Abbreviation | Expansion |
S/S | Signs & Symptoms |
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SA | Sinoatrial |
SAA | Synthetic Amino Acid |
SAB | Spontaneous Abortion |
SABA | Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus |
SAED | SemiAutomatic External Defibrillator |
SAST | Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase |
SB | Spina Bifida |
SBE | Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
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SBFT | Small bowel follow through |
SBO | Small Bowel Obstruction |
SBS | Short bowel syndrome |
SC | Subcutaneous |
SCBU | Special care baby Unit |
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SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
SCr | Serum creatinine |
SDFI | Secure Digital forensic Imaging |
SEM | Systolic ejection murmur |
SG | Swan-Ganz |
SGA | Small for Gestational Age |
SGGT | Serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase |
SGOT | Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase |
SGPT | Serum Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase |
SHO | Senior House Officer |
SIADH | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
SIMV | Synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation |
SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
SLUD | Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation |
SMO | Standing Medical Orders |
SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
SOB | Short(ness) Of Breath |
SPECT | Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography |
SPMS | Secondary preogressive multiple sclerosis |
SPO2 | Saturation of peripheral Oxygen |
SpR | Specialist Registrar |
SQ | Subcutaneous |
SR | Sedimentation Rate |
SRIF | Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Factor |
SS | Social Services |
SSRI | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
SSS | Sick Sinus Syndrome |
SSS | Subclavian Steal Syndrome |
ST | Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac) |
STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
STH | Somatotropic Hormone |
STM | Short Term Memory |
SUI | Stress Urinary Incontinence |
SVC | Superior Vena Cava |
SVCAD | Single Vessel Coronary Artery Disease |
SVD | Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
SVR | Systemic Vascular Resistance |
SVT | Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia |
Sx | Surgery |
Sx | Symptoms |
Sz | Seizure |
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