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| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 131I or I131 | Radioactive iodine |
| IA | Intra-arterial |
| IABP | Intra-aortic balloon pump |
| IAI | Intra-amniotic infection |
| IBC | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | Irritable bowel syndrome |
| IC | Ileocecal Immunocompromised Informed consent Intensive care Interstitial cystitis Immune complex Intracardiac |
| ICD | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| ICDS | Integrated Child Development Services Program |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision |
| ICF | Intracellular fluid |
| ICG | Impedance cardiography |
| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| ICS | Intercostal space |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| ICCU | Intensive cardiac care unit |
| ID | Infectious disease Identifying data |
| I&D | Incision and drainage (how to treat an abscess} |
| IDA | Iron deficiency anemia |
| IDC | Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Indwelling catheter Infiltrating ductal carcinoma |
| IDDM | Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| IDL | Intermediate density lipoprotein |
| IDP | Infectious Disease Precautions/ Process |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| IFG | Impaired fasting glycaemia |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IgA | Immunoglobulin A |
| IgD | Immunoglobulin D |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
| IGT | Impaired glucose tolerance |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry e |
| IHD | Ischaemic heart disease |
| IHSS | Ideopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IMA | Inferior mesenteric artery |
| IMB | Intermenstrual Bleed (bleeding between periods) |
| IMI | Intramuscular injection |
| IMN | Infectious Mononucleosis |
| IMT | Intima-media thickness |
| IMV | Intermittent mandatory ventilation - Mechanical ventilation |
| Inc | Incomplete |
| INF(-α/-β/-γ) | Interferons -α/-β/-γ |
| INH | Isoniazid |
| Inj | Injection |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| Int | Internal |
| IO | Intraosseous infusion |
| I&O | Inputs and Outputs Intake and Outputs |
| IOL | Induction of labor Intraocular lens |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| IP | Interphalangeal joint |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| IPS | Intra-Peritoneal Sounds |
| IPPB | Intermittent positive pressure ventilation |
| IPPV | Intermittent positive pressure ventilation |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| IRDS | Infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| ISA | Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity |
| ISDN | Isosorbide dinitrate |
| ISH | Isolated systolic hypertension |
| ISMN | Isosorbide mononitrate |
| ISQ | No change (from Latin, in status quo) |
| IT | Intrathecal |
| ITP | Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Immune mediated thrombocytopenic purpura |
| ITU | Intensive Treatment Unit (or Intensive Therapy Unit) |
| IUCD | intrauterine contraceptive device |
| IU | International units |
| IUD | Intrauterine Death - sometimes confused with intrauterine contraceptive device. Use FDIU or IUFD Intrauterine device - sometimes confused with intrauterine death. We now use IUCD - Intrauterine contraceptive device |
| IUFD | IntraUterine Foetal Demise |
| IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation |
| IUI | Intrauterine insemination |
| IUP | Intrauterine pregnancy |
| IUS | IntraUterine System |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVC | Inferior vena cava |
| IV-DSA | Intravenous digital subtraction angiography |
| IVDU | Intravenous drug user |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization; Intravenous fluids |
| IVP | Intravenous pyelogram |
| IVPB | Intravenous Piggyback (i.v. short term infusion) |
| IVU | Intravenous urogram |
| IVUS | Intravascular ultrasound |
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