Dx - Diagnosis, Sx - Symptoms, Fx - Fracture, Tx - Treatment, Hx - History S/b-seen by
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Δ | diagnosis; change |
| ΔΔ | differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) |
| +ve | positive (as in the result of a test) |
| # | fracture |
| #NOF | fracture to the neck of the femur |
| ℞ | (R with crossed tail) prescription |
| Ψ | psychiatry, psychosis |
| Σ | sigmoidoscopy |
| x/12 | x number of months |
| x/40 | x number of weeks of pregnancy |
| x/52 | x number of weeks |
| x/7 | x number of days |
| 18F-FDG | 18F-fluordeoxyglucose |
| 2° | secondary |
| 2/2 | secondary to |
| 3TC | lamivudine |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| 5-HIAA | 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is, serotonin |
| 6MP | 6-mercaptopurine |
| ↑ | increased |
| ↓ | decreased |
| → | yields, becomes |
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