Abbreviations and acronyms

13vPCV 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 23vPPV Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

ABCD Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter
 ABI Ankle:brachial index

ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme ACR Albumin-creatinine ratio
 AF Atrial brillation
 ALA Alpha-
linolenic acid

AMD Aged-related macular degeneration

APC Adenomatous polyposis coli

ASCIA The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

AUSDRISK Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
 BMD
Bone mineral density
 BMI Body mass index

BNP B-type natriuretic peptide BP Blood pressure

. BRCA1 Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 


. BRCA2 Breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 


CA Cancer antigen
 CA125 Cancer antigen 125
 CF Cystic brosis
 CHD Coronary heart
disease
 CKD Chronic kidney disease
 COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CRC Colorectal
cancer
 CRP High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
 CT Computerised tomography
 CVD Cardiovascular
disease
 DBP Diastolic blood pressure
 DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
 DLCN Dutch Lipid Clinic
Network (criteria) DPA Docosapentaenoic acid
 DRE Digital rectal examination
 DT Diphtheria,tetanus

DTpa Diphtheria,tetanus, acellular pertussis (child version)

dTPa

DXA
 ECG
 EFG
 eGFR ESRD
 FAP
 FH
 FOBT GFR
 GP
 HbA1c HCG
 HDL HDL-C hepA
hepB
 HFE (gene) Hib

HIV HNPCC HPV HSIL IADL IFG
 IGT
 IPV
 IS
 LDL LDL-C LSIL LUTS LVH MBS MMR
MMRV

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Diphtheria,tetanus, acellular pertussis (adolescent/ adult version)

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Electrocardiograph
 Elevated, rm, growing for more than 1 month
Estimated glomerular ltration rate
 End stage renal disease
 Familial adenomatous polyposis
 Familial
hypercholesterolaemia
 Faecal occult blood test
 Glomerular ltration rate
 General
practitioner
 Glycated haemoglobin
 Human chorionic gonadotrophin
 High density lipoprotein
 High
density lipoprotein-cholesterol
 Hepatitis A
 Hepatitis B
 Haemochromatosis
 Haemophilus in uenzae
type b
 Human immunode ciency virus
 Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer Human
papillomavirus
 High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion Instrumental activities of daily
living
 Impaired fasting glucose
 Impaired glucose tolerance test
 Inactivated
poliomyelitis
 Intussuseption
 Low density lipoprotein
 Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol
 Low
grade squamous intraepithelial lesion Lower urinary tract symptoms
 Left ventricular
hypertrophy
 Medicare Bene ts Schedule
 Measles, mumps and rubella
 Measles, mumps, rubella and
varicella

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MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination MRI Magnetic resonance imaging MSM Men who have sex with
men MSU Midstream urine

MUKSB Modi ed UK Simon Broome criteria

NAAT Nucleic acid ampli cation test

NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council

NIP National Immunisation Program

NIPS National Immunisation Program Schedule

NMSC Non-melanoma skin cancer

NTD Neural tube defect

PCR Polymerase chain reaction

PEDS Parents’ evaluation of developmental status

PET-CT Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography

PND Postnatal depression
 RACGP The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners RCT
Randomised controlled trial
 SBP Systolic blood pressure
 SES Socioeconomic status
 SIDS Sudden
infant death syndrome
 SNAP Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity
 SPF Sun protection
factor
 STIs Sexually transmitted infections
 TG Triglyceride
 TIA Transient ischaemic attack
 TUGT
Timed up and go test
 UACR Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio
 VV Varicella Vaccination
 VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus
 WHO World Health Organization