Medical abbreviations : ' V '
Abbreviation | Interpretation |
VAD | venous access device |
VC | vital capacity |
VCT | venous clotting time |
VCUG | voiding cysourethrogram |
VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis) |
VMA | vanillymadelic acid |
VO | verbal or voice order |
V/Q | ventilation - perfusion |
VRE | vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |
VSS | vital signs stable |
VT | ventricular tachycardia |
VV | varicose veins |
VW | vessel wall |
VWD | von Willebrand's disease |
VZV | varicella zoster virus |