What is the AFP medical abbreviation?

What does the medical abbreviation AFP mean?

The abbreviation AFP may have a few different meanings. However, what does the abbreviation AFP mean in medical terms?

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What is AFP medical abbreviation?

In the medical field, the medical abbreviation AFP stands for Alpha Fetoprotein.

AFP: Alpha Fetoprotein

ARF	Acute Renal Failure
BRB	Bright Red Blood
BUS	Bartholin’s, Urethral, and Skene’s glands
C-spine	cervical spine
CDI	Clean Dry Intact
CM	Cardiomegaly
CRI	Chronic Renal Insufficiency
CSP	carotid sinus pressure
CVAT	costovertebral angle tenderness
DCAP-BTLS	deformity, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling
DHEAS	dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
DVI	deep venous insufficiency
EPSDT	early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment
FM	frequency modulation; fibromyalgia; fetal movement; family medicine
FTD	frontotemporal dementia
GEA/GETA	general endotracheal anesthesia
HAL	hyperalimentation
HbA	Hemoglobin A
He	Helium (element)
ICU	Intensive care unit. The patient was moved to the intensive care unit.
Kr	Krypton (element)
LIQ	lower inner quadrant
MSG	monosodium glutamate
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acids
NBN	newborn
NI	not indicated
NOI	nature of illness
NPA	nasopharyngeal airway
NUG	necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
OB-Gyn	obstetrics and gynecology
OPT	outpatient
PRVC	pressure regulated volume control
PTL	pre-term labor
RID	radial immunodiffusion
RIFA	right inner forearm
RVR	rapid ventricular response
SBE	Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
TBE	tick-borne encephalitis
TOXO	Toxoplasmosis
cav	cavity
func	function
incr	increase
musc	muscle
neb	nebulizer
qAM	Each morning. As in taking a medicine each morning.
qp	as much as desired (quantum placeat)
skel	skeletal
ut. dict.	as directed (ut dictum)
vtx	vertex