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Acrônimos de terminologia médica
15/05/10
| Acronym | Meaning |
| A/G | Albumin/Globulin Ratio |
| A&O | Alert & Oriented |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| AAD | Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea |
| AAO | Alert, Awake, And Oriented |
| AAS | Acute Abdominal Series |
| ABD | Abdomen |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| AC | Before Eating |
| ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
| ad lib | As Much As Needed |
| ADH | Anti-Diuretic Hormone |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction. | Acute Dystonic Reaction |
| AED | Antiepileptic Drug |
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation Or Afebrile |
| AFB | Acid-Fast Bacilli |
| AFP | Alpha-Fetoprotein |
| AI | Aortic Insufficiency |
| AKA | Above The Knee Amputation |
| ALD | Alcoholic Liver Disease |
| ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| Amb | Ambulate |
| AML | Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| ANA | Antinuclear Antibody |
| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System |
| AOB | Alcohol On Breath |
| AODM | Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
| AP | Anteroposterior Or Abdominal – Perineal |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
| AS | Aortic Stenosis |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| ASD | Atrial Septal Defect |
| ASHD | Atherosclerotic Heart Disease |
| AV | Atrioventricular |
| A-V | Arteriovenous |
| BBB | Bundle Branch Block |
| BCAA | Branched Chain Amino Acids |
| BE | Barium Enema |
| BEE | Basal Energy Expenditure |
| bid | Twice A Day |
| BKA | Below The Knee Amputation |
| BM | Bone Marrow Or Bowel Movement |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| BOM | Bilateral Otitis Media |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy |
| BPM | Beats Per Minute |
| BRBPR | Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
| BRP | Bathroom Privileges |
| BS | Bowel Or Breath Sounds |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| BW | Body Weight |
| BX | Biopsy |
| c | With |
| C/O | Complaining Of |
| CA | Cancer |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CAA | Crystalline Amino Acids |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CAT | Computerized Axial Tomography |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CBG | Capillary Blood Gas |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| CCU | Clean Catch Urine Or Cardiac Care Unit |
| CCV | Critical Closing Volume |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CGL | Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CHO | Carbohydrate |
| CI | Cardiac Index |
| CML | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CN | Cranial Nerves |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CO | Cardiac Output |
| COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CP | Chest Pain Or Cerebral Palsy |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| CPK | Creatine Phosphokinase |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CRCL | Creatinine Clearance |
| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CT | Computerized Tomography |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident Or Costovertebral Angle |
| CVAT | Cva Tenderness |
| CVP | Central Venous Pressure |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| D&C | Dilation And Curettage |
| D5W | 5% Dextrose In Water |
| DAT | Diet As Tolerated |
| DAW | Dispense As Written |
| DC | Discontinue Or Discharge |
| DDx | Differential Diagnosis |
| DI | Diabetes Insipidus |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
| DIP | Distal Interphalangeal Joint |
| DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
| DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| dL | Deciliter |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| DOA | Dead On Arrival |
| DOE | Dyspnea On Exertion |
| DPL | Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
| DPT | Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus |
| DTR | Deep Tendon Reflexes |
| DVT | Deep Venous Thrombosis |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| EAA | Essential Amino Acids |
| EBL | Estimated Blood Loss |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| EFAD | Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| EMV | Eyes, Motor, Verbal Response (Glasgow Coma Scale) |
| ENT | Ears, Nose, And Throat |
| EOM | Extraocular Muscles |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio -Pancreatography |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| ET | Endotracheal |
| ETOH | Ethanol |
| ETT | Endotracheal Tube |
| EUA | Examination Under Anesthesia |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| FEV | Forced Expiratory Volume |
| FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
| FRC | Functional Residual Capacity |
| FTT | Failure To Thrive |
| FU | Follow-Up |
| FUO | Fever Of Unknown Origin |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| Fx | Fracture |
| GC | Gonorrhea |
| GETT | General By Endotracheal Tube |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| H/H | Henderson- Hasselbach Equation Or Hemoglobin/ Hematocrit |
| HA | Headache |
| HAA | Hepatitis B Surface Antigen |
| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus |
| HBP | High Blood Pressure |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| HEENT | Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HJR | Hepatojugular Reflex |
| HLA | Histocompatibility Locus Antigen |
| HO | History Of |
| HOB | Head Of Bed |
| HPF | High Power Field |
