What does the medical abbreviation POP mean?
The abbreviation POP may have a few different meanings. However, what does the medical abbreviation POP stand for?
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What does POP medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the POP medical abbreviation is the meaning of Popliteal.
POP: Popliteal
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| Anuric | Not producing urine. A person who is anuric is often critical and may require dialysis. |
| CBW | chemical and biological warfare |
| CDE | Complete dental (oral) evaluation. |
| CMT | Cervical Motion Tenderness; Charcot Marie Tooth |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 (inhibitors) |
| CTG | cathepsin G |
| ChE | cholinesterase |
| ETCO2 | end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| EX FIX | External Fixation |
| F/U | Follow-Up |
| FNP | family nurse practitioner |
| FOB | foot of bed; fiberoptic bronchoscopy; fecal occult blood; father of baby |
| H&H | Hemoglobin and Hematocrit |
| H/O or h/o | History of. A past event that occurred. |
| HI | Homicidal Ideation |
| HZV | herpes zoster virus |
| HbS | Hemoglobin S |
| ICH | Intra-Cranial Hemorrhage |
| IOP | Intra-Ocular Pressure |
| IPSID | immunoproliferative small intestinal disease |
| KPI | key performance indicator |
| LN | Lymph Node also Liquid Nitrogen |
| LOP | left occiput posterior |
| MDRTB | Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis |
| MST | multi-systemic therapy |
| MT | medical technologist |
| ND | not diagnosed; normal delivery; nondistended; Doctor of Naturopathy; neck dissection |
| PAWP | pulmonary artery wedge pressure |
| PCOD | Poly-Cystic Ovarian Disease |
| PEA | pulseless electrical activity |
| PMR | polymyalgia rheumatica |
| POS | problem oriented system; point of service |
| PSIS | posterior-superior iliac spine |
| PTC | points to consider; plasma thromboplastin component; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; papillary thyroid cancer |
| PUS | prostate ultrasound |
| RG | right gluteal/gluteus |
| TAB | Threatened Abortion; also Therapeutic Abortion |
| TED | thrombo embolic deterrent |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| UVC | umbilical venous catheter |
| VBAC | Vaginal Birth After Cesearean Section |
| VCUG | Voiding Cysto-Urethrogram |
| bid | twice a day (bis in die) |
| d/w | discussed with |
| equiv | equivalent |
| ht | height |
| mIU | milli-international unit |
| sci | science |
| skel | skeletal |
| spont | spontaneous |
| vit | vitamin |
