What does GERI medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the medical abbreviation GERI mean?

There may be more than one meaning of GERI. However, what does the abbreviation GERI mean in medical terms?

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What does GERI medical abbreviation mean?

In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation GERI means geriatrics.

GERI: geriatrics

BAC	blood alcohol concentration; bronchoalveolar cells
BIB	Brought In By
BIBA	brought in by ambulance
CBF	cerebral blood flow
CHADS	congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or TIA
CN	Cranial Nerves
CNA	Certified Nurse Aide
CRI	Chronic Renal Insufficiency
CTB	cease to breathe; chronic tuberculosis
DOA	date of admission; duration of action; dead on arrival
DPat	diphtheria-acellular pertussis tetanus (vaccine)
FEES	flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
FPEM	family planning education materials
FTND	full term normal delivery
GOT	glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
HAV	hepatitis A vaccine; hepatitis A virus
ICN	international council of nurses
IPJ	interphalangeal joint
Id.	the same
KB	ketone bodies; knee brace
LOF	loss of function
LVEDP	Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
MAD	multiple autoimmune disorder
O/E	on examination
OH-	hydroxyl ion
OPROC	outpatient procedure
PE	Physical Exam; also Pulmonary Embolism
PZA	pyrazinamide
Rh	Rhodium (element); Rhesus factor
SCr	serum creatinine
SMAC	sequential multiple analyzer computer
SOP	standard operating procedure
STV	short term variability
STX	Stricture
TB	Tuberculosis; Total Bilirubin
TEA	tetraethylammonium
TIMI	thrombolysis in myocardial infarction
TPE	total plasma exchange
Tl	Thallium (element)
U/A	urinalysis
VVC	vulvovaginal candidiasis
WBAT	Weight Bearing As Tolerated
deriv	derive, derivative
disc	discontinue
hs	at bedtime (hora somni)
husb.	husband
imp	impression
pct	percent
p¯	After meals. As in take two tablets after meals.
qh	every hour
sol	solution