What does the IFG medical term stand for?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation IFG. However, what does the medical abbreviation IFG mean?
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What does IFG medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation IFG stands for impaired fasting glucose.
IFG: impaired fasting glucose
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| COWS | clinical opiate withdrawal scale |
| CRIF | closed reduction-internal fixation |
| CST | contraction stress test; Certified Surgical Technologist |
| CTPA | computed tomography pulmonary angiogram |
| DOH | department of health |
| DXT | radiotherapy |
| EDP | erythema dyschromicum perstans |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
| GCA | giant cell arteritis |
| HT | hypertension; hormone therapy |
| IPPB | intermittent positive pressure breathing |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth retardation |
| IgM | immunoglobulin M |
| JOD | juvenile-onset diabetes |
| MRS | magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
| PCD | pacing cardioverter/defibrillator; percutaneous drainage; pneumatic compression device; programmed cell death |
| PCM | Pacemaker |
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| RVA | rabies vaccine, adsorbed |
| Rbcs | red blood cells |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SMG | submandibular gland |
| SSDI | Social Security disability insurance |
| STAT | Immediately |
| T&C | Type and Cross |
| TEA | tetraethylammonium |
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| Tm | Thulium (element) |
| UAP | unlicensed assistive personnel; unstable angina pectoris |
| UB | upper body |
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| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| UMN | Upper Motor Neuron |
| Ua | uranium |
| VH | vitreous hemorrhage; viral hepatitis; visual hallucinations |
| VLBW | very low birth weight |
| WIC | women, infants, children |
| Wed | Wednesday |
| caps | capsules |
| ddI | didanosine |
| dept | department |
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| ssDNA | single-stranded DNA |
| vit | vitamin |
