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h hr or hours

histamine or its receptors (if with subscripts)

H
hemagglutinin

Hx history

hypertonia arterialis
HA headache
calcium hydroxyapatite

H/A headache

HAA hepatitis-associated antigen or #History As Above

HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy

HACA human anti-chimeric antibody

HACE high-altitude cerebral edema

HACEK acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children

HAD HIV-associated dementia

HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

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HAE hereditary angioedema

H/A headache

HAI healthcare-associated infection or hospital-acquired infection

HALE health-adjusted life expectancy

HAPE high-altitude pulmonary edema

HAV hepatitis A virus

Hb hemoglobin

HB heart block

Hb% hemoglobin concentration in gram per deciliter

HbA hemoglobin A (commonest type of hemoglobin)

HbA 1c glycosylated hemoglobin (used as a measure of diabetes control)

HBD has been drinking

HbF fetal hemoglobin

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HBO hyperbaric oxygen

HBP high blood pressure, that is, hypertension

Hb Ag
s hepatitis B surface antigen

HBV hepatitis B virus

head circumference
HC hemorrhagic colitis
homocysteine

HCA Healthcare Associated, as in HCA-CDI

HCAP health care-associated (or acquired) pneumonia

HCC hepatocellular carcinoma

HCF Healthcare Facility

HCFA Healthcare Facility Associated, as in HCFA-CDI

hCG human chorionic gonadotropin

HCL hairy cell leukemia

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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HCM
healthcare maintenance

HCO3 bicarbonate

Hct hematocrit

hematocrit
HCT
hematopoietic cell transplantation

HCRP Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme

HCTZ hydrochlorothiazide

HCV hepatitis C virus

Hodgkin disease
HD Hemodialysis
Huntington's disease

HDL high-density lipoprotein

HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol

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HDN hemolytic disease of the newborn

HDS hemodynamically stable (i.e., not bleeding)

HDU high dependency unit

HDV hepatitis D virus

HDW Hemoglobin Distribution Width

H&E hematoxylin and eosin, a standard tissue stain

HE hepatic encephalopathy

HEC High emetogenic chemotherapy

HEENT head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

HELP
Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (syndrome) (in pregnancy)
HELLP

HEMA hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, a material in soft contact lenses

Hema hematest – e.g. hema (-) – fecal occult blood

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HES hydroxyethyl starch

HETE hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

HEV hepatitis E virus

HF heart failure

HFpEF heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

HFrEF heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

HFM hand, foot and mouth disease

HFMD hand, foot and mouth disease

HFNC high flow Nasal cannula

HFRS hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

HGB hemoglobin

HGSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

HGV hepatitis G virus

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HGPRTase hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase

HH hiatus hernia

H/H or H&H hemoglobin and hematocrit

HHS Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state

HHT hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectisia

human herpesvirus
HHV
(including numerous subtypes such as HHV8)

HI homicidal ideation

Hib haemophilus influenzae B

HIDA hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid

HIDS hyper-IgD (and periodic fever) syndrome

HIT heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

HIV human immunodeficiency virus

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hepatic lipase
HL Hodgkin's lymphoma
hearing level

HLA human leukocyte antigen

HLD Hyperlipidemia

HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome

H&M hematemesis and melena

HMD hyaline membrane disease

HMG human menopausal gonadotropin

HMG-CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA

HMGR 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase

H-mole hydatidiform mole

HMS hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly

HMSN hereditary motor sensory neuropathy

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HN hemagglutinin-neuraminidase

HND hemolytic disease of the newborn

HNP spinal disk herniation or herniated disk, that is, herniated nucleus pulposus

HNPCC hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

H/O history of ...

HOB head of bed (usually followed by number of degrees of elevation, e.g., HOB 10°)

HOCM hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

HONK hyperosmolar nonketotic state

HOPI History of present illness

HoTN Hypotension

H&P history and physical examination (which very often are considered as a pair)

HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

HPETE hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

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HPF high-power field (microscopy)

HPI
history of the present illness
H/oPI

HPOA hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (clubbing)

hPL human placental lactogen (same as human chorionic somatomammotropin)

HPS hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

HPV human papillomavirus

HR heart rate

hr hour or hours

HRAS Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog

HRCT High-resolution computed tomography

HRT hormone replacement therapy

h.s. at bedtime (from Latin hora somni)

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hs hours of sleep

H→S heel-to-shin test

HSC human chorionic somatomammotropin (same as human placental lactogen)

HSCT Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

HSG hysterosalpingogram

HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

HSM hepatosplenomegaly

HSP Henoch–Schönlein purpura

HSV herpes simplex virus

HT hypertension

Ht height

HTLV human T-lymphotropic virus

HTN hypertension
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HTPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

HTVD hypertensive vascular disease

HUS hemolytic uremic syndrome

HVA homovanillic acid

HVLT high-velocity lead therapy (facetious term for gunshot wound)

Hx history (of)

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