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Here we are adding the common abbreviations used in medical fields for patient history, diseases, medicines, for nurses and pharmacists as instructions about drug delivery, dosage, and advice for patients. This will be helpful for Pharmacy, Paramedical, Nursing, and Medical students and professionals.
| Medical Abbreviations | Full-Form |
|---|---|
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| AFB | Acid Fast Bacilli |
| AFP | Alfa Fetoproteine |
| AHF | Antihemophilic Factor |
| AHG | Antihemophilic Globulin |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ASD | Atrial Sepal Defect |
| ASOT | Antistreptolysin O titer |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| ATTK | Anti Tubercular Treatment Kit |
| BBB | Bundle Branch Block |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAG | Coronary Angiography |
| CAT/CT | Computerized Axial Tomography/Computerised Tomography |
| CHD | Congenital Heart Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CPK | Creatine Phosphokinase |
| CSOM | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media |
| CSP | Cerebro Spinal Fluid |
| CSSD | Centralize Sterile Supply Department |
| CSSM | Child Survival And safe motherhood |
| DES | Diethyl Stilbestrol |
| DPT | Diptheria Pertutis Tetanus |
| DVT | Deep veins Thrombosis |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay |
| EPS | Extrapyramidal Syndrome |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease |
| ESWL | Extracorporeal Shock wave Lithotripsy |
| ETT | Endotracheal Tube |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| IABP | Intra Aortic Balloon Pump |
| ICDS | Integrated Child Development Service |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IHD | Ischemic Heart Disease |
| IOP | Intraocular Pressure |
| IPPB | Intermitted Positive Pressure Breathing |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotients |
| IVP | Intra Venous Pyelogram |
| IVU | Intra Venous Urogram |
| KUB | Kidney Uterus Bladder |
| MAOI | Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor |
| MMR | Measles Mumps Rubella |
| MOPP | Mechlorethamine Procarbazine Prednisone |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NACO | National Aids Control Organisation |
| NFCP | National Filaria Control Programme |
| NSAIDS | Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs |
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| ORS | Oral Rehydration Solution |
| PDA | Patent Ductus Arteriosus |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Prolapsed Intravertibrae Disk |
| PND | Paroxysmal Noetural Dyspnea |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| PVT | Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia |
| RBS | Random Blood Sugar |
| RCH | Reproduction and Child Health |
| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| REM | Rapid Eye Movement |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| RPLND | Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection |
| SGOT | Serum Glutamic Oxalocetic Transaminase |
| SGPT | Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase |
| SMR | Submucosal Resection |
| SVPB | Supraventricular Premature Beat |
| SVT | Supraventricular Tachycardia |
| TAO | Thrombo Angitis Obliterans |
| TCA | Tricyclic Antidepressants |
| TPN | Total Parental Nutrition |
| TURP | Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (United Nations Children's Fund) |
| VVF | Vasicovaginal Fustula |
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