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Oncological Abbreviations

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DHL — Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphoma
C/W — Consistent With
N&V — Nausea & Vomiting
PICC — Perspectives In Colorectal Cancer
POCC — Power Over Cervical Cancer
A/G RATIO — Albumin-globulin ratio
POR — Pathology and Oncology Research
W/ — With
HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
POCM — peritoneal ovarian cancer metastases
POB — Preventive Oncology Board
POND — Pediatric Oncology Network Database
POCR — Principles of Oncology for Cancer Registry
PNET — Peripheral NeuroEctodermal Tumor (Bone tumors)
CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
ECG — Electrocardiogram
DOB — Date Of Birth
TX — Treatment (medical)
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
AF — Atrial Fibrillation
C1 - C7 — Cervical vertebrae (spine eg. C7 = seventh cervical vertebra)
T1 - T12 — Thoracic vertebrae 1-12 (spine eg. T10 = tenth thoracic vertebra)
USDHHS — United States Department of Health and Human Services
W/O — Without
PH — Power of Hydrogen (hydrogen-ion concentration)
ROM — Range Of Motion
MM — Millimeter
PML — PolyMorphonuclear Leukocytes
CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
STAT — Immediately (from Latin statim)
CT — Computed Tomography
L1 - L5 — Lumbar vertebrae 1 - 5 (spine eg. L1 = 1st lumbar vertebra)
L-SPINE — Spine, Lumbar
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
ASCVD — Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
I-131 — Radioactive Iodine
WHO — World Health Organization
CBC — Complete Blood Count
MM — millimolar (millimoles/liter)
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
LMP — Last Menstrual Period
A STEN — Aortic stenosis
YR — Years old
PIOS — Point In Oncogene Synthesis
C-SPINE — Spine, Cervical
DOA — dead on arrival
ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
IV — Intravenous
DDX — Differential Diagnosis
CA-125 — Cancer Antigen 125