These are the list of all common medical abbreviations.
Medical Abbreviations: Common Abbreviations
| Abbreviations | Stands for | Information |
|---|---|---|
| DNP | Doctor of nursing practice | Nurses pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree to develop advanced practice expertise in order to offer safe and effective patient care. |
| ACOS | Accountable Care Organizations | ACOs are voluntary collaborations of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to offer coordinated high-quality care to Medicare enrollees. |
| CRT | The Certified Respiratory Therapist | The Therapist Multiple-Choice (TMC) Examination objectively assesses fundamental respiratory therapist knowledge, skills, and abilities. |
| WPF | web application firewall | A web application firewall (WAF) defends web applications against application layer vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and cookie poisoning. |
| DMD | Doctor of Dental Surgery | The degrees DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) and DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry or Doctor of Dental Medicine) are interchangeable. Dentists with a DMD or DDS have the same training. |
| EdD | Doctor of Education | Doctor of Education (EdD) vs. PhD in Education. Earning an advanced degree can be a life-changing experience. |
| DMin | The Doctor of Ministry | The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is a professional doctorate that focuses on building abilities in applied research for a ministry environment. |
| NP | Nurse practitioner | |
| MEd | Master of Education | |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine | |
| D.O. | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| RMT | Registered Massage Therapist, or Remedial Massage Therapist | |
| M.S. Ed. | Master of Science in Education | |
| M.A.T. | Master of Arts in Teaching | |
| Ed. D. | Doctorate in Education | |
| MTh | Master of Theology | MTh, ThM, or MTheol is a postgraduate degree provided by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. |
| BSN | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | The Bachelor of Science in Nursing, also known as a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Science with a Major in Nursing in various countries, is an academic degree in nursing science and principles. |
| HIV/AIDS | Human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that targets the immune system of the body. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). |
| MCL | Medial collateral ligament | |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record | |
| Inc. | incorporated | |
| CMA | Certified medical assistant | The American Association of Medical Assistants provides this certification. You must meet certain certification requirements, such as graduating from a recognised medical assistant programme and passing a certification examination, to acquire it. |
| AED | Automated external defibrillator | |
| sbar | situation, background, assessment and recommendation | |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis | |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease | |
| HF | Heart failure | |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen | |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis | |
| ERP | Enterprise resource planning | |
| ACA | Alaska Central Airways Inc. | |
| I&D | Incision and drainage | |
| EMT | emergency medical technician | |
| MD | Ophthalmologist | While doing a normal eye exam, an optometrist (OD) detects the patient has extensive cataracts and recommends the patient to an ophthalmologist (MD) who has specific expertise in cataract removal. |
| CTS | Carpal tunnel syndrome | |
| AED | Atomated external defibrillator | |
| EDI | Electronic data interchange | |
| VTE | Venous thromboembolism | |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention | |
| SVT | Supraventricular tachycardia | |
| OD | Optometrist (OD) | |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine | |
| CPA | Certified Public Accountant | |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | |
| ACH | Automated clearing house | |
| CA | Cancer OR Calcium | |
| MI | Myocardial infarction | |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine | |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma | |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein | |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein | |
| MSW | Master of Social Work | A medical social worker, often known as a health care social worker, assists patients and their families in dealing with illnesses. |
| PVD | Peripheral vascular disease | |
| BKA | below-the-knee amputation | |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
