You Be The Coder: October

October 29, 2015

Can you identify what these medical abbreviations stand for?

  1. DOE
  2. ICP
  3. LBW
  4. NST
  5. PUD
  6. PWB
  7. AFB
  8. LUE
  9. NVD
  10. PAT

Answers: 

  1. Dypsnea on Exertion
  2. Intra Cranial Pressure
  3. Low Birth Weight
  4. Non Stress Test
  5. Peptic Ulcer Disease
  6. Partial Weight Bearing
  7. Acid Fast Bacilli
  8. Left Upper Extremity
  9. Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
  10. Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia

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