Prehľad medicínskych skratiek:

• AIE - Accident Emergency;
• AF - Atrial Fibrilation
• AI - Aortic Insuffiency
• AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome;
• ARF - Acute Renal Failure
• BaE - Barium Enema;
• BaM - Barium Meal;
• BM - Bowel Movement;
• BNO - Bowels Not Opened;
• BO - Bowels Opened;
• BP - Blood Pressure;
• c - cum
• CBC - Complete Blood Count;
• CF - Cardiac Failure;
• CFT - complement Fixation Test
• Cgh - Cough;
• C/O - Complains Of - sťažuje Si Na;
• CRF - Chronic Renal Failure;
• CSF - Cerebro spinal Fluid;
• CXR - Chest X-Ray;
• CVA - cerebrovascular Accident;
• CPR - Cardial-Pulmonal Resuscitation;
• D&E - Dilatation + Curetage; ENT-ORL
• D&V - Diarrhoea + Vomiting;
• DOA - Dead On Arrival - privezený Mŕtvy;
• FB - foreign Body
• DOB - Date Of Birth;
• DOM - Department Of Medicine - Interné;
• DOS - Dep. of Surgery
• DVT - Deep Venous Throbosis;
• EDD - Expected Date Of Delivery - termín Pôrodu;
• ESR - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate;
• FBC - Full Blood Count;
• FBS - Fasting Blood Sugar;
• FVO - Fever Of Unknown Origin;
• GP - General Practitioner;
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit - JIS
• IUD - Intrauterine Device;
• IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation;
• MI - Myocardial Infarction;
• MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
• MS - Multiple Sclerosis;
• NA - no Answer;
• NAD - No Abnormality Detected;
• O/E - pri Vyšetrení Objektívny Nález;
• OPD - Out Patient Department;
• OTC - Over The Corner - voľne Predajný Liek;
• PAP - papanicolar Smear;
• PMS -P re-menstrual Syndrome;
• RBC - Red Blood Count;
• SOB - Short Of Breath;
• SOBOE - dušný Pri Námahe;
• STD - sexually Transmitted Disease;
• TIA - Transient Ischeamic Attack;
• U+F - Urea+Electrolytes;
• US - Ultra-Sound;
• VD - Veneral Diseases;
• WBC - White Blood Count;
• WR - Wasserman Reaction;
• wt - weight

Druhy chirurgických klieští a nástrojov:
Forceps - Sruycken Ear F; Serrated; Iris; Schroeder Tenaculum=backhouse; Schroeder Vulseum; angiotribe; trephine; wire Saw; Speculum

Druhy anestézie:
Anaesthetics - freezing (ethylChloride); orabase (hydrocortisoneAcetate)+lidocaine
Epidural; Spinal; Topical; Inhalation; Intravenous; Hypothermia

Druhy nádorov:
Tumours-gross-cystic (filled With Fluid); Fungating (mushroomingPattern); Necrotic (deadTissue)
Inflammatory; Polyploid (projections Outward From Abase); Medullary (large, fleshly)
Ulcerating (exposed Surface); Verrucous (wart-like)
Microscopic-alveolar; carcinoma In Situ (localized;invaded); diffuse (spreading); Dysplastic;
Epidermoid; Follicular (gland-type); nodular (tightlyPacketClusters); Papillary (finger-like)
pleomorphic; scirrhous; undifferentiated;

druhy bolesti:
throbbing-búšiaci; splitting-rozštiepený; stabbing-bodavý;c ramping-kŕčovitý
squeezing-stlačiť(anginaPectoris) circumscribed-obmedzený; dull-tupý (not sharp)
severe-krutý (veryPainful); constant-chronic; cramp-painful Muscle Contraction;
intermittent-coming And Going; Pins+Needles - tingling, pricking Senzations;
sore-boľavý (painful); stinging-pichavý, bodavý(burning)