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ECF
|
extended care facility, or extracellular fluid
|
ECG
|
electrocardiogram
|
ECHO
|
enterocytopathogenic human orphan virus, or echocardiogram
|
ECRB
|
extensor carpi radialis brevis
|
ECRL
|
extensor carpi radialis longus
|
ECU
|
extensor carpi ulnaris
|
ED
|
emergency department
|
EDC
|
extensor digitorum communis
|
EDD
|
estimated due date
|
EDP
|
end diastolic pressure
|
EECP
|
enhanced external counter pulsation
|
EEG
|
electroencephalogram
|
EEM
|
external elastic membrane
|
EENT
|
eye, ear, nose and throat
|
EFW
|
estimated fetal weight
|
EGA
|
estimated gestational age
|
EGD
|
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
|
EKG
|
electrocardiogram
|
EL
|
electrolarynx
|
ELISA
|
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
|
E/M
|
evaluation and management
|
EMG
|
electromyography
|
Eng.
|
engorged
|
ENG
|
electronystagmography
|
EOB
|
explanation of benefits
|
EPB
|
extensor pollicis brevis
|
Epis
|
episiotomy
|
EPL
|
extensor pollicis longus
|
EPO
|
erythropoietin
|
EPS
|
electrophysiology studies
|
EPSDT
|
early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
|
ERCP
|
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
|
ESR
|
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
|
ESS
|
endoscopic sinus surgery
|
ESWL
|
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
|
ET
|
endotracheal tube
|
EtOH
|
alcohol
|
ETT
|
exercise tolerance test
|
Ex-Fix
|
external fixation device
|
EXIT
|
ex utero intrapartum treatment
|
FAS
|
fetal alcohol syndrome
|
FB
|
foreign body, or fingerbreadths
|
FBR
|
foreign body removal
|
FCR
|
flexor carpi radialis
|
FCU
|
flexor carpi ulnaris
|
FDP
|
flexor digitorum profundus
|
FDS
|
flexor digitorum superficialis
|
Fe
|
iron
|
FEES
|
fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
|
FEEST
|
fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing
|
FESS
|
functional endoscopic sinus surgery
|
FH
|
family history, or fundal height
|
FHR
|
fetal heart rate
|
FHT
|
fetal heart tones
|
FL
|
fluid
|
FL
|
femur length, or face lift
|
Fluoro
|
fluoroscopic guidance
|
FM
|
fetal movement
|
FNA
|
fine needle aspiration
|
FNB
|
fine needle biopsy
|
FPL
|
flexor pollicis longus
|
FSE
|
fetal scalp electrode
|
FSH
|
follicle stimulating hormone
|
FTND
|
full term normal delivery
|
FTP
|
failure to progress
|
FTSG
|
full-thickness skin graft
|
FTT
|
failure to thrive
|
F/U
|
follow up
|
FUO
|
fever with an unknown origin
|
Fx
|
fracture
|
GA
|
gestational age
|
GDM
|
gestational diabetes mellitus
|
GERD
|
gastroesophageal reflux disease
|
GI
|
gastrointestinal
|
GIB
|
gastrointestinal bleed
|
GIFT
|
gamete intrafallopian transfer
|
Grav
|
gravidity (number of pregnancies)
|
Gsw
|
gunshot wound
|
G tube
|
gastrostomy tube
|
Gt.
|
"drop/drops"
|
gtt.
|
drop/drops
|
GU
|
genitourinary
|
Gu
|
guaiac
|
HAA
|
hepatitis-associated antigen
|
HAAb
|
hepatitis antibody A
|
HAAg
|
hepatitis antigen A
|
HAV
|
hepatitis A virus
|
HB
|
heart block, or hepatitis B
|
Hb/Hgb
|
hemoglobin
|
HBcAg
|
hepatitis B core antigen
|
HBsAb
|
hepatitis surface antibody B
|
HBO
|
hyperbaric oxygen
|
HBP
|
high blood pressure
|
HC
|
hydrocodone, or head circumference
|
HCM
|
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
|
hCG
|
human chorionic gonadotropin
|
Hct
|
hematocrit
|
HELLP
|
hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets syndrome
|
Hib
|
Hemophilus influenza b (vaccine)
|
HIV
|
human immunodeficiency virus
|
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