What does the medical term Ig stand for?
The abbreviation Ig may have a few different meanings. However, what does the medical abbreviation Ig stand for?
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What does Ig medical abbreviation mean?
In medical field, the Ig medical abbreviation stands for immunoglobulin.
Ig: immunoglobulin
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| BRBPR | Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
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| C/O | Complains Of |
| CCP | clinical care pathway |
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| CD4 | helper T lymphocytes |
| CEU | continuing education unit |
| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias |
| CRS-R | Conners Rating Scales-Revised |
| Crt | creatinine |
| DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
| DQ | developmental quotient |
| ENG | electronystagmography; electronystagmogram |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| FBG | fasting blood glucose |
| FDS | flexor digitorum superficialis |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FPL | flexor pollicis longus |
| HCA | health care assistant |
| HTLV-III | human t lymphotropic virus type iii |
| IFR | infection fatality ratio; instrument flight rules |
| IPF | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| LR | Lactated Ringers |
| Leu | leucine |
| MDA | medical device alert |
| MP MIA | microlatex particle mediated immunoassay |
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| PK test | Prausnitz-kustner test |
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| RD | Retinal Detachment; also Registered Dietician |
| RMT | retromolar trigone |
| SAARD | slow-acting antirheumatic drug(s) |
| SALT | speech and language therapy |
| SHE | safety, health and environment |
| Sr | Strontium (element) |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
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| UEC | urgent and emergency care |
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| qp | as much as desired (quantum placeat) |
| sp. Gr. | specific gravity |
