Abbreviation key
Clinical shorthand used in the Step 1 review book.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| assoc. | associated |
| b/c | because |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| d/t | due to |
| DAT | direct antiglobulin test |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| HbA2 | hemoglobin A2 |
| incl. | including |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| pts | patients |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RDW | red cell distribution width |
| S1 | first heart sound |
| S2 | second heart sound |
| S3 | third heart sound |
| S4 | fourth heart sound |
| Tx | treatment |
| vs. | versus |
| w/ | with |
| w/o | without |
| ~ | approximately |
| ← | caused by |
| ↑ | increases or elevated |
| → | leads to; next step |
| ↓ | decreases or reduced |
| ≤ | less than or equal to |
| ≥ | greater than or equal to |