F - Example Acronyms used in LOINC
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Table 33: Example Acronyms used in LOINC
Acronym | Meaning |
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AC | Abdominal Circumference |
ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
AE | Anion Exchange protein |
AP | Anterio-Posterior |
APAD | AnteroPosterior Diameter of the Abdomen |
AUT | Automated Ultrasound Testing |
B2GP1 | Beta 2 Glycoprotein 1 |
BD | Binocular Distance |
BOR | Brachio-Oto-Renal |
BPC | Biparietal Circumference |
BPD | Biparietal diameter |
CD | Cluster of differentiation |
CDA | Congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia |
CDB | Childhood Disability Benefits |
cDNA | complementary DNA |
CFst | Calorie Fast |
CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
Cine | Cinematographic |
CMS | Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services |
CNR1 | Cannabinoid receptor 1 |
COC | Commission on Cancer |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
CRL | Crown-Rump Length |
CSF | Cerebral spinal fluid |
CW | Continuous wave |
CyCD22 | Cytoplasmic CD22 |
DBG | Donna Bennett-Goodspeed |
DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
DISIDA | Diisopropyliminodiacetic acid |
DRG | Diagnostic Related Groups |
DTPA | Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate |
Dx | Diagnosis |
EBV-LMP | Epstein Barr virus – latent membrane protein |
ED | Emergency Department |
EDD | Estimated Delivery Date |
EEG | Electroencephalogram |
EFW | Estimated Fetal Weight |
EGD | Esophagogastro duodenoscopy |
EKG | Electrocardiogram |
EMS | Emergency Medical Service(s) |
ENT | Ear, Nose Throat |
ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography |
FL | Femur Length |
FLACC | Face Legs Activity Cry Consolability |
FNA | Fine Needle Aspirates |
FTA | Fetal Trunk Area |
GALOP | Gait disorder Autoantibody Late-age Onset Polyneuropathy |
GSD | Gestational Sac Diameter |
GSL | Gestational Sac Length |
HC | Head Circumference |
HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
HIV-SSC | Sign and Symptom Check-List for Persons with HIV Disease |
HL | Humerus Length |
HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
HMPAO | Hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime |
HTLV | Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus |
HWL | Height Width Length |
ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
ICD9 | International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision |
ICD9-CM | International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification |
ICD-O | International Classification of Diseases for Oncology |
ID | Intradermal |
INR | International normalized ratio |
IOD | Inter Ocular Distance |
KUB | Kidney-Ureter-Bladder |
LHON | Leber hereditary optic neuropathy |
LOINC | Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes |
LVOT | Left Ventricular Outflow Tract |
LW | Landsteiner-Wiener |
LWT | Length Width Thickness |
MAA | Microalbumin aggregate albumin |
MEMS | Medication Event Monitoring System |
MERSTH | Medical Event Reporting System-Total Health System |
MIB-1 | Mindbomb homolog 1 |
MIBG | Metaiodobenzylguanidine |
MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
MLC | Minimum lethal concentration |
MLO | Mediolateral oblique |
MMA | Macro aggregate albumin |
MVV | Maximum Voluntary Ventilation |
NAACCR | North American Association of Central Cancer Registries |
Ng | Nasogastric |
NPI | National Provider Identifier |
OFD | Occipital-Frontal Diameter |
O-I BPD | Outer to Inner Biparietal Diameter |
OmpC | Outer membrane porin of E coli |
O-O BPD | Outer to Outer Biparietal Diameter |
O-O TD | Outer to Outer Tympanum Diameter |
OOD | Outer Orbital Diameter |
PA | Postero-Anterior |
PCP | Primary Care Physician |
PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
PHQ | Patient Health Questionnaire |
PISA | Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area |
PSR | Peridontal Screening and Recording |
PYP | Pyrophosphate |
QAM | Quality Audit Marker |
QID | Four times a day |
RAST | Radioallergosorbent test |
RFC | Residual Functional Capacity |
RFLP | Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
RUG | Resource Utilization Groups |
SAB | Streptoavidin-biotin |
SBT | Sequence based typing |
SC | Sulphur colloid |
SCB | Sertoli cell barrier |
SCL | Scleroderma |
SEER | Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result |
TAD | Transverse Abdominal Diameter |
TC | Thoracic Circumference |
TCD | Transverse Cerebellar Diameter |
TD | Transaxial Diameter |
TEC | Tubingen electric campimetry |
TID | Three times a day |
TNM | Tumor, node, metastasis |
TORCH | Toxoplasma, Rubella. Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus |
TTD | Transverse Thoracic Diameter |
TU | Tuberculin Units |
VTI | Velocity Time Integral |
VWF | von Willebrand Factor |
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