| Abbreviation
|
Meaning
|
| Fx |
fracture
|
| FA |
Fanconi anemia
|
| FAMMM syndrome |
familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome
|
| FANA |
fluorescent antinuclear antibody test
|
| FAP |
familial adenomatous polyposis
|
| FAST |
focused assessment with sonography for trauma
|
| FB |
foreign body
|
| FBC |
Family Birth Center
full blood count
|
| FBE |
full blood exam
|
| FBG |
fasting blood glucose
|
| FBS |
Failed back syndrome
fasting blood sugar
|
| F/C |
fevers and/or chills
|
| F/C/S |
fevers and/or chills and/or sweating
|
| FCS |
Faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome
|
| FDC |
follicular dendritic cells
fixed dose combination
|
| FDG |
fluordeoxyglucose
|
| FDIU |
fetal demise in utero
|
| FDP |
fibrin degradation product
Flexor digitorum profundus
|
| FDS |
Flexor digitorum superficialis
|
| Fe |
iron
|
| FEF25–75 |
forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of forced vital capacity
|
| fem |
female
femoral
|
| FEN |
Fluids, Electrolytes, Nutrition
|
| FEP |
free erythrocyte protoporphyrin
fibroepithelial polyp
|
| FESS |
functional endoscopic sinus surgery
|
| FET |
frozen embryo transfer
|
| FEV1 |
forced expiratory volume in 1 second
|
| FF |
free fluids (non-thickened fluids)
|
| FFA |
free fatty acids
|
| FFP |
fresh frozen plasma
|
| FHR |
fetal heart rate
|
| FHS |
fetal heart sound
|
| FHT |
fetal heart tones
|
| FHx |
family history (in medicine, meaning specifically the medical histories of family members and ancestors)
|
| FIBD |
found in bed dead
|
| FISH |
fluorescence in situ hybridization
|
| FL |
femur length
|
| FLAIR |
fluid attenuated inversion recovery
|
| FLK |
funny-looking kid (slang reference to dysmorphic features)
|
| fl.oz. |
fluid ounce (1 Imperial fluid ounce ≈ 28.4 mL; 1 U.S. fluid ounce ≈ 29.6 mL) (use of these units is generally deprecated in modern medicine in favor of mL)
|
| FM |
fetal movement
|
| FMF |
fetal movements felt
|
| FMP |
first menstrual period (that is, menarche)
|
| FMPP |
Familial male precocious puberty
|
| fMRI |
functional magnetic resonance imaging
|
| FMS |
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
|
| F→N |
finger-to-nose test (one simple clinical test of motor coordination)
|
| FNA |
fine-needle aspiration
|
| FNAB |
fine-needle aspiration biopsy
|
| FNAC |
fine-needle aspiration cytology
|
| FNC |
full nursing care
|
| FND |
Functional neurologic disorder
|
| FNH |
focal nodular hyperplasia
|
| FOB |
Foot of Bed, father of baby, Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
|
| FOBT |
fecal occult blood test
|
| FOF |
found on floor (patient fell out of bed)
FOP Fibrousdysplasia ossificans progressiva
|
| FOS |
full of stool
|
| FOOSH |
fall on outstretched hand
|
| FP |
Family Planning
|
| FPG |
fasting plasma glucose
|
| FRDA |
Friedreich's ataxia
|
| FROM |
full range of motion
|
| FSBS |
finger-stick blood sugar (one method of blood glucose monitoring)
|
| FSE |
fetal scalp electrode
|
| FSGS |
focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
|
| FSH |
follicle-stimulating hormone
|
| FSIQ |
full scale intelligence quotient (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children)
|
| FTA |
fluorescent treponemal antibody (see syphilis)
|
| FTA-ABS |
fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (see syphilis)
|
| FtM
|
Female to Male transgender person (Trans Man)
|
| FTT |
failure to thrive
|
| F/U |
follow-up
|
| FUE |
Follicular Unit Extraction
|
| FUT |
Follicular Unit Transplantation
|
| FUO |
fever of unknown origin
|
| FVC |
forced vital capacity (spirometry test value used in assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
|
| FWB |
full weight bearing, fetal wellbeing
|
| FWD |
full ward diet;
forward
|
| Fx |
fracture; fraction
|
| fxn
|
function
|