What does the Hz medical term stand for?
There may be more than one meaning of Hz. However, what is the medical abbreviation Hz?
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What is Hz medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation Hz stands for hertz (cycles per second).
Hz: hertz (cycles per second)
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| AVNRT | Atrio-Ventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia |
| BE | Bacterial Endocarditis; also Barium Enema |
| BLE | bilateral lower extremities; both lower extremities |
| BME | biomedical engineering |
| BSC | biological safety cabinet; bedside commode |
| CD | chemical dependency; cycle day; current diagnosis; Crohn’s disease; controlled drug(s); conduct disorder; cluster of differentiation; cesarean delivery; cardiovascular disease; communicable disease |
| CMF | cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil |
| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias |
| CSHF | chronic systolic heart failure |
| CTA | Clear To Auscultation |
| D/NS | dextrose in normal saline |
| DDST | Denver Developmental Screening Test |
| DSC | Doctor of Surgical Chiropody |
| ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreotography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| FH | family history; fundal height |
| FP | Family Practitioner |
| GF | grandfather; glomerular filtrate |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| IADL | instrumental activities of daily living |
| KAFO | knee ankle foot orthosis |
| Kr | Krypton (element) |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| LEP | laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach; limited English proficiency |
| LML | left mediolateral |
| LOM | loss/limitation of motion |
| MAI | mycobacterium avium intracellular |
| MSU | midstream specimen of urine; monosodium urate monohydrate |
| Min | minute; minimum |
| NV | nausea and vomiting |
| PML | progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| PMRS | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| QCT | quantitative computed tomography |
| RRE | round, reactive, equal |
| RUG | Retrograde Urethrogram |
| SA | Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus |
| SME | significant medical event; subject matter expert |
| SOL | space occupying lesion |
| TMN | Tumor Metastases Nodes (universal tumor staging system) |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| U/A | urinalysis |
| UCC | Urgent Care Center |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| ZMC | zygomaticomaxillary complex |
| c.n.s. | to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus) |
| p¯ | After meals. As in take two tablets after meals. |
| supr | superior, supervision |
| susp | suspension |
| u/o | urine output |
