CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 10

T & X

type and cross-match

T3

tri-iodothyronine

T4

thyroxine

TAGvHD

transfusion-assisted graft-versus-host disease

TB

tuberculosis

TBA

to be administered / to be arranged

TBG

thyroid-binding globulin

TBI

total body irradiation

TBM

tuberculous meningitis

TBW

total body weight

TC

total capacity / total cholesterol / tricarboxylic acid cycle

TCA

tricyclic antidepressant

TDM

therapeutic drug monitoring

TEN

toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell's syndrome)

TENS

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

TF

tissue factor

TFTs

thyroid function tests

TGF

tubuloglomerular feedback

TGs

triglycerides

TH

thyroid hormone (thyroxine)

THA

tetrahydroaminoacridine

THC

tetrahydrocannabinol

TIA

transient ischaemic attack

TIBC

total iron-binding capacity

TIMP

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases

TIPSS

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting

TKI

tyrosine kinase inhibitor

TLC

total lung capacity / tender loving care

TLCO

transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide

TLS

tumour lysis syndrome

TNF

tumour necrosis factor

TNF-A

tumour necrosis factor alpha

TNM

tumour node metastasis

TP & P

time, place and person

t-PA

tissue plasminogen factor

TPMT

thiopurine methyl transferase

TPMT

thiopurine methyltransferase testing

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

tPSA

total prostate specific antigen

TRABs

thyroid receptor antibodies

TRH

thyrotrophin-releasing hormone

TRUS

transrectal ultrasonography

TSF

triceps skinfold thickness

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TTA

transtracheal aspiration

TTO

to take out (to take home)

TUIP

transurethral incision of the prostate

TUMT

transurethral microwave heat treatment

TUR

transurethral resection

TURB

transurethral resection of the bladder

TURP

transurethral resection of the prostate

TV

tidal volume

TVN

tissue viability nurse

TWOC

trial without catheter

Tx.

Transfusion / treatment

U & E

urea and electrolytes

UBIC

unsaturated iron-binding capacity

UC

ulcerative colitis

UFH

unfractionated heparin

UPCR

urine protein creatinine ratio

URTI

upper respiratory tract infection

US

ultrasound

UTI

urinary tract infection

UVA

ultraviolet A

UVB

ultraviolet B

V/Q

ventilation-perfusion ratio

VaD

vascular dementia

VC

vital capacity / vulvovaginal candidiasis

VD

venereal disease

VDRL

Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis)

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

VF

ventricular fibrillation

VHD

valvular heart disease

VKA

vitamin K antagonist

VLBW

very low birth weight

VLDL

very low-density lipoprotein

VMA

vanillyl mandelic acid

VNTR

variable number of tandem repeats typing

VP

venous pressure

VPC

ventricular premature contraction

VS

vital signs

VT

ventricular tachycardia

VTE

venous thromboembolism

VTEC

verotoxin-producing E. coli

VUR

vesicoureteric reflux

VVC

vulvo vaginal candidiasis

WBC

white blood cell / white blood count

WCC

white cell count

WHO

World Health Organization

WPW

Wolff-Parkinson-White (syndrome)

WR

Wassermann reaction

WTA

willingness to accept

WTP

willingness to pay

XDR-TB

extensively drug resistant tuberculosis

ZE

Zollinger-Ellison (syndrome)

ZIG

zoster immune globulin

ZPP

zinc protoporphyrin