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Unit 1: Taking a history 01

Abbreviation Meaning Arabic
M Male ⚣ ‫ذر‬
F Female ⚢ ‫ٔنﱻ‬
M Married ‫ﻣﱱوج‬
S Single ‫ٔعزب‬
U Unmarried ‫ﲑ ﻣﱱوج‬
D Divorced ‫ﻣﻄﻠﻖ‬
W Widow /Widower ‫ ٔرﻣل‬/ ‫ٔرﻣ‬
3/7 Three days
5/12 Five months
4/52 Four weeks
a.m. In the morning ‫ﰲ اﻟﺼﺒﺎح‬
p.m. In the evening ‫ﰲ اﳌﺴﺎء‬
''…………'' Patient`s words ‫ﳇﲈت اﳌريض‬
℅ Complains of ‫ﺷﻜﻮى ﻣﻦ‬
O/E On examination ‫ﺎري اﻟفحص‬
+ Present or noted ‫ﻣﻼﺣﻆ‬
++ Present significantly ‫ﻣﻼﺣﻆ شﲁ ﺒﲑ‬
+++ Present in excess ‫ﻣﻼﺣﻆ ﻠغﺎية‬
NAD Nothing abnormal detected ‫طﺒيعي‬
reg Regular ‫ﻣ تظم‬
Irreg Irregular ‫ﲑ ﻣ تظم‬
ENT Ear , Nose and Throat ‫ٔذن و ٔنف و ﺣ جرة‬
RS Respiratory system ‫ﺎز اﻟتنفس‬
GIS Gastro-Intestinal system ‫اﳉﻬﺎز اﻟﻬﻀﻤي‬
GUS Genito-Urinary System ‫اﳉﻬﺎز اﻟﺒﻮﱄ‬
CNS Central Nervous System ‫اﳉﻬﺎز اﻟعﺼﱯ‬
CVS Cardiovascular system ‫ﺎز ا ٔوعية ا ﻣﻮية‬
P pulse ‫نﺒض‬
HS Heart sound ‫ﺻﻮت اﻟﻘﻠﺐ‬
BP Blood pressure ‫ضغط ا م‬
-ve Negative ‫ﺳﻠﱯ‬
+ve Positive ‫إﳚﺎﰊ‬
-? Possible ‫ﳑﻜﻦ‬
L Left ‫ﺴﺎر‬
R Right ‫ﳝﲔ‬
č with ‫ﻣﻊ‬

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Abbreviation

Unit 2: Taking a history 02

Abbreviation Meaning Arabic
TB Tuberculosis ‫اﻟﺴل‬/‫ﻣرض ا رن‬
FUO Fever of unknown origin ‫ﲪي ﻣﻦ ﻣﺼﺪر ﳎﻬﻮل‬
Wt weight ‫وزن‬
Diff. Difficult ‫ﺻعﺐ‬
PU Pass urine ‫اﻟتﺒﻮل‬
mths. Months ‫ﺷﻬﻮر‬

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Unit 3 – 4: Examining – Special Examination

X3 Three times ‫ﺛﻼث ﻣرات‬

AF Atrial fibrillation ‫رجفﺎن ٔذيﲏ‬
abdo. abdomen ‫ﺑﻄﻦ‬
p.r. Per rectum ‫ﰲ اﳌﺴتﻘﲓ‬
Ca. Cancer /Carcinoma ‫اﻟﴪطﺎن‬
TURP Transurethral resection of the prostate ‫اﺳ ﺼﺎل اﻟﱪوﺳتﺎ‬
Transurethral prostate resection
BPE/BPH Benign prostatic enlargement ‫تﻀخم اﻟﱪوﺳتﺎ اﶵيﺪ‬
Benign prostatic hyperplasia hrs Hours
hrs Hours ‫ﺳﺎ ﺎت‬
Rx treatment ‫ﻼج‬
RX Take ‫ئ ذ‬

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Unit 5: Investigations
PID Prolapsed intervertebral disc ‫ٕا زﻻق ﻏﴬوﰲ‬
CXR Chest X-ray ‫ٔﺷعة ﻠﺼﺪر‬
XR X-ray ‫ٔﺷعة‬
ECG electrocardiogram ‫ﲣﻄيط اﻟﻘﻠﺐ اﻟﻜﻬرﰊ‬
IVP/IVU Intravenous pyelogram ‫تﺼﻮر اﳊﻮيﻀة ﰲ اﻟﻮريﺪ‬
Intravenous urogram ‫تﺼﻮر اﳉﻬﺎز اﻟﺒﻮﱄ عﻦ طريﻖ اﻟﻮريﺪ‬
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging ‫اﻟتﺼﻮر ﻟرنﲔ اﳌغنﺎط ﴘ‬
WBC White blood cell ‫ﻼ ا م اﻟﺒيﻀﺎء‬
RBC Red blood cell ‫ﻼ ا م اﶵراء‬
Hb/Hgb Haemoglobin ‫اﻟﻬﳰﻮ ﻠﻮﺑﲔ‬
Hct Haematocrit
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ‫ﻣعﺪل اﻟﱰﺳ ﺐ‬
MCV mean cell volume ‫ﻣ ﻮﺳط ﲩم اﻟﻜرية‬
S serum ‫ﻣﺼل‬
Pl Plasma ‫اﻟﺒﻼزﻣﺎ‬
CO2 Carbon dioxide ‫ﱐ ٔ ﺴيﺪ اﻟﻜرﺑﻮن‬
s/l Sedimentation per liter ‫اﻟﱰﺳ ﺐ ﲁ ﻟﱰ‬
Sl. Slight ‫طف ف‬
CCF Congestive Cardiac failure ‫فشل اﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺣ ﻘﺎﱐ‬

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Unit 6 - 7: Diagnosis - Treatment
movts Movements ‫ﺣرﰷت‬
T Temperature ‫در ة اﳊرارة‬
Tab. / Tabs Tablet / Tablets ‫ٔقراص‬
Mitte give ‫يعﻄي‬
Sig. write on Label … directions ‫تعﻠ ت ا واء‬
hrly Hourly ‫ﰻ ﺳﺎ ة‬
b.i.d./b.d. Twice a day
t.d.s./t.i.d. Three times daily /a day
q.d.s./q.i.d. Four times daily / a day
a.c. Before meals / food
c.c. With meals / food
p.c. After meals / food
mane In the morning

Ω General Abbreviation Ω
IU International unit ‫و ﺪة دوﻟية‬
HBP High blood pressure ‫ضغط ا م اﻟعﺎﱄ‬
FBC Full blood count ‫تعﺪاد دم ﰷﻣل‬
CBC Complete blood count ‫ﲿص دم ﺷﺎﻣل‬
GC General condition ‫اﳊﺎ اﻟعﺎﻣة‬
GP General practitioner ‫طﺒ ﺐ ﺎم‬
DU Duodenal ulcer ‫قر ة ا ٔﺛﲏ عﴩ‬
oed. oedema ‫تﻮرم ا ٔوعية‬
GTT glucose tolerance test ‫ﲢﻠيل ق ﺎس اﳉﻠﻮﻮز‬
IV Intravenous ‫وريﺪي‬
Ix Investigations ‫ﲿﻮﺻﺎت‬
RI Respiratory infection ‫ﺪوي تنفﺴية‬
RTI Respiratory tract infection ‫ﺪوى اﳉﻬﺎز اﻟتنفﴘ‬
USS Ultrasound scan ‫تﺼﻮر ﳌﻮ ﺎت فﻮق اﻟﺼﻮتية‬
YOB Year of birth ‫ﺳنة اﳌيﻼد‬
DOB Date of birth ‫رﱗ اﳌيﻼد‬
p.o. By mouth ‫ﻟفم‬
LP Lumbar puncture ‫اﻟﱫل اﻟﻘﻄﲏ‬
D&V Diarrhoea and vomiting ‫إﺳﻬﺎل و ﰶء‬
∆/Dx Diagnosis ‫شخيص‬
SOB Shortness of breath ‫قﴫ اﻟنفس‬
SOBOE Shortness of breath on examination ‫ضيﻖ اﻟتنفس عنﺪ اﻟفحص‬
U&E Urea and electrolytes ‫اﻟيﻮر وا ٔﻣﻼح اﳌعﺪنية‬
Chr.CF Chronic cardiac failure ‫قﺼﻮر اﻟﻘﻠﺐ اﳌزﻣﻦ‬

