What does TIPS medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the TIPS medical term stand for?

There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation TIPS. However, what does the TIPS medical term stand for?

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What is the TIPS medical abbreviation?

In medicine, the medical term TIPS stands for Transvenous Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Shunt.

TIPS: Transvenous Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Shunt

ANC	Absolute Neutrophil Count
CATH	Catheterization
CNO	Chief Nursing Officer
CVRB	critical value read back
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid; does not apply
ENG	electronystagmography; electronystagmogram
FMD	family physician
FPG	fasting plasma glucose
FVD	fluid volume deficit
GBM	Glioblastoma Multiforme
H2	Histamine 2
HSP	Henoch Shonlein Purpura
IGRA	interferon gamma release assay
IPPB	intermittent positive pressure breathing
LATS	long-acting thyroid stimulator
LUA	left upper arm
Lytes	Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride).
MDA	medical device alert
MDD	maximum daily dose; major depressive disorder
MM	Multiple Myeloma
MW	molecular weight; microwave
NLT	not less than
OOB	Out Of Bed
PA-C	Certified Physician Assistant
PERRLA+C	pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated
PMU	pain management unit
PVC	Premature Ventricular Contraction
Pap test	Papanicolaou test (smear)
RID	radial immunodiffusion
RIMA	Right Internal Mammary Artery
RRR	Regular Rate and Rhythm
RTT	referral to treatment
RVEF	right ventricular ejection factor
Rh	Rhodium (element); Rhesus factor
S/E	side effects
SBS	small bowel series; sick building syndrome
SNRI	serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
SRI	serotonin reuptake inhibitor
TG	Triglycerides
TKA	Total Knee Arthroplasty
WNL	Within Normal Limits
cm2	square centimeter
dir	direct; director; direction
flex	flexion
g/dL	gram per deciliter
jnt	joint
mCi	millicurie
mIU	milli-international unit
od	every day (omnes dies)
osteo	osteo myelitis
psi	per square inch (pounds)