What does the abbreviation U/S stand for in medical terms?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of U/S abbreviation. However, what does the medical abbreviation U/S mean?
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What does U/S medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation U/S stands for ultrasound.
U/S: ultrasound
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| B-Med | behavioral medicine |
| BRAO | Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion |
| BS&O | bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy |
| C/TG | cholesterol/triglyceride ratio |
| CHL | conductive hearing loss |
| CSP | carotid sinus pressure |
| DDAVP | desmopressin acetate |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| ETT | Exercise Tolerance Test; also Endotracheal Tube |
| F&N | Febrile and Neutropenic |
| FFL | flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy |
| FFPE | fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue |
| GABRB3 | GABAA receptor gene |
| H&L | heart and lungs |
| HSM | Holo-Systolic Murmur; also Hepato-Splenomegaly |
| IDU | idouridizine; idoxuridine; injection drug user |
| IOV | initial office visit |
| IPPB | intermittent positive pressure breathing |
| L-3 | third lumbar vertebra |
| LTV | long-term variability |
| MEN | multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| Min | minute; minimum |
| NFP | natural family planning |
| NL | normal |
| NMJ | neuromuscular junction |
| PEEP | positive end expiratory pressure |
| PR/R | per rectum/rectal |
| PSO | patient services office |
| PTX | Pneumothorax |
| PUBS | percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
| R/O | Rule Out |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| RLW | right lateral wrist |
| RPLND | Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection |
| RPM | revolutions per minute |
| SCD | sequential compression device; sudden cardiac death |
| SHE | safety, health and environment |
| STV | short term variability |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TCC | Transitional Cell Cancer |
| TCD | transcranial doppler |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| UEC | urgent and emergency care |
| bicarb | (Sodium) bicarbonate |
| cs | conditioned stimulus |
| d4t | stavudine |
| del | delivery, delivered |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate [case sensitive] |
| o.m. | every morning (omni mane) |
| per | period(ic); for each; through or by |
