ANC

Antenatal care

APH

Ante-partum haemorrhage

ASOT

Antistreptolysin O titre

b/f

Breastfeed(ing)

BP

Blood pressure

bpm

Beats/breaths per minute (depending on context)

CCF

Congestive cardiac failure

C&S

Culture & sensitivity

C/S

Caesarian section

CNS

Central nervous system

COAD

Chronic obstructive airways disease

CPD

Cephalo-pelvic disproportion

CSF

Cerebro-spinal fluid

CVP

Central venous pressure

CT

Computed tomography

DIC

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

DVT

Deep venous thrombosis

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ESR

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FB

Foreign body

FP

Family planning

GIT

Gastro-intestinal tract

Hb

Haemoglobin

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

hr/s

hour/s

IM

Intramuscular(ly)

INR

International normalised ratio

IPT

Intermittent presumptive treatment (of malaria)

IU

International Units

IUGR

Intrauterine growth retardation

IV

Intravenous(ly)

IVP

Intravenous pyelogram

LBW

Low birth weight

LP

Lumbar puncture

LRTI

Lower respiratory tract infection

Max

Maximum

min/s

Minute/s

MPs

Malaria parasites

mth/s

Month/s

MU

Mega Unit = 1,000,000 IU

NGT

Nasogastric tube

NND

Neonatal death

PIH

Pregnancy-induced hypertension

PMTCT

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

PPF

Procaine penicillin fortified injection

PPH

Postpartum haemorrhage

PROM

Premature (early) rupture of membranes

PSBI

Possible serious bacterial infection

prn

as required

RBC

Red blood cells

RPR

Rapid plasma reagin

RTA

Road traffic accident

RTI

Respiratory tract infection

SB

Stillbirth

SC

Subcutaneous(ly)

Stat

Immediately

TL

Tubal ligation

TTV

Tetanus toxoid vaccination

UHSSP

Uganda Health Sector Support Programme

URTI

Upper respiratory tract infection

US

Ultrasound

UTI

Urinary tract infection

VCT

Volutary counselling & testing (for HIV infection)

WBC

White blood cells

WFA

Weight for age

yr/s

Year/s