What does IS medical abbreviation mean?

What does the medical term IS stand for?

The abbreviation IS may have a few different meanings. However, what is IS in medical terms?

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What is IS medical abbreviation?

In medical field, However, the medical abbreviation IS stands for incentive spirometry; intercostal space.

IS: incentive spirometry; intercostal space

AFR	Acute renal failure
BCE	basal cell epithelioma; bone collagen equivalents
BDI	beck depression inventory
Baso	basophil
CBF	cerebral blood flow
CFU	colony forming unit
DIC	Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
EHT	estrogen hormone therapy
ES	Epidural Steroids
EWCL	Extended Wear Contact Lens
FICS	Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
FU	follow-up
GER	gastroesophageal reflux
HCO	health care organization
HMG-CoA	hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A
HTN	Hypertension
ITB	iliotibial band
IgM	immunoglobulin M
LAFB	left anterior fascicular block
LGL	large granular lymphocyte; Lown Ganong Levine syndrome
LSK	liver, spleen, kidneys
MLF	medial longitudinal fasciculus
MSR	motor sensory reflex
N/C	nasal cannula; no complaints
OOH	out of hospital
PHT	public health technician
PVC	Premature Ventricular Contraction
RLFa	right lateral forearm
RRE	round, reactive, equal
Ra	radium
SA	Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus
SERM	selective estrogen receptor modulator
SK	Seborrheic Keratosis; also Streptokinase
ScM	Master of Science
SpO2	pulse oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry)
T4	thyroxine
TIS	tumor in situ
TO	telephone order
UA	Urine Analysis; also Uric Acid
WOB	work of breathing
chem	chemical, chemistry
crit	Hematocrit
imp	impression
irrig	irrigate, irrigation
kU/L	kilounit per liter (allergy testing)
mem	member; memory
nL	nanoliter (billionth of a liter)
obsd	observed
q.p.	as much as desired (quantum placeat)
tbc	tubercle bacillus
ur	urine