CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 7

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

MI

myocardial infarction / mitral incompetence

MIC

minimum inhibitory concentration

MID

multi-infarct dementia

MIRU

mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit typing

MIT

monoiodotyrosine

ML

middle lobe / midline

MMR

measles, mumps, rubella

MMSE

mini mental state examination

MODY

maturity-onset diabetes of the young

MOPP

mustine, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, prednisolone

MOTT

mycobacteria other than tuberculosis

MPJ

metacarpophalangeal joint

MR

mitral regurgitation

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MRD

minimal residual disease

MRDM

malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MS

mitral stenosis / multiple sclerosis / musculoskeletal

MSL

midsternal line

MSSA

methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

MSU

midstream urine specimen

MTB

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MTI

minimum time interval

MTP

metatarsophalangeal

MUD

matched unrelated donor

MV

minute volume / mitral valve

MVP

mitral valve prolapse

MVPP

mustine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisolone

MVR

mitral valve replacement

MWH

moist wound healing

N

normal

N & T

nose and throat

N & V

nausea and vomiting

NAAT

nucleic acid amplification techniques

NAD

no appreciable disease / normal axis deviation / nothing abnormal detected

NADPH

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen

NAFLD

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NAG

narrow angle glaucoma

NAI

neuraminidase inhibitor

NAPQI

N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine

NARI

noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor

NARTI

nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NASH

non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

NaSSA

noradrenergic and specifc serotonergic antidepressant

NBM

nil by mouth

NEC

necrotizing enterocolitis

NG

nasogastric

NHL

non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

NIDDM

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NKHA

non-ketotic hyperosmolar acidosis

NLPHL

nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma

NMR

nuclear magnetic resonance

NMS

neuroleptic malignant syndrome

NNRTI

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NOF

neck of femur

NS

nephrotic syndrome / nervous system / normal saline / no specimen

NSAID

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSFTD

normal spontaneous full-term delivery

NSR

normal sinus rhythm

NSTEMI

non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction

NSU

non-specific urethritis

NT

nasotracheal (tube)

NTS

nucleus tractus solitarius

NVD

nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea

O

oedema

O & A

observation and assessment

O & E

observation and examination

O/A

on admission

O/E

on examination

OA

osteoarthritis

OAD

obstructive airway disease

OAG

open angle glaucoma

OB

occult blood

OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder

OD

overdose

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

OH

occupational history

OHT

ocular hypertension

OI

opportunistic infection

OKGA

ornithine salt of a-ketoglutaric acid

OLT

orthoptic liver transplantation

OPA

outpatient appointment

OPD

outpatient department

OSAHS

obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome

OT

occupational therapy

P & A

percussion and auscultation

P & V

pyloroplasty and vagotomy

PA

pernicious anaemia / pulmonary artery

PACG

primary angle-closure glaucoma

PaCO2

arterial carbon dioxide tension

PAD

peripheral arterial disease

PAF

platelet-activating factor

PAH

pulmonary artery hypertension

pANCA

perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies