List of medical abbreviations: U
Appearance
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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UOSM | urine osmolality |
UA | urinalysis unstable angina |
U/A | upon arrival |
UPO | until proven otherwise |
USA | unstable angina |
UAE | Uterine Artery Embolization (synonym for Uterine Fibroid Embolization) |
UBT | urea breath test |
UC | ulcerative colitis uterine contraction |
UCHD | usual childhood diseases (see list of childhood diseases) |
UCTD | Undifferentiated connective tissue disease |
UCx | Urine culture |
UD | as directed (from Latin ut dictum) |
UDS | urine drug screening Undifferentiated sarcoma |
UE | upper extremity |
U&E | urea and electrolytes (blood test) (for sodium and potassium, and often creatinine) |
UFE | Uterine Fibroid Embolization |
UIP | usual interstitial pneumonitis |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
ULN | upper limit of normal |
UNOS | United Network for Organ Sharing |
UOP, UO, U/O | urinary output |
Ung | ointment (from Latin unguentum) |
Unk | unknown |
UPJ | ureteropelvic junction (see pyeloplasty) |
UPT | urine pregnancy test |
URA | unilateral renal agenesis |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
URS | Ureteroscopy |
URTI | upper respiratory tract infection |
US | ultrasonogram |
USG | ultrasonogram |
USO | unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
USOH | usual state of health |
USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
USR | unheated serum reagin |
USS | ultrasound scan |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
UUS | upper uterine segment |
UVAL | ultraviolet argon laser |