What does the NH medical term stand for?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of NH. However, what is the meaning of the medical abbreviation NH?
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What does NH medical abbreviation mean?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation NH is Nursing Home.
NH: Nursing Home
Related Medical Abbreviations
| AD LIB | As Desired |
| BS&O | bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy |
| CDE | Complete dental (oral) evaluation. |
| CN | Cranial Nerves |
| CNR | closed nasal reduction |
| D&O | diagnostic and observation |
| ENG | electronystagmography; electronystagmogram |
| EX LAP | Exploratory Laparotomy |
| FCB | fibrocystic breast |
| FHT | fetal heart tone(s) |
| FPIA | fluorescence polarization immunoassay |
| FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| GOMER | Slang for “get out of my emergency room.” |
| GUM | genitourinary medicine |
| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| MBD | minimal brain dysfunction |
| MHC | Mental Health Center; major histocompatibility complex |
| MMFR | maximum mid-expiratory flow rate |
| NAD | No Apparent Distress; No Acute Disease |
| NIHSS | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale |
| NUCS | Nuclear Medicine |
| P&P | pins and plaster |
| R&R | rate and rhythm |
| RD | Retinal Detachment; also Registered Dietician |
| REE | resting energy expenditure |
| RTA | renal tubular acidosis; road traffic accident |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| T&S | Type and Screen |
| TD | Tetanus and Diptheria Vaccination; Tardive Dyskinesia |
| TLI | total lymphoid irradiation |
| TTE | Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram |
| TURP | Transurethral Prostatectomy |
| Tb | Terbium (element) |
| Tm | Thulium (element) |
| Trig | triglyceride |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZMC | zygomaticomaxillary complex |
| chem | chemical, chemistry |
| cryo | cryosurgery; cryoprecipitate |
| decub | decubitus (lying down) |
| gest | gestational |
| in | inch (25.4 mm); inch |
| lab | laboratory |
| mOsm | milliosmole |
| nL | nanoliter (billionth of a liter) |
| pct | percent |
| qp | as much as desired (quantum placeat) |
| sim | similar and simplated |
| ur | urine |
