What is NCHS in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of NCHS. However, what is the meaning of the medical abbreviation NCHS?
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What does NCHS medical abbreviation stand for?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the NCHS medical abbreviation is national center for health statistics.
NCHS: national center for health statistics
Related Medical Abbreviations
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| BED | binge eating disorder |
| BET | Benign Essential Tremor |
| BSLE | bullous systemic lupus erythematosus |
| CD-ROM | compact disc read-only memory |
| CHADS | congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or TIA |
| CIC | Clean Intermittent Catheterization |
| CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement amendments |
| COT | Nicotine/Cotinine (COT test) |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase; creatine phosphokinase |
| CPPV | continuous positive pressure ventilation |
| CRVO | Central Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| DHS | dynamic hip screw |
| FCB | fibrocystic breast |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| GAL | galactosemia |
| GM | grandmother; genetically modified |
| GSR | galvanic skin response |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| HID | Health Information Design; herniated intervertebral disc |
| IABC | intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation |
| ICU | Intensive care unit. The patient was moved to the intensive care unit. |
| IMRT | intensity-modulated radiation therapy |
| IPI | international prognostic index |
| LAD | Left Anterior Descending (coronary artery); Left Axis Deviation |
| LTL | laparoscopic tubal ligation |
| MAST | military anti-shock trousers |
| MID | multi-infarct dementia; minimum infective dose |
| MMT | manual muscle test |
| NQMI | non-Q wave myocardial infarction |
| NSBGP | Non-Specific Bowel Gas Pattern |
| PM&R | physical medicine and rehabilitation |
| PRB | performance review board |
| PTC | points to consider; plasma thromboplastin component; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; papillary thyroid cancer |
| PUL | percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy |
| PVR | Post Void Residual |
| RIBA | recombinant immunoblot assay |
| TBG | thyroid-binding globulin |
| TNF-I | tumor necrosis factor inhibitor |
| Tx | treatment; thromboxane; traction; transplant |
| VFM | value for money |
| conc | concentrated |
| fld | fluid |
| flex | flexion |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter |
| h.s. | At bedtime. As in taking a medicine at bedtime. |
| inj | injection; injury |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter |
| mr | milliroentgen |
| plt | platelet |
| unilat. | unilateral |
