What is TEF medical abbreviation?

What does TEF mean in medical terms?

There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation TEF. However, what does the medical abbreviation TEF mean?

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What does TEF medical abbreviation stand for?

In the medical field, the medical abbreviation TEF stands for tracheoesophageal fistula.

TEF: tracheoesophageal fistula

AMA	Against Medical Advice; American Medical Association
APPY	Appendectomy
BOA	born out of asepsis; behavioral observation audiometry
C-spine	cervical spine
CUC	chronic ulcerative colitis
CVRB	critical value read back
D&D	dehydration and diarrhea
DDS	Doctor of Dental Surgery
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis
DUI	driving under the influence
DVM	Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Dy	Dysprosium (element)
E&A	evaluate and advise
EHL	electrohydraulic lithotripsy; extensor hallucis longus
ENT	otorhinolaryngology/otolaryngologist; ear, nose and throat
FCE	functional capacity evaluation
FX	Fracture
G6PD	glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GITT	glucose insulin tolerance test
GSR	galvanic skin response
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
HUS	Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
ISR	immune status ration
IVU	intravenous urography
LAFa	left anterior forearm
MMI	methimazole
MNT	medical nutrition therapy
MVR	Mitral Valve Replacement
O/W	Otherwise
PFD	personal flotation device (life jacket)
PHS	Public Health Service
PTCA	Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
PZA	pyrazinamide
RML	Right Middle Lobe
ROP	retinopathy of prematurity; right occiput posterior (position)
RR	Respiratory Rate
RTA	renal tubular acidosis; road traffic accident
SOB	Shortness of breath.
SVE	sterile vaginal examination
T&X	type and crossmatch
T/C	to consider
TBG	thyroid-binding globulin
bicarb	(Sodium) bicarbonate
ch px	chicken pox
del	delivery, delivered
mono	monocyte; mononucleosis
perf	perforation
prep	preparation
rRNA	ribosomal RNA
sono	sonogram
tachy	tachycardia