What does the EVD medical term stand for?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation EVD. However, what is EVD in medical terms?
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What is EVD medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, it is external ventricular drain the medical abbreviation EVD stands for.
EVD: external ventricular drain
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| AIN | Acute Interstitial Nephritis |
| ASD | Atrial Septal Defect |
| BRAT | bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (diet) |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse |
| CHL | conductive hearing loss |
| CKC | cold knife conization; closed kinetic chain |
| CMR | Chief Medical Resident |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| DCIS | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
| DW | distilled water |
| ECLS | extracorporeal life support |
| EE | Ethinyl estradiol |
| ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
| FHB | flexor hallucis brevis; fetal heartbeat |
| FIFO | first in, first out |
| GBM | Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| GND | gram-negative diplococci |
| HAART | Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy |
| HEME/ONC | Hematology/Oncology |
| HOB | Head Of Bed |
| IDR | idiosyncratic drug reaction |
| IFN-g | Interferon-gamma |
| IGRA | interferon gamma release assay |
| L/Min L/m | liters per minute |
| LBP | Low Back Pain |
| LE | Lower Extremity (usually preceded by R or L); Leukocyte Esterase |
| LMN | Lower Motor Neuron |
| LUA | left upper arm |
| MCHB | Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
| PBL | problem-based learning; peripheral blood lymphocyte |
| PCCR | post cardiac cath recovery |
| PCRA | patient controlled regional analgesia |
| PPG | postprandial glucose |
| PSS | physiologic saline solution; progressive systemic sclerosis |
| PU | passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer |
| RIG | Rabies Immunoglobulin |
| RVVC | recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| SALT | speech and language therapy |
| SNOMED | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
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| TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breath |
| dB | decibel (measurement of sound volume) |
| dis | disabled; discontinue; disease; discussed |
| kv | kilovolt |
| o.m. | every morning (omni mane) |
| o.n. | every night (omni nocte) |
| trach | tracheotomy; trachea(l); tracheostomy |
| ug | microgram (0.000001 gram) |
| vit | vitamin |
