Medical Abbreviations With E
Medicine is filled with abbreviations. Just when you think you have them all down, a new one pops up. This can be especially confusing for medical students who are just starting out. In this blog post, we’ll go over some of the most common medical abbreviations with an e. We’ll also provide tips on how to remember them. Let’s get started!
| EFW | estimated fetal weight |
| ECP | emergency care practitioner |
| EoLC | End-of-life care |
| E | Ecstasy, epinephrine, estrogen |
| ECF | extracellular fluid |
| EIA | external iliac artery External iliac artery |
| EMF | endomyocardial fibrosis |
| EST | endodermal sinus tumor |
| EVAR | endovascular aneurysm repair |
| EJ | elbow jerk |
| ED | eating disorder |
| EUA | examination under anesthesia |
| EDTA | ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid |
| EDV | end-diastolic volume |
| ECD | endocardial cushion defect |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Service |
| EAF | enteric adherence factor |
| EVF | erythrocyte volume fraction |
| EOB | edge of bed |
| ESM | ejection systolic murmur |
| EAC | external acoustic meatus |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| ETEC | enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| EMD | early morning discovery |
| ECI | febris e causa ignota |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EGBUS | external genitalia, Bartholin’s glands, urethra & Skene’s glands |
| ECHO | enteric cytopathic human orphan virus |
| EAM | external auditory meatus |
| ELLSCS | elective lower segment caesarean section |
| EHEC | enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
| EDS | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
| EPEC | enteropathogenic Escherichia coli |
| ETS | endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy |
| ESS | empty sella syndrome |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| EEX | electrodiagnosis |
| Ex-n | used for premature infants that have been |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| EOM | extraocular muscles |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| E1 | estrone |
| E2 | estradiol |
| ESI | epidural steroid injection |
| ETOH | ethanol |
| ESA