BZD |
Benzodiazepines |
CAD |
Coronary artery disease |
CBD |
Common bile duct |
CCF |
Congestive cardiac failure |
CEA |
Carcinoembyronic antigen |
CF |
Cystic fibrosis |
CKD |
Chronic kidney disease |
CLL |
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
CML |
Chronic myeloid leukaemia |
CNS |
Central nervous system |
COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CRC |
Colorectal cancer |
CRP |
C-reactive protein |
CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
CT |
Computerised tomography |
CTPA |
CT pulmonary angiography |
CXR |
Chest X-ray |
CYP |
Cytochrome P450 oxidases |
DIC |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
DKA |
Diabetic ketoacidosis |
DMD |
Duchenne musclar dystrophy |
DU |
Duodenal ulcer |
EAA |
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis |
EM |
Electron microscopy |
EPO |
Erythropoeitin |
ER+ |
Oestrogen receptor positive |
ERCP |
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
ESR |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
EUA |
Examination under anaesthesia |
FBC |
Full blood count |
FFP |
Fresh frozen plasma |
FMF |
Familial mediterrean fever |
FNAC |
Fine needle aspiration cytology |
FSGS |
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis |
GCA |
Giant cell arteritis |
GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
GH |
Growth hormone |
GI |
Gastro-intestinal |
GN |
Glomerulonephritis |
GORD |
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
GU |
Gastric ulcer |
HAV |
Hepatitis A virus |
Hb |
Haemoglobin |
HBV |
Hepatitis B virus |
HCC |
Hepatocellular carcinoma |
HCV |
Hepatitis C virus |
HPOA |
Hypertrophic pulmonary oestoarthritis |
HRCT |
High-resonance comptuerised tomography |
HTN |
Hypertension |
HUS |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
IBD |
Inflammatory bowel disease |
IBS |
Irritable bowel syndrome |
ICP |
Intracranial pressure |
IDA |
Iron deficiency anaemia |
IGF-1 |
Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
IIH |
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
INO |
Inter-nuclear opthalmoplegia |
IPF |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
IVC |
Inferior vena cava |
IVDU |
Intravenous drug use |
IVU |
Intravenous ureterogram |
JVP |
Jugular venous pulse |
LDH |
Lactate dehydrogenase |
LEMS |
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome |
LFT |
Liver function tests |
LMN |
Lower motor neurone |
LMWH |
Low-molecular weight heparin |
MAHA |
Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia |
MND |
Motor neurone disease |
MPA |
Microscopic polyangiits |
MRCP |
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
MS |
Multiple sclerosis |
NAFLD |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
NGT |
Naso-gastric tube |
NHL |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
OCP |
Oral contraceptic pill |
OD |
Overdose |
OGD |
Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy |
PA |
Pernicious anaemia |
PAN |
Polyarteritis nodosa |
PBC |
Primary biliary cirrhosis |
PCH |
Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria |
PCI |
Primary cutaneous intervention |
PE |
Pulmonary embolus |
PET |
Positron emission tomography |
PMR |
Polymyalgia rheumatica |
PND |
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea |
PNH |
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria |
PPI |
Proton pump inhibitor |
PSA |
Prostate specific antigen |
PSC |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis |
PTH |
Parathyroid hormone |
PUJ |
Pelvi-ureteric junction |
PVD |
Peripheral vascular disease |
RA |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
RAPD |
Relative afferent pupillary defect |
RCC |
Renal cell carcinoma |
RF |
Rheumatoid factor |
RFA |
Radio-frequency ablation |
RPGN |
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis |
RTA |
Road traffic accident |
SAH |
Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage |
SBO |
Small bowel obstruction |
SBP |
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
SCD |
Sickle-cell disease |
SE |
Side-effects |
SIRS |
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
SLE |
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
SOL |
Space occupying lesion |
TACE |
Trans-arterial chemo-embolisation |
TCA |
Tricyclic antidepressants |
TIA |
Transient ischaemic attack |
TIBC |
Total iron binding capacity |
TLE |
Temporal lobe epilepsy |
TOE |
Transoesophageal echocardiogram |
TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
TURP |
Trans-urethral resection of prostate |
UC |
Ulcerative colitis |
UMN |
Upper motor neurone |
URTI |
Upper respiratory tract infection |
USS |
Ultrasound scan |
VHL |
Von-Hippel Lindau syndrome |
VSD |
Ventricular septal defect |
VTE |
Venous thrombo-embolism |
VUJ |
Vesico-ureteric junction |
WCC |
White cell count |
WLE |
Wide local excision |