U
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| 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
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| 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 |
| V/Q |
ventilation – perfusion |
| 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 |
W
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| WB |
whole blood |
| WBC |
white blood cell or count |
| 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 |
| W.P. |
whirlpool |
| WPW |
Wolff-Parkinson-White |
| W-T-D |
wet to dry |
| W/U |
workup |
X
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| X2d |
times 2 days. |
| XI |
eleven |
| XII |
twelve |
| XL |
extended release. | extra large. |
| XM |
crossmatch |
| XMM |
xeromammography |
| XOM |
extraocular movements |
| XRT |
X-ray therapy (radiation therapy) |
| XS |
excessive |
| XULN |
times upper limit of normal |
Y
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| YF |
yellow fever |
| YLC |
youngest living child |
| yo |
years old |
| YOB |
year of birth |
| yr |
year |
| ytd |
year to date |
Z
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| ZDV |
zidovudine |
| ZE |
Zollinger-Ellison |
| Z-ESR |
zeta erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Zn |
zinc |
| ZnO |
zinc oxide |
| ZSB |
zero stools since birth |