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Abbreviation Meaning Arabic

M Male ⚣ ‫ذكر‬
F Female ⚢ ‫أن‬
M Married ‫م وج‬
S Single ‫أعزب‬
U Unmarried ‫غ م وج‬
D Divorced ‫مﻄﻠﻖ‬
W Widow /Widower ‫أرمﻠة أرمل‬
3/7 Three days
5/12 Five months
4/52 Four weeks
a.m. In the morning ‫الص اح‬
p.m. In the evening ‫المساء‬
''…………'' Patient`s words ‫ﻠمات الم ض‬
℅ Complains of ‫شكوي من‬
O/E On examination ‫جاري الفحص‬
+ Present or noted ‫مﻼﺣﻆ‬
++ Present significantly ‫مﻼﺣﻆ ش ل كب‬
+++ Present in excess ‫مﻼﺣﻆ لﻠغا ة‬
NAD Nothing abnormal detected ‫غ طب‬ ‫لم ﻠحﻆ‬
reg Regular ‫مﻨﺘﻈم‬
Irreg Irregular ‫غ مﻨﺘﻈم‬
ENT Ear , Nose and Throat ‫أذن و أنف و ﺣﻨجرة‬
RS Respiratory system ‫جهاز الﺘﻨفس‬
GIS Gastro-Intestinal system ‫الجهاز الهض‬
GUS Genito-Urinary System ‫الجهاز البو‬
CNS Central Nervous System ‫الجهاز العص‬
CVS Cardiovascular system ‫جهاز اﻷوع ة الدم ة‬
P pulse ‫نض‬
HS Heart sound ‫صوت القﻠب‬
BP Blood pressure ‫ضغط الدم‬
-ve Negative ‫سﻠ‬
+ve Positive ‫إ جا‬
-? Possible ‫ممكن‬
L Left ‫سار‬
R Right ‫م‬
č with ‫مﻊ‬
TB Tuberculosis ‫مرض الدرن السل‬
FUO Fever of unknown origin ‫ﺣ من مصدر مجهول‬
Wt weight ‫وزن‬
Diff. Difficult ‫صعب‬
PU Pass urine ‫الﺘبول‬
mths. Months ‫شهور‬
X3 Three times
AF Atrial fibrillation ‫رجفان أذي‬
abdo. abdomen ‫ﻄن‬
p.r. Per rectum ‫المسﺘق م الﺘحام ل‬
Ca. Cancer /Carcinoma ‫ال طان‬
TURP Transurethral resection of the prostate ‫اس ئصال ال وسﺘاتا ع اﻹﺣﻠ ل‬
Transurethral prostate resection
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BPE/BPH Benign prostatic enlargement ‫تضخم ال وسﺘاتا الحم د‬
Benign prostatic hyperplasia hrs Hours
hrs Hours ‫ساعات‬
Rx treatment ‫عﻼج‬
RX take ‫أخذ‬
PID Prolapsed intervertebral disc ‫إنزﻻق غ و‬
CXR Chest X-ray ‫أشعة لﻠصدر‬
XR X-ray ‫أشعة‬
ECG electrocardiogram ‫تخﻄ ط القﻠب ال هر‬
IVP/IVU Intravenous pyelogram ‫تص ر الح ضة الور د‬
Intravenous urogram ‫تص ر الجهاز البو عن ط ﻖ الور د‬
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging ‫الﺘص ر الرن المغﻨاط‬
WBC White blood cell ‫خﻼ ا الدم الب ضاء‬
RBC Red blood cell ‫خﻼ ا الدم الحمراء‬
Hb/Hgb Haemoglobin ‫اله موجﻠ‬
Hct Haematocrit
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ‫معدل ال س ب‬
MCV Mean corpuscular volume ‫مﺘوسط ﺣجم ال ة‬
mean cell volume
S serum ‫مصل‬
Pl Plasma ‫ال ﻼزما‬
CO2 Carbon dioxide ‫ثا أ س د ال ون‬
s/l Sedimentation per liter ‫ال س ب ل ل ل‬
Sl. Slight ‫طف ف‬
CCF Congestive Cardiac failure ‫فشل القﻠب اﻻﺣﺘقا‬
movts Movements ‫ﺣرات‬
T Temperature ‫درجة الحرارة‬
Tab. / Tabs Tablet / Tablets ‫أقراص‬
Mitte give ‫ع‬
Sig. write on Label … directions ‫تعﻠ مات الدواء‬
hrly Hourly ‫ل ساعة‬
b.i.d./b.d. Twice a day
t.d.s./t.i.d. Three times daily /a day
q.d.s./q.i.d. Four times daily / a day
a.c. Before meals / food
c.c. With meals / food
p.c. After meals / food
mane In the morning
IU International unit ‫وﺣدة دول ة‬
HBP High blood pressure ‫ضغط الدم العا‬
FBC Full blood count ‫تعداد دم امل‬
CBC Complete blood count ‫فحص دم شامل‬
GC General condition ‫الحالة العامة‬
GP General practitioner ‫طب ب عام‬
DU Duodenal ulcer ‫قرﺣة اﻷث ع‬
oed. oedema ‫تورم اﻷوع ة‬
GTT glucose tolerance test ‫تحﻠ ل ق اس الجﻠوكوز‬
IV Intravenous ‫ور دي‬
Ix Investigations ‫فحوصات‬
RI Respiratory infection ‫عدوي تﻨفس ة‬
RTI Respiratory tract infection ‫عدوى الجهاز الﺘﻨف‬
USS Ultrasound scan ‫تص ر الموجات فوق الصوت ة‬

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YOB Year of birth ‫سﻨة الم ﻼد‬
DOB Date of birth ‫تار ــخ الم ﻼد‬
p.o. By mouth ‫الفم‬
LP Lumbar puncture ‫ال ل القﻄ‬
D&V Diarrhoea and vomiting ‫إسهال و‬
∆/Dx Diagnosis ‫شخ ص‬
SOB Shortness of breath ‫ق الﻨفس‬
SOBOE Shortness of breath on examination ‫ضيﻖ الﺘﻨفس عﻨد الفحص‬
U&E Urea and electrolytes ‫اليور ا و اﻷمﻼح المعدن ة‬
Chr.CF Chronic cardiac failure ‫قصور القﻠب المزمن‬

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