| HPI | History Of Present Illness |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HS | At Bedtime |
| HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly |
| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| Hx | History |
| I&O | Intake And Output |
| ICS | Intercostal Space |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| IG | Immunoglobulin |
| IHSS | Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IMV | Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation |
| INF | Intravenous Nutritional Fluid |
| IPPB | Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing |
| IRBBB | Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block |
| IRDM | Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus |
| IT | Interthecal |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVC | Intravenous Cholangiogram | Inferior Vena Cava |
| IVP | Intravenous Pyelogram |
| JODM | Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
| JVD | Jugular Venous Distention |
| KOR | Keep Open Rate |
| KUB | Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder |
| KVO | Keep Vein Open |
| L | Left |
| LAD | Left Axis Deviation Or Left Anterior Descending |
| LAE | Left Atrial Enlargement |
| LAHB | Left Anterior Hemiblock |
| LAP | Left Atrial Pressure Or Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase |
| LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| LE | Lupus Erythematosus |
| LIH | Left Inguinal Hernia |
| LLL | Left Lower Lobe |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| LNMP | Last Normal Menstrual Period |
| LOC | Loss Of Consciousness Or Level Of Consciousness |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LUL | Left Upper Lobe |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| LV | Left Ventricle |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| LVH | Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
| MAO | Monoamine Oxidase |
| MAP | Mean Arterial Pressure |
| MAST | Medical Antishock Trousers |
| MBT | Maternal Blood Type |
| MCH | Mean Cell Hemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration |
| MCV | Mean Cell Volume |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction Or Mitral Insufficiency |
| mL | Milliliter |
| MLE | Midline Episiotomy |
| MMEF | Maximal Mid Expiratory Flow |
| mmol | Millimole |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRSA | Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis Or Mitral Stenosis, Or Morphine Sulfate |
| MSSA | Methicillin-Sensitive Staph Aureus |
| MVA | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| MVI | Multivitamin Injection |
| MVV | Maximum Voluntary Ventilation |
| NAD | No Active Disease |
| NAS | No Added Salt |
| NCV | Nerve Conduction Velocity |
| NED | No Evidence Of Recurrent Disease |
| ng | Nanogram |
| NG | Nasogastric |
| NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| NKA | No Known Allergies |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| NRM | No Regular Medications |
| NSAID | Non-Steroidal Anti- Inflammatory Drugs |
| NSR | Normal Sinus Rhythm |
| NT | Nasotracheal |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| OCG | Oral Cholecystogram |
| OD | Overdose Or Right Eye |
| OM | Otitis Media |
| OOB | Out Of Bed |
| OPV | Oral Polio Vaccine |
| OR | Operating Room |
| OS | Left Eye |
| OU | Both Eyes |
| P | Para |
| P&PD | Percussion And Postural Drainage |
| PA | Posteroanterior |
| PAC | Premature Atrial Contraction |
| PAO2 | Alveolar Oxygen |
| PaO2 | Peripheral Arterial Oxygen Content |
| PAP | Pulmonary Artery Pressure |
| PAT | Paroxysymal Atrial Tachycardia |
| PC | After Eating |
| PCWP | Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
| PDA | Patent Ductus Arteriosus |
| PDR | Physicians Desk Reference |
| PE | Pulmonary Embolus, Or Physical Exam Or Pleural Effusion |
| PEEP | Positive End Expiratory Pressure |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Tests |
| pg | Picogram |
| PI | Pulmonic Insufficiency Disease |
| PKU | Phenylketonuria |
| PMH | Previous Medical History |
| PMI | Point Of Maximal Impulse |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte (Neutrophil) |
| PND | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea |
| PO | By Mouth |
| POD | Post-Op Day |
| PP | Postprandial Or Pulsus Paradoxus |
| PPD | Purified Protein Derivative |
| PR | By Rectum |
| PRBC | Packed Red Blood Cells |
| PRN | As Needed |
| PS | Pulmonic Stenosis |
| PT | Prothrombin Time, Or Physical Therapy |
| Pt | Patient |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| PTH | Parathyroid Hormone |
| PTHC | Percutanous Transhepatic Cholangiogram |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| PUD | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contraction |
| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| q | Every (E.G. Q6H = Every 6 Hours) |
| q4h, q6h…. | Every 4 Hours, Every 6 Hours Etc. |
| qd | Every Day |
| qh | Every Hour |
| qid | Four Times A Day |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| qod | Every Other Day |
| Qs/Qt | Shunt Fraction |
| Qt | Total Cardiac Output |
| R | Right |
| R/O | Rule Out |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis Or Right Atrium |
| RAD | Right Atrial Axis Deviation |
| RAE | Right Atrial Enlargement |
| RAP | Right Atrial Pressure |
| RBBB | Right Bundle Branch Block |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RBP | Retinol-Binding Protein |
| RDA | Recommended Daily Allowance |
| RDW | Red Cell Distribution Width |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| RIH | Right Inguinal Hernia |
| RLL | Right Lower Lobe |
| RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
