Medical Abbreviations

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Abbreviations ABG ADHD AF AG AGE AIDS AOR AS ALTE ASD BPD BW BO CVS CHD CMV COH CLD CPAP CTEV DIL DIVC DXT EBM ET ELBW EBV ETT FG FIO2 FTT GCS GA GBS GDM GMH-IVH GOR G6PD

Meaning Arterial Blood Gas Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Anterior Fontanelle Abdominal Girth Acute Gastroenteritis Acquired immune deficiency syndrome At Own Risk Apgar Score Apparent Life Threatening Event Arterial Septal Defect Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Birth Weight Bowels Opened Cardiovascular System Congenital Heart Disease Cytomegalovirus Circumference of Head Chronic Lung Disease Continuous Positive Airways Pressure Congenital Talipes Equino Varus Death In Line Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Dextrostix Expressed Breast Milk Exchange Transfusion Extreme Low Birth Weight Epstein Barr Virus Endo Tracheal Tube French Gauge Fractional Inspired Oxygen Concentration Failure To Thrive Glasgow Coma Scale Gestational Age Group B Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Germinal Matrix-Intraventricular Haemorrhage Gastro Oesophaegeal reflux Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Page 2

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HDN HIE HSP HbO2 IDM I:E IT ITP I/O IEM IPPV IVH IVIG IUGR INO LBW LMSL LV LSCS MAP MAS MCT MMSL MMR NEC NICU NIBP NIDDM NND NNJ/NJ NNM NNU NP NPU PA P/U PIH PIE PTB

Haemolytic Disease Of Newborn Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Henoch Schonlein Purpura Head Box Oxygen Infant Of Diabetic Mother Inspiratory : Expiratory Ratio Inspiratory Time Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Input /Output Inborn Error Of Metabolism Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation Intraventricular Haemorrhage Intravenous Immunoglobulin Intrauterine Growth Retardation Restriction Inhaled Nitric Oxide Low Birth Weight (2.5kg) Large for Gestational Age Left Ventricular LA-Left Atrium Mean Airway Pressure / Mean Arterial Pressure Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Medium Chain Triglycerides Moderate Meconium Stained Liquor Mumps, Measles and Rubella Necrotising Enterocolitis Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Non-Invasive BP Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Neonatal Death Neonatal Jaundice Neonatal Mortality Neonatal Unit Nasal Prong Nil Pass Urine Pulmonary Artery Pass Urine Pregnancy Induced Hypertension Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema Pulmonary Tuberculosis Page 3

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PR PPHN PPROM PROM PDA PU PR PIH PTB PS RDS ROP RTA RS RSV SAH SGA SLE SMA SIMV SUFE SVD TOF TO TI TPN TCA TMSL TTN TGA TAPVD TTTS UTS UAC UTI URTI UO UV UVC

Per rectal Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane Prolonged Rupture of Membrane Patent Ductus Arteriosus Pass Urine Pulmonary Regurgitation Pregnancy Induced Hypertension Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pulmonary Stenosis Respiratory Distress Syndrome Retinopathy of Prematurely Renal tubular Acidosis Respiratory system Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subaponeurotic Haemorrhage Small for gestational age Systemic lupus Erythematosus Spinal Muscular Atrophy Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis Spontaneous Vertex Delivery Tetralogy of Fallot Transfer out Transfer in Total Parenteral Nutrition To Come Again Thick Meconium Stained Liquor Transient Tachypnoea of The Newborn Transposition of Great Arteries Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venus Drainage Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Urinary Tract Infection Umbilical Artery Catheter Upper Resp. Tract Infection Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Output Umbilical Vein Umbilical Venous Catheter

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