Final ExamAbbreviations

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ESWLGFRHDIVPKUBpHRPsp.gr.UAUTIVCUG

Extracorporeal Shock-Wave LithotripsyGlomerular Filtration RateHemoDialysisIntraVenous PyelogramKidneys, Ureters, Bladderpotential Hydrogen (solution acidity/alkalinity)Retrograde Pyelogramspecific gravityUrinAlysisUrinary Tract InfectionVoiding CystoUrethroGram

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BPH

FTA-ABS

GC

GU

HSV-2

IVP

KUB

NGU

STS

TURP

VDRL

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody – ABSortption

Gonorrhea

GenitoUrinary

Herpes Simplex Virus, strain 2

IntraVenous Pyelogram

Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder

NonGonococcal Urethritis

Serological Test for Syphilis

TransUrethral Resection of the Prostate gland

Veneral Disease Research Laboratory

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ABCISCxD&CECCEMBERTGYNHSGIUDLHLMPLSOPapPathPIDPMSRSOTAHTVH

ABortionCarcinoma In Situ (in the natural or original position)CervixDilation and CurettageEndoCervical CurettageEndoMetrial BiopsyEstrogen Replacement TherapyGYNecologyHysteroSalpingoGraphyIntraUterine DeviceLuteinizing HormoneLast Menstrual PeriodLeft Salpingo-OophorectomyPAPanicolaou smearPathologyPelvic Inflammatory DiseasePreMenstrual SyndromeRighr Salpingo-OohorectomyTotal Abdominal HysterectomyTotal Vaginal Hysterectomy

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metri/o

my/o

o/o

oophor/o

ov/o

ovari/o

-rrhea

retro-

salping/o

uter/o

vagin/o

vulv/o

uterus

muscle

egg, ovum

ovary

ovum, egg

ovary

discharge, flow

backward, behind

fallopian tubes

uterus

vagina

vulva

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AFPC-sectionCSCSTEDBEDCEDDEFMFHRFHSFHTFSHGGPAHCGL&DLMPMultipNSDNST

Alpha-FetoProteinCesarean sectionCesarean SectionContraction Stress TestExpected Date of BirthExpected Date of ConfinementExpected Date of DeliveryElectronic Fetal MonitoringFetal Heart RateFetal Heart SoundFetal Heart ToneFollicle-Stimulating HormoneGravida (pregnant)Gravida, Para, AbortionHuman Chorionic GonadotropinLabor & DeliveryLast Menstral PeriodMultipara (2 or more births)Normal Spontaneous DeliveryNon Stress Test

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OBPrimipSVDTPALUC

ObstetricsPrimipara (first birth)Spontaneous Vaginal DeliveryTerm, Pre-term, Abortion, LivingUterine Contractions

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EGDERCPERSGBGBSGERGERDGIGI seriesGTTHAVHBVHClHCVIBSIVCLESLFTsMRIN&V

EsophagoGastroDuedenoscopyEndoscopic Retrograde CholanigioPancreatographyEndoscopic Retrograde SphincterectomyGallBladderGallBladder SeriesGastroEophageal RefluxGastroEophageal Reflux DiseaseGastroIntestinalGastroIntestinal seriesGlucose Tolerance TestHepatitis A VirusHepatitis B VirusHydroChloric acidHepatitis C VirusIrritable Bowel SyndromeItraVenous CholangiographyLower Esophageal SphincterLiver Function TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingNausea and Vomiting

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NGNPO, n.p.o.OCGp.c.PPPPBSPPGPTCSBFSBSS & DSGOTSGPTTPNUGI series

NasoGastricNothing by mouth (Latin – nil per os)Oral CholecystoGramAfter meal (Latin – post cibum)PostPrandial (after a meal)PostPrandial Blood SugarPostPrandial GlucosePercutaneous Transhepatic CholangiogramSmall Bowel Follow-throughSmall Bowel SeriesStomach and DuodenumSerum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (AST)Serum Gutamic Pyruvix TransaminaseTotal Parenteral NutritionUpper GastroIntestinal series