What is SA node in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of SA node. However, what does the medical term SA node stand for?
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What is the SA node medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation SA node means sinoatrial node.
SA node: sinoatrial node
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| BUE | both upper extremities |
| BV | bacterial vaginosis |
| BW | birth weight; body weight |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity, performed to detect infection. |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| CTPA | computed tomography pulmonary angiogram |
| DVT | Deep Venous Thrombosis |
| ET | eustachian tube; esotropia; embryo transfer; estrogen therapy; enterostomal therapist; endotracheal |
| F/U | Follow-Up |
| FGT | female genital tract |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| GBS | Group B streptococcus; Guillain-Barre syndrome; gallbladder series |
| HBeAg | Hepatitis B e antigen |
| HGV | hepatitis g virus |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen; human lymphocyte antigen |
| II | intellectual impairment |
| IOP | Intra-Ocular Pressure |
| IUCD | intrauterine contraceptive device |
| LAT | left anterolateral thigh |
| LCD | liquor carbonis detergens |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| MAO-B | monoamine oxidase-b |
| MBD | minimal brain dysfunction |
| MCAT | Medical College Admissions Test |
| OOB | Out Of Bed |
| PSD | patient specific direction |
| QIO | quality improvement organization |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| RLW | right lateral wrist |
| RTI | reverse transcriptase inhibitors; respiratory tract infection |
| RTW | return to work |
| Ra | radium |
| RhoGAM | rh immune globulin |
| SCLCA | Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| SCT | stem cell transplantation; sickle cell trait; salmon calcitonin |
| SERM | selective estrogen receptor modulator |
| SIE | stroke in evolution |
| T&S | Type and Screen |
| TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
| TBT | tracheobronchial tree |
| VP Shunt | ventricular peritoneal shunt |
| fem | femoral; female |
| incompl | incomplete |
| mHz | megahertz (1 million hertz) |
| psychol | psychologist |
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| unilat. | unilateral |
