Change:  Early Warning Score F F Fhrenheight FA Fetal Abnormality FAC Family Advisory Clinic FB Foreign Body FBC Full Blood Count FBE Full Blood Examination FBG/S Fasting Blood Glucose/Sugar FBL Faecal Blood Loss FBP Full Blood Picture FD Forceps Delivery Fe Iron FFD Focal Film Distance F/H or FH Family History   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2965)

Change: Plain Film Abdomen Abdominal X-ray PF(R) Peak Flow (Rate) Breathing test – speed of expiration PHPast HistoryPHxPrevious Medical History PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc Gynaecological infection Slipped vertebral Disc PIISPosterior Inferior Iliac SpinePIPProximal Interphalangeal (Joint) PKDPolycystic Kidney Disease PM Post   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2956)

Change: Whole Body Bone Scan wbcWBC White Blood Cell Count WCCWhite Cell CountWOBWork of Breath Wt Weight XXXiphoidXeXenonXRX-RayXSExcessYYYttrium◄ Go back to General Radiograhy Page◄ Go back to wikiRadiography Home PageThese abbreviations   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2946)

Change: Under Water Seal DrainageUTWBUnable to Weight BearV VF Ventricular Fibrillation Rapid uncoordinated heart beat usually leading to collapse, and need for defibrillation (electric heart shock) V/S/TOP Vaginal suction termination of pregnancy VT Ventricular Tachycardia Fast heart beat W wbc White Blood Cell Count WOBWork of Breath   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2900)

Change: Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis SBG Serum Blood Glucose Blood Sugar Level SBOSmall Bowel Obstruction SCJSterno Clavicular JointSDHSubdural Haematoma secsecondsSEPSeparationSISupero InferiorSIJSacro Iliac Joint SLR Straight Leg Raising SMR Submucosal Resection Nasal operation SOB Short of Breath SOL Space Occupying Lesion   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2790)

Change: Posterior Superior Iliac SpinePTPregnancy TestPTAPrior to AdmissionPTBPulmonary Tuberculosis PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Opening up the main arteries of the heart using a balloon inserted usually near the groin PTHParathyroid Hormone PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTTProthrombin Time PU Peptic Ulcer OR   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2670)

Change: Normal Shape and SizeNSVDNormal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery N&V Nausea & Vomiting OO2Oxygen OA Osteoarthritis ‘Wear & Tear’ Arthritis ObObstetricsOBLOblique OC/COC ((Combined) Combined) Oral Contracepti veContraceptive OCPOral Contraceptive Pill OCT Orthotopic Cardiac Transplant Heart Transplant o.d. Once a Day O/E   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2563)

Change: Juvenile Onset diabetes mellitus JVP Jugular Venous Pressure Neck Vein – back pressure from the heart K K Knee Jerk/ReflexJerk OR/ serumReflex potassiumPotassium KgKilogramK nailKintscher NailKmKilometre KUB Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder X-ray or ultrasound of renal track (IVP) KVKilo VoltsKVp   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2445)

Change: Intra Occular Foreign Body ISQ "In Status Quo" - Nothing has Changed IUCDIntra Uterine Contraceptive DeviceIUGRIntrauterine Growth RestrictionIUFDIntrauterine Fetal Demise IVP Intravenous Pyelogram X-ray of kidneys using an injected dye Ix Investigations J JVP Jugular Venous Pressure Neck Vein – back pressure from the heart   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2311)

Change: Human Immune Deficiency VirusHMDHyaline Membrane Disease HNPU Has Not Passed Urine HO or H/OHistory OfHOPHead of Pancrease HR Heart Rate HRTHormone Replacement TherapyHistory of Radiotherapy HS Heart Sounds HSAHuman Serum Albumin HT HeightHypertensive Hx History (of complaint) HzHertzI IBS   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2260)