"The patient went from the ER to the OR and then to the ICU."

It is an irrefutable fact that doctors' speech is full of abbreviations. Health-care professionals from English-speaking worlds use more abbreviations than professionals from other places. This high prevalence suggests that medical abbreviations can become challenging for anyone new. This means that if you are planning to take the OET test, understanding the abbreviations might mean the difference between qualifying and retaking the test.

Some Easy Abbreviations Let us begin with straightforward abbreviations. These are the ones that you probably know and are already familiar with. Some of these are also probably routinely used even where you work.

HRT - Hormone Replacement therapy LVOT - Left ventricle outflow tract ASD - Atrial septal defect VSD - Ventricular septal defect TEE - Transoesophageal echocardiography LDA - Left anterior descending artery ACE - Angiotensin converting enzyme

Double Meaning Abbreviations There another kind of abbreviations which we call the double-meaning abbreviations. This is when one abbreviation can refer to two different terms. The context helps to understand the real meaning, but it is worth keeping an eye open for these because, if misinterpreted, these abbreviations might get you into an embarrassing situation or completely misunderstand the question or the situation or the context.

Here are 4 commonly used double meaning abbreviations PCR — Polymerase chain reaction — Plasma clearance tests HEV — Human enteric virus — Hepatitis E virus PID — Pelvic inflammatory disease — Prolapsed intervertebral disc CSF — Colony-stimulating factor — Cerebrospinal fluid

Common Sentences Structures Containing Abbreviations The following sections present sets of common sentences containing abbreviations. This is followed by a quiz that will test you on those abbreviations. Get ready for some abbreviation fun!

Do you know these 40 common OET abbreviations? Take a look at the sentences below, and you will then have a chance to take a quiz on these abbreviations, and you will also get a chance to attend the best OET session absolutely free!.

— A 40-year-old man visited our hospital, and was diagnosed as having Felty's syndrome because of splenomegaly and pancytopenia as well as definite RA.

— MCV, MCHC, LDH, ANA and RF values are normal.

— The platelet and WBC counts exceeded their normal ranges. He was diagnosed as suffering from ... (ITP, CMML, AML, CML). Two months after, he received a BMT.

— Foreign bodies display a variable signal intensity on both Tl and T2 weighted images. MR shows an inflammatory response while CT can show the retained foreign body. US evaluation could be useful in selected patients.

— COPD is a risk factor in the development of TB.

— Cholera can be diagnosed by the presence of CTX in stools.

— A 16-year-old female suffering from fever, chills, rash and presenting multiple nodular opacities in CXR was diagnosed as having (RMSF, BPF, DGI).

— An ECG was obtained, and showed ... (RBBB, LBBB, APCs, VPCs, AF, VF).

— He is actually under treatment with ACEI. Ten years ago he was treated with P TCA because of the three AMI he had suffered.

— RA and SSC are more common in females.

— PCP and PML are two of the complications that can be suffered by AIDS patients.