What is the medical abbreviation mmHg?
In some cases, the abbreviation mmHg may have a few different meanings. However, what does the medical term mmHg mean?
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What does mmHg medical abbreviation mean?
In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation mmHg means millimeter of mercury.
mmHg: millimeter of mercury
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| A/V Ratio | Arteriolar/Venous Ratio |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| AIN | Acute Interstitial Nephritis |
| BAC | blood alcohol concentration; bronchoalveolar cells |
| BFR | blood flow rate |
| BMK | birthmark |
| BMS | burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression |
| BTFS | breast tumor frozen section |
| CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; central auditory processing disorder |
| CSU | catheter specimen of urine |
| DAT | diet as tolerated |
| DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
| DFA | Direct Fluorescent Antibody |
| DISIDA | diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy) |
| EFM | electronic fetal monitor |
| Ed.D | Doctor of Education |
| FNE | fiberoptic nasal endoscopy |
| FiO2 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| I&O | Ins and Outs |
| ISG | immune serum globulin |
| IUCD | intrauterine contraceptive device |
| IWMI | inferior wall myocardial infarction |
| LIH | left inguinal herniorrhaphy |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MAI | mycobacterium avium intracellular |
| MLPA | multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification |
| N | Nausea |
| OR | operating room |
| PBC | Primary Billiary Cirrhosis |
| PEEP | positive end expiratory pressure |
| PERRLA+C | pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
| RS3PE | symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema |
| RVVC | recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| SA | Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus |
| SCLE | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| SOS | sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; help needed distress signal (save our ship) |
| SaO2 | arterial blood-oxygen saturation |
| TBE | tick-borne encephalitis |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography; transesophageal endoscopy; transesophageal echocardiogram |
| TGV | thoracic gas volume |
| W/C | wheelchair |
| bili | bilirubin |
| dept | department |
| grav | pregnancy (gravida) |
| pulm | pulmonary |
| recc | recommend or recommended |
| ut | uterus |
