Medical Abbreviations

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Created Oct 7, 2010
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1
5-FU
 
f-fluoracil
2
A 1%
 
Atropine/percentage
3
A/S
 
anterior segment
4
A:
 
assessment
5
AC
 
anterior chamber
6
ac
 
before meals
7
ACS
 
anterior cortical spoking
8
ACU
 
ambulatory care unit
9
AF
 
atrail fibrillation
10
AIDS
 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
11
AION
 
anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
12
Alph
 
Alphagan
13
ALT
 
argon laser trabeculoplasty
14
AMD
 
age related macular degeneration
15
AMPPE
 
acute multifocal placoid pigment epithelialopathy
16
ANA
 
antinuclear antibodies
17
AOA
 
amplitude of accommodation
18
AODM
 
adult onset diabetes mellitus
19
APD
 
afferent pupillary defect
20
AS
 
anterior synechiae
21
ASA
 
aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid
22
ASC
 
anterior subcapsular cataract
23
ASCVD
 
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
24
ASHD
 
arteriosclerotic heart disease
25
AT
 
applanation tonometry
26
B 0.5
 
Betoptic/percentage
27
BS 0.5
 
Betoptic S/percentage
28
BD
 
base down
29
BDR
 
background diabetic retinopathy
30
BI
 
base in
31
bid
 
two times a day
32
bil
 
bilateral
33
BMVO
 
branch macular vein occlusion
34
BO
 
base out
35
BP
 
blood pressure
36
BRAO
 
branch retinal artery occlusion
37
BRVO
 
branch retinal vein occlusion
38
BU
 
base up
39
C&S
 
culture and sensitivity
40
CAD
 
coronary artery disease
41
CAT
 
cataract
42
CBC
 
complete blood count
43
CC
 
chief complaint
44
cc / cpc
 
with glasses
45
CEBMD
 
corneal epithelial base membrane disease
46
CF
 
count fingers
47
CHF
 
congestive heart failure
48
ck
 
check
49
cm
 
centimeter
50
CME
 
cystoid macular edema
51
CMV
 
cytomegalovirus
52
CNS
 
central nervous system
53
COAG
 
chronic open angle glaucoma
54
COPD
 
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
55
CPR
 
cardiopulmonar resuscitation
56
CRAO
 
central retinal artery occlusion
57
CRVO
 
central retinal vein occlusion
58
CS
 
clinically significant
59
CSF
 
cerebrospinal fluid
60
CSM
 
continue same medication(s)
61
CSR
 
central serous chorioretinopathy
62
CT
 
computerized axial tomography/scan
63
CVA
 
cerebrovascular accident
64
CVF / VF Conf
 
confrontation visual field
65
Cyclo
 
Cyclogyl
66
D
 
diopter
67
D 500
 
Diamox / mg
68
D&C
 
deep and clear
69
D&N
 
distance and near
70
D&Q
 
deep and quiet
71
D-R
 
donor-recipient
72
D/C
 
discontinue
73
DC
 
discharge
74
dd
 
disc diameter
75
DIO
 
dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy
76
DM
 
diabetes mellitus
77
DME
 
diabetic macular edema
78
DMV
 
disc, macula, and vessels
79
DR
 
diabetic retinopathy
80
CSG
 
chronic simple glaucoma
81
Dx
 
diagnosis
82
E
 
esophoria
83
E. Pilo
 
E. Pilocarpine
84
e.g.
 
for example
85
ECCE
 
extracapsular cataract extraction
86
EEG
 
electroencephalogram
87
EENT
 
eye, ear, nose, throat
88
EKC
 
epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
89
EKG
 
electrocardiogram
90
EOM
 
extraocular movements
91
EPG
 
electroretinogram
92
epith
 
epithelial
93
ER
 
emergency room
94
ERM
 
epiretinal membrane
95
Eryth
 
Erythromycin
96
ESR
 
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
97
ET
 
esotropia
98
etc
 
and so forth
99
ETOH
 
ethylene alcohol
100
EX
 
orthophoric
101
Ext
 
external
102
f
 
follicles
103
F+C
 
flare and cells
104
f/u
 
follow up
105
FB
 
foreign body
106
FBS
 
fasting blood sugar
107
FFA
 
fundus fluorescein angiography
108
FML
 
FML
109
Fx
 
fracture
110
GPC
 
giant papillary conjunctivitis
111
gr
 
grain (apothecary)
112
gtts
 
drops
113
h
 
hour
114
H&P
 
history and physical examination
115
H/A
 
headache
116
Hb / Hgb
 
hemoglobin
117
HBP
 
high blood pressure
118
Hct
 
hematocrit
119
HCTZ
 
hydrochlorothorazide
120
hem / hgb
 
hemorrhage
121
HIV
 
human immunodeficiency virus

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