| Acronym | Meaning |
| L | & A Light And Accommodation |
| QOD | Every Other Day |
| IABP | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump |
| CI | ContraIndications |
| COAD | Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease |
| TP | Tuberculin Precipitation |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| RAIU | Radioactive Iodine Uptake |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| WMA | World Medical Association |