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Transient tachypnea of the newborn is a respiratory problem that can be seen in the newborn shortly after delivery. It is caused by retained fetal lung fluid due to impaired clearance mechanisms. [1] It is the most common cause of respiratory distress in term neonates.
TTN: transient tachypnea of the newborn TTO: to take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay) TTP: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura tender to palpation TTR: transthyretin: TTS: transdermal therapeutic system: TTTS: twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: Tu: tumor: TUBA: Trans-umbilical breast augmentation: TUIP ...
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Shaken baby syndrome: SC Sydenham chorea: SD Saint Vitus's dance (see Sydenham chorea) SDD Sensory discrimination disorder SDS Sudden death syndrome SHF Systolic heart failure: SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome: SIRS Systemic inflammatory response syndrome: SIS Shaken infant syndrome: SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus: SM Selective Mutism: SJS
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians(ORG) NREMR: National Registry Emergency Medical First Responder (NREMR) NREMT: National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) NRS: Nurse: NRAEMT: National Registry Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT) NRP: National Registry Paramedic: NZNO: New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Abbreviation Meaning q: each, every (from Latin quaque) q15: every 15 minutes q6h q6° once every 6 hours q2wk: once every 2 weeks qAc Before every meal (from Latin quaque ante cibum) q.a.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) QALY: quality-adjusted life year: q.AM: every day before noon (from Latin quaque die ante meridiem) q.d.