| RML | Right Middle Lobe |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| ROM | Range Of Motion |
| ROS | Review Of Systems |
| RPG | Retrograde Pyelogram |
| RRR | Regular Rate And Rhythm |
| RT | Respiratory Or Radiation Therapy |
| RTA | Renal Tubular Acidosis |
| RTC | Return To Clinic |
| RU | Resin Uptake |
| RUG | Retrograde Urethogram |
| RUL | Right Upper Lobe |
| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |
| RV | Residual Volume |
| RVH | Right Ventricular Hyperthrophy |
| Rx | Treatment |
| s | Without | Ss = One-Half |
| S&E | Sugar And Acetone |
| SA | Sinoatrial |
| SAA | Synthetic Amino Acid |
| SBE | Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
| SBFT | Small Bowel Follow Through |
| SBS | Short Bowel Syndrome |
| SCr | Serum Creatinine |
| SEM | Systolic Ejection Murmur |
| SG | Swan-Ganz |
| SGA | Small For Gestational Age |
| SGGT | Serum Gamma- Glutamyl Transpeptidase |
| SGOT | Serum Glutamic- Oxaloacetic Transaminase |
| SGPT | Serum Glutamic- Pyruvic Transaminase |
| SIADH | Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone |
| Sig | Write On Label |
| SIMV | Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation |
| Sl | Sublingual |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematous |
| SMO | Slips Made Out |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
| SQ | Subcutaneous |
| STAT | Immediately |
| SVD | Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
| Sx | Symptoms |
| T&C | Type And Cross |
| T&H | Type And Hold |
| TAH | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBG | Total Binding Globulin |
| Td | Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TIBC | Total Iron Binding Capacity |
| Tid | Three Times A Day |
| TIG | Tetanus Immune Globulin |
| TKO | To Keep Open |
| TLC | Total Lung Capacity |
| TMJ | Temporo Mandibular Joint |
| TNTC | Too Numerous To Count |
| TO | Telephone Order |
| TOPV | Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| TT | Thrombin Time |
| TTP | Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| TU | Tuberculin Units |
| TUR | Transurethral Resection |
| TURBT | Tur Bladder Tumors |
| TURP | Transurethral Resection Of Prostate |
| TV | Tidal Volume |
| TVH | Total Vaginal Hysterectomy |
| tw | Twice A Week |
| Tx | Treatment, Transplant |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| UAC | Uric Acid | Umbilical Artery Catheter |
| UAO | Upper Airway Obstruction |
| UBD | Universal Blood Donor |
| UC | Ulcerative Colitis | Umbilical Cord |
| ud | As Directed |
| UFH | Unfractionated Heparin |
| UGI | Upper Gastrointestinal |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| URQ | Upper Right Quadrant |
| US | Ultrasound |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| UUN | Urinary Urea Nitrogen |
| UVA | Ultraviolet A Light |
| V/Q | Ventilation – Perfusion |
| VAD | Venous Access Device |
| VC | Vital Capacity |
| VCT | Venous Clotting Time |
| VCUG | Voiding Cysourethrogram |
| VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (Test For Syphilis) |
| VMA | Vanillymadelic Acid |
| VO | Verbal Or Voice Order |
| VRE | Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus |
| VSS | Vital Signs Stable |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| VV | Varicose Veins |
| VW | Vessel Wall |
| VWD | Von Willebrand’S Disease |
| VZV | Varicella Zoster Virus |
| WB | Whole Blood |
| WBC | |
| WBR | Whole Body Radiation |
| WD | Well Developed |
| WF | White Female |
| WIA | Wounded In Action |
| WID | Widow, Widower |
| WM | White Male |
| WN | Well Nourished |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| WO | Written Order | Weeks Old | Wide Open. |
| WOP | Without Pain |
| WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White |
| W-T-D | Wet To Dry |
| X2d | Times 2 Days. |
| XMM | Xeromammography |
| XOM | Extraocular Movements |
| XS | Excessive |
| XULN | Times Upper Limit Of Normal |
| YF | Yellow Fever |
| YLC | Youngest Living Child |
| yo | Years Old |
| YOB | Year Of Birth |
| yr | Year |
| ytd | Year To Date |
| ZDV | Zidovudine |
| ZE | Zollinger-Ellison |
| Zn | Zinc |
| ZnO | Zinc Oxide |
| ZSB | Zero Stools Since Birth |
Legal abbreviations: e.g. or i.e.?
31/01/10
It is known that Latin expressions are widely used in legal texts, and in most cases they are left untranslated, i.e., as originally worded in Latin. Some of these expressions include, e.g., a posteriori (from the latter), ab initio (from the beginning), ad hoc (to this), among others. A comprehensive list of Latin phrases including the English translation thereof may be handy for those who are not familiar with Latin expressions and their meanings.
The two Latin abbreviations in bold in the preceding paragraph are not an exception. They appear in almost all legal documents. Both are originated from Latin, but have different meanings, and must NOT be confused. While e.g. means “for example” (from the Latin expression exempli gratia), the abbreviation i.e. means “that is” (from the Latin expression id est). Mais >
Verbosity
01/12/08
A number of translators are not aware of the fact that it will not be an assassination of the grammar of the English language to eliminate the one word that is a signal of verbosity.
There is a number of manners one can be verbose in writing. One of which, particularly for translators translating from Portuguese into English, is to use a particular word an excessive number of times in a sentence.
What word are we talking about? Anyone?
To illustrate verbosity, “excessively” could have been used above instead of “an excessive number of times”. Why use five (5) words when one will suffice?
