ABBREVIATION INDEX MIMS Philippines

ABBREVIATION INDEX
This Index lists abbreviations adopted in MIMS for commonly used words, medical terminology and drug regulation symbols.

/..................... per DPT .............. diphtheria IS .................. intrasynovial premed......... premedication

+ve ............... positive pertussis tetanus iu .................. international pre-op .......... pre-operative
-ve ................ negative drag.............. dragee(s) unit(s) prep.............. preparation(s)
< ................... less than/below/ DVT .............. deep vein IUD ............... intrauterine
under thrombosis contraceptive PUVA............ psoralen +
> ................... greater than/above E coli ............ Escherichia coli device ultraviolet A
¼................... quarter ECG.............. electrocardiogram IV .................. intravenous qds/qid......... four times daily
½................... half EEG .............. electro- K ................... potassium RA ................ rheumatoid
.................... alpha encephalogram kCal .............. kilocalorie arthritis
.................... beta eg ................. for example kg ................. kilogram RBC.............. red blood cells
................... gamma ELISA ........... enzyme-linked L ................... litre resp .............. respiratory
1st ................ first immunosorbent l- ................... laevo
2nd/3rd, etc . second/third, etc assay LDL............... low-density S/Staph ........ Staphylococcus
A ................... Administration ENT .............. ear, nose & throat lipoprotein SA................. sino-atrial
Ab................. antibody equiv ............ equivalent LH................. luteinising SC................. subcutaneous
ACE .............. angiotensin esp ............... especially hormone/ SGOT .......... liver enzymes:
converting ESR .............. erythrocyte luteinizing or AST serum glutamic
enzyme sedimentation rate hormone oxaloacetic
ACTH............ adrenocorticotropic exam ............ examination Liqd/liq......... liquid transaminase,
hormone extr ............... extract lit .................. literature aspartate
ADHD ........... Attention-Deficit FBC .............. full blood count LMWH .......... low molecular aminotransferase
Hyperactivity Fe ................. iron weight heparin SGPT ........... liver enzymes:
Disorder flu ................. influenza loz................. lozenge(s) or ALT serum glutamic
AIDS ............. acquired immune FSH .............. follicle-stimulating m- ................. meso pyruvic
deficiency hormone MAOI(s)........ monoamine transaminase,
syndrome g ................... gram(s) oxidase alanine
AIIA .............. angiotensin II G6PD............ glucose-6- inhibitor(s) aminotransferase
antagonist phosphate max .............. maximum SLE............... systemic lupus
Al .................. aluminium/ dehydrogenase mcg .............. microgram erythematosus
aluminum gal ................ gallon MDI ............... metered dose
AML.............. acute myeloid GERD ........... gastro-oesophage inhaler soln .............. solution
leukaemia al reflux disease Mg ................ magnesium SP................. Special
ammon......... ammonium GFR .............. glomerular mg ................ milligram Precautions
amp .............. ampoule(s) filtration rate MI.................. myocardial spp ............... species
ANA.............. antinuclear GI.................. gastrointestinal infarction SR................. slow release/
antibodies GIT................ gastrointestinal min ............... minimum/ sustained-release
anesth .......... anesthesia/tic tract minute(s)
approx.......... approximately gm+ve .......... gram-positive STD .............. sexually
MIU ............... million transmitted
aq ................. aqueous gm-ve ........... gram-negative international units disease(s)
AR ................ Adverse GRH.............. growth hormone mixt .............. mixture
Reactions releasing mL ................ millilitre Strep ............ Streptococcus
ATP .............. adenosine hormone mmol ............ millimole supp ............. suppository
triphosphate GUT .............. genito-urinary monoHCl...... mono- susp ............. suspension
AV................. atrio-ventricular tract hydrochloride syr ................ syrup
ave................ average H Haemophilus MRI ............... magnetic
BCG.............. Bacille influenza ..... influenza resonance tab ................ tablet(s)
Calmette-Guerin HAV .............. hepatitis A virus imaging TB................. tuberculosis
bd/bid........... twice daily Hb................. haemoglobin MRSA ........... methicillin-resistant tbsp (15 mL) tablespoonful
BMI ............... body mass index HBr ............... hydrobromide Staphylococcus tds/tid........... three times daily
BP................. blood pressure HBsAg.......... hepatitis B surface aureus temp ............. temperature
Br.................. bromide antigen mth/mthly .... month(s)/monthly
BUN.............. blood urea HBV .............. hepatitis B virus MU ................ million units tinct .............. tincture
nitrogen HCG.............. human chorionic Na ................. sodium TPN .............. total parenteral
C ................... Contents gonadotrophin NIDDM.......... non-insulin- nutrition
Ca ................. calcium HCl ............... hydrochloride dependent TSH .............. thyroid-stimulating
cap ............... capsule(s) HCV .............. hepatitis C virus diabetes mellitus hormone
CHD.............. coronary heart HDL .............. high-density NSAID(s) ...... non-steroidal tsp (5 mL) .... teaspoonful
disease lipoprotein anti-inflammatory
CHF .............. congestive heart Hg................. mercury drug(s) TTS............... transdermal
failure HGH.............. human growth O & G ........... obstetrics & therapeutic
hormone gynaecology system
childn ........... children
CI .................. Contraindications HIB ............... Haemophilus O2 .................. oxygen u ................... unit(s)
Cl .................. chloride influenza type B obstet........... obstetrics UTI................ urinary tract
CNS .............. central nervous HIV................ human immuno- OC ................ oral contra- infection
system deficiency virus ceptives/oral UV................. ultraviolet
CO2 ............... carbon dioxide h/hr/hrly ....... hour(s)/hourly contraception vag ............... vaginal
compd.......... compound(s) HSV .............. herpes simplex OH ................ hydroxide
conc ............. concentration virus oint ............... ointment VD................. venereal disease
COPD ........... chronic HTN .............. hypertension ophth............ ophthalmic vit ................. vitamin(s)
obstructive HZV .............. herpes zoster P ................... plasmodium/ VLDL ............ very low-density
pulmonary virus Phosphorous lipoprotein
disease I..................... Indications p- .................. para vol ................ volume
CPR .............. cardiopulmonary IA .................. intra-articular P/P................ Presentation &
resuscitation IB .................. intrabursal Packing VTE............... venous thrombo-
ICU ............... intensive care unit embolism
CrCl .............. creatinine PABA ........... para-aminobenzoic
clearance IDDM ............ insulin-dependent acid w/.................. with
CSF .............. cerebrospinal fluid diabetes mellitus paed/ped...... paediatric/ w/draw ......... withdraw
CT................. computed Ig .................. immunoglobulin pediatric w/in............... within
tomography IgA................ immunoglobulin A phenobarb.... phenobarbitone w/o................ without
CV................. cardiovascular IM.................. intra-muscular PMT .............. premenstrual
CVA .............. cerebrovascular INH ............... isoniazid tension w/v................ weight in volume
accident (isonicotine PO ................ oral administration w/w ............... weight in weight
CVS .............. cardiovascular hydrazine) post-op ........ post-operative WBC ............. white blood cells
system INR ............... international powd ............ powder wk/wkly ........ week(s)/weekly
D ................... Dosage normalised ratio PPNG ........... penicillinase-
d- .................. dextro inj ................. inject/injection wt.................. weight
producing
DI .................. Drug Interactions IP .................. intra-peritoneal Neisseria yr/yrly........... year(s)/yearly
diHCl ............ dihydrochloride ipecac .......... ipecacuanha gonorrhoea Zn ................. zinc

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