terminology 6

• Tx


  Treatment / therapy
• Č


  (Latin 'con') = with
• Dx


  Diagnosis (pl. diagnoses / adj. Diagnostic)
• Px


  Prognosis (pl. prognoses / adj. prognostic): the prediction of the course or evolution of a medical condition over time
• Small cell lung carcinoma has a very poor prognosis of no longer than 4 months following diagnosis
• Hx.


  History of the patient
• Rx


  Prescription medication
• b.i.d.


  (Latin 'bis in die') = twice a day
• qd


  (Latin 'quaque die') = once daily
• t.i.d.


  (Latin 'tre in die') = thrice / three times a day
• ad lib


  (Latin 'ad libidum') = as much as desired
• ac


  (Latin 'ante cibum') = before meals / pre-prandial
• WBCs


  White blood cells / Leucocytes – leukocytes
• RBCs


  Red blood cells / erythrocytes
• A & E


  Accident & Emergency [Emergency Room – ER]
• AIDS


  Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome
• CAT


  (CT) Computed / Computerized Axial tomography scan [cuts in axes / it cuts the organ or part into an axis] // Common Admission Tests
• CHD


  Congenital heart defects / Coronary heart disease
• D & V


  Diarrhea & vomiting (diarrhoea) [GI tract]
• D & C


  (Gynecology & Obstetrics) – Dilation & Curettage
• PET scan


  Positron emission tomography scanning
• DWIBS = Diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background suppression (DWIBS) is effective and economical for detection of metastasis or recurrence of cancer
• DOA


  Dead on arrival
• GP


  General practitioner
• HIV


  Human immunodeficiency virus
• OTC


  Over the counter
• PM


  Post mortem
• RQ


  Respiratory quotient / Right quadrant
• SAD


  Seasonal affective disorder
• SIDS


  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• STI


  Sexually Transmitted Infection
• STD


  Sexually transmitted disease
• WHO


  World Health Organization
• CDC


  Centers for Disease Control