by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of RFT is Renal Function Tests. RFTs analyze blood samples to detect any kidney-related problems. Renal function tests are a set of tests performed in blood to assess the kidney damage or kidney failure. Analysis of blood and urine samples can be...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of RDW is Red Blood Cell Distribution Width. RDW blood test measures the amount of red blood cell variation in volume and size. Human beings need red blood cells to carry oxygen from lungs to every part of the body. Anything outside of the normal range...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of PT is Prothrombin Time. PT is a blood test that measures the time it takes for plasma (the liquid portion) of your blood to clot. A related blood test is Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT). A Prothrombin Time is a test used to help detect and diagnose...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of PMS is Premenstrual Syndrome. PMS is a combination of physical and mood disturbances that occur in the last half of a woman’s menstrual cycle after ovulation which normally end with the onset of the menstrual flow. Physical features of the...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of PET is Positron Emission Tomography. PET scan is a type of imaging test that uses a radioactive substance called a tracer to look for disease in the body. A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan shows how organs and tissues are working. It is...
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The Full form of PCI is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. PCI, formerly known as angioplasty with stent is a non-surgical procedure that uses a thin flexible tube (a catheter) to place a small structure called a stent to open up blood vessels in the heart that have...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of NABH is National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers. NABH is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations. Formed in 2005, it is the...
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The Full form of LAMA is Leave Against Medical Advice. LAMA, also called discharge against medical advice (DAMA), is an act whereby a patient takes his discharge contrary to the recommendation or will of the attending physician or hospital. The issue concerns hospital...
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The Full form of ICH is Intracerebral Hemorrhage. ICH is when blood suddenly bursts into brain tissue, causing damage to your brain. It is caused by bleeding within the brain tissue itself, a life-threatening type of stroke. A stroke occurs when the brain is deprived...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of HCT is Hematocrit. HCT is the proportion of the blood that consists of packed red blood cells. The Hematocrit is expressed as a percentage by volume and the red cells are packed by centrifugation. For example, an HCT of 25% means that there are 25...
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The Full form of HB is Hemoglobin. HB is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs. Hemoglobin is made up of four protein molecules called...
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The Full form of CRP is C-Reactive Protein. CRP is a substance that the liver makes in response to inflammation. The C-reactive protein test measures the amount of this protein in the blood. The test can help to diagnose acute and chronic conditions that...
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The Full form of TCH is Taxotere, Carboplatin and Herceptin. TCH is a chemotherapy regimen used to treat HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor receptor 2) -positive breast cancer. It is a combination of two chemotherapy medicines; Paclitaxel (Taxol) or Docetaxel...
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The Full form of PDA is Patent Ductus Arteriosus. In PDA, the word “patent” means open, it is a condition in which the ductus arteriosus does not close. Patent Ductus Arteriosus is a persistent opening between the two major blood vessels leading from the...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Full Form |
The Full form of MLC is Medicolegal Cases. MLCs are an integral part of medical practice that is frequently encountered by Medical Officers (MO). A MLC is defined as “any case of injury or ailment where, the attending doctor after history taking and...
