Abbreviation
|
Meaning
|
h |
hr / hours
|
H |
histamine or its receptors (if with subscripts) hemagglutinin
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Hx |
history
|
HA ;
H/A
|
hypertonia arterialis headache calcium hydroxyapatite
|
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
|
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)
|
HbA1c |
glycated hemoglobin (used as a measure of diabetes control)
|
HBD |
has been drinking
|
HbF |
fetal hemoglobin
|
HBO |
hyperbaric oxygen
|
HBP |
high blood pressure, that is, hypertension
|
HbsAg |
Hepatitis B surface antigen
|
HBV |
hepatitis B virus
|
HC |
head circumference 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
|
HCM |
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy healthcare maintenance
|
HCO3 |
bicarbonate
|
Hct |
hematocrit
|
HCT |
hematocrit hematopoietic cell transplantation
|
HCRP |
Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme
|
HCTZ |
hydrochlorothiazide
|
HCV |
hepatitis C virus
|
HD |
Hodgkin disease Hemodialysis Huntington's disease
|
HDL |
high-density lipoprotein
|
HDL-C |
high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
|
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 HELLP |
HELLP syndrome (Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets in pregnancy)
|
HEMA |
hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, a material in soft contact lenses
|
Hema |
hematest – e.g. hema (-) – fecal occult blood
|
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
|
HGH
|
Human Growth Hormone
|
HGSIL |
high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
|
HGV |
hepatitis G virus
|
HGPRTase |
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase
|
HH |
hemihypertrophy hiatus hernia hitting head
|
H/H or H&H |
hemoglobin and hematocrit
|
HHS |
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
|
HHT |
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectisia
|
HHV |
human herpesvirus (including numerous subtypes such as HHV8)
|
HI |
homicidal ideation
|
Hib |
haemophilus influenzae B
|
HIDA |
hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid
|
HIDS |
hyper-IgD (and periodic fever) syndrome
|
HIE |
hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (cerebral hypoxia)
|
HIT |
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
|
HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus
|
HL |
hepatic lipase 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
|
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
|
HNPP |
hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy
|
H/O |
history of ...
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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
|
H&P |
history and physical examination (which very often are considered as a pair)
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HPA |
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
|
HPETE |
hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
|
HPF |
high-power field (microscopy)
|
HPI H/oPI |
history of the present illness
|
HPOA |
hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (clubbing)
|
hPL |
human placental lactogen (same as human chorionic somatomammotropin)
|
HPP |
hypokalemic periodic paralysis
|
HPS |
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
|
HPV |
human papillomavirus
|
HR |
heart rate
|
hr |
hour or hours
|
HRS
|
Hepatorenal syndrome
|
HRAS |
Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
|
HRCT |
High-resolution computed tomography
|
HRT |
hormone replacement therapy
|
h.s. |
at bedtime (from Latin hora somni)
|
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
|
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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