medicine encyclopedia----medical abbreviations: V
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| V | Ventilation |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VAD | Ventricular assist device Vincristine adriblastine dexamethasone |
| Vag | Vaginal |
| VAMP | Vincristine adriblastine methylprednisone |
| VBAC | Vaginal birth after caesarean |
| VC | Vital capacity |
| VCTC | Voluntary counselling and testing centers (for HIV: Govt Centres in India) |
| vCJD | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| VD | Venereal disease Vaginal delivery Volume of distribution |
| VDRF | Ventilator dependent respiratory failure |
| VDRL | Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory (old test for syphilis} |
| VE | Vaginal examination (manual examination) |
| VEE | Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
| VEB | Ventricular ectopic beat |
| VF V-fib | Ventricular fibrillation |
| VIP | Vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |
| VMA | Vanillylmandelic acid Violent mechanical asphyxia |
| VNPI | VanNuys prognostic scoring index (ductal carcinoma) |
| VO | Verbal order |
| VOD | Volume of distribution |
| VPA | Valproic acid |
| VPAP | Variable positive airway pressure |
| VPB | Ventricular premature beats - premature ventricular contraction |
| VPC (PVC) | Ventricular premature contraction |
| V/Q | Ventilation/Perfusion scan |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |
| VRSA | Vancomycin-resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| VS | Vital signs (VSS = vital signs stable) |
| VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
| VSR | Ventricular septal rupture - myocardial rupture |
| VT | Ventricular tachycardia Verotoxin |
| VTE | Venous thromboembolism |
| VTEC | Verotoxin producing Escherichia coli, also known as enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
| VZV | Varicella zoster virus |
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