1. CURSO DE INGLÉS
ENGLISH COURSE
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2. ABREVIACIONES MÉDICAS
MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
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Abbreviation Meaning
Obs. ……………………………………….Obstetrics
OBS……………........ Organic brain syndrome
oed. ....……………………………………..Oedema
OM……………………………………….Otitis media
OOH……………………………………..Out of hours
OPD…………………….Outpatient department
OR…………………………………..Operating room
OSCE………………………..Objective Structured
Clinical Examination

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Abbreviation Meaning
OT……………………………….Operating theatre
OT……………..…………Occupational therapist
P…………………………….Pulse/ protein/ parity
p. c. .....……..………………After meals (Latin)
p. m. ……………………in the afternoon(Latin)
p. o. ………………………………By mouth (Latin)
p. r. …………….................. By rectum (Latin)
p. r. n. .………………………..As required(Latin)

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Abbreviation Meaning
p. v. …………………….……..…By vagina(Latin)
PA ……………………...........Pernicious anemia
Para 2 + 1.....………Full term pregnancies 2,
abortions 1
PAT..……………Paroxysmal atrial tachicardia
PBI………………………….Protein bound iodine
PBL…………............Problem based learning
PDA……………………Patent ductus arteriosus

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Abbreviation Meaning
PERLA………………Pupils equal and reactive
to light and accommodation
PET …………………….Pre-eclamptic toxaemia
PH.....……………….…………………..Past history
PID ……………..Pelvic inflammatory disease
PID ………….….Prolapsed intervertebral disc
PL…………………………………………….……Plasma
PLAB……………….Professional and Linguistic
Assessments Board

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Abbreviation Meaning
PM……………………………………. Post mortem
PMB…………........Postmenopausal bleeding
PMH.....……………………Past Medical History
PN………………….………………………….Postnatal
PND…..…………………….Postnatal depression
PND………..Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
PO₂……………………………..Pressure of oxygen
POP…………………………………..Plaster of Paris

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Abbreviation Meaning
PPH………………….Postpartum haemorrhage
PRHO.…................Provisionally Registered
House Officer
PROM.......................Premature rupture of
membranes
PSW………..………..Psychiatric Social Worker
PU……………………Peptic ulcer; Passed urine
PUO………………..Pyrexia of unknown origin
PVT……Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

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Abbreviation Meaning
PZI …….....................Protamine zinc insulin
q. d. s. ……………….Four times a day (Latin)
q. i. d. ……………….Four times a day (Latin)
R.....……………………………Right; Respiration
RA………Right atrium; Rheumatoid arthritis
RAD…………………………..Right axis deviation
RBC………............................Red blood cells
RBC………...................Red blood corpuscles

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Abbreviation Meaning
RBS…………………………Random blood sugar
RCA………………….......Right coronary artery
ref. .....…………………………..……………Refer to
reg. ……………………………………………..Regular
RGN………………….Registered General Nurse
Rh. .................Rhesus factor; Rheumatism
RHA…………………Regional Health Authority
RI…………………………….Respiratory infection

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Abbreviation Meaning
RIF………..…………………………Right iliac fossa
RIH…………….............. Right inguinal hernia
RRL .....…………………………..Right lower lobe
RLQ…………………………Right lower quadrant
RM…..………………………..Registered Midwife
RMO………………....Resident Medical Officer
RN………………………….….….Registered Nurse
ROA………………………Right occipital anterior

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Abbreviation Meaning
ROM………………………..……Range of motion
ROP……………………Right occipital posterior
RS.....…………………………Respiratory system
RTA……….………………..Road traffic accident
RTC………………………………….Return to clinic
RTI………………….Respiratory tract infection
RUA………………………….…Right upperm arm
RUQ………..……………..Right upper quadrant

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Abbreviation Meaning
RVE……………Right ventricular hipertrophy
Rx………………..Take (in prescription)(Latin)
Rx…………………................Treatment(Latin)
S.....…………………………………….Single; Sugar
s. c. ……….…………………………subcutaneous
s. l. …………………………………………sublingual
SM…………………………………Systolic murmur
SMB………………..Sado-masochyst bondage

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Abbreviation Meaning
SMR………………………Sub-mucous resection
SN…………………………………….Student Nurse
SOB………………….................Short of breath
SOBOE.....……..Short of breath on exertion
SOP……….………………..Surgical out-patients
SpR…………………………….Specialist Registrar
SRN………………………State Registered Nurse
SROM…………………Spontaneous rupture of
membranes

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Abbreviation Meaning
Stat…………………………..Immediately (Latin)
STs…………………………………..Sanitary towels
SVC…………………...........Superior vena cava
SVD.....………..Spontaneous vertex delivery
SVD……….…..Spontaneous vaginal delivery
sw…………………………………………..………Swab
SWD…………………….Short wave diathermia

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