What is the meaning of the S/Sx medical abbreviation?
There may be more than one meaning of S/Sx. Here is the meaning of S/Sx mean in medical terms.
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What does S/Sx medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation S/Sx means signs/symptoms.
S/Sx: signs/symptoms
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| BIOT | biotinidase deficiency |
| CDU | chemical dependency unit |
| CETR | care, education and treatment review |
| COAD | chronic obstructive airways disease |
| ChE | cholinesterase |
| DAI | diffuse axonal injury |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| Dy | Dysprosium (element) |
| EBH | evidence-based healthcare |
| EES | Erythromycin (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) |
| FSBS | finger stick blood glucose/sugar |
| Fe | Iron (element) |
| GAL | galactosemia |
| GD | gestational diabetes |
| GG | gamma globulin |
| GMR | Gallups, Murmurs, Rubs |
| HCC | Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| HCST | hematopoietic stem cell transplant |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| IDV | indinavir (antiviral drug) |
| IGIV | immune globulin intravenous |
| IMA | inferior mesenteric artery |
| IPP | intermittent positive pressure |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVMD | in vitro medical device |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| MMT | manual muscle test |
| NED | no evidence of disease |
| NIL | negative intraepithelial lesion |
| Nb | Niobium (element) |
| OI | opportunistic infection |
| OPV | oral polio vaccine |
| P-Thal | Persantine Thallium |
| PCA | Patient Controlled Analgesia |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PU | passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer |
| Peds | pediatrics |
| SI units | International System of Units (Systeme International) |
| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
| SPA | sperm penetration assay; single point of access |
| TE | therapeutic equivalence; toxoplasmic encephalitis |
| TORCH | toxoplasmosis, other (hepatitis b, syphilis), rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex 2 |
| UFC | urinary free cortisol |
| eIPV | enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| inj | injection; injury |
| meds | medicines |
| pIgR | polymeric immunoglobulin receptor |
| sph | spherical |