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UAE. Uterine Artery Embolization (synonym for Uterine Fibroid Embolization) UBT. urea breath test. UC. ulcerative colitis. uterine contraction. UCHD. usual childhood diseases (see list of childhood diseases )
iron deficiency anemia. IDC. idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. indwelling catheter. infiltrating ductal carcinoma. IDDM. insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 1 ) IDL. intermediate-density lipoprotein.
Hs and Ts. The Hs and Ts is a mnemonic used to aid in remembering the possible reversible causes of cardiac arrest. [1] A variety of disease processes can lead to a cardiac arrest; however, they usually boil down to one or more of the "Hs and Ts". [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
An upper respiratory tract infection ( URTI) is an illness caused by an acute infection, which involves the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx or trachea. [3] [4] This commonly includes nasal obstruction, sore throat, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.
VAC. vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy regimen) VAC. vacuum-assisted closure (of a wound) VACTERL. vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal, and limb anomalies ( VACTERL association ) VAD. ventricular assist device. vincristine, adriblastine, dexamethasone.
History of the present illness. Following the chief complaint in medical history taking, a history of the present illness (abbreviated HPI) [1] (termed history of presenting complaint ( HPC) in the UK) refers to a detailed interview prompted by the chief complaint or presenting symptom (for example, pain ).
Pulseless electrical activity. Pulseless electrical activity ( PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not. Pulseless electrical activity is found initially in about 20% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests [1] and about 50% of in-hospital cardiac arrests. [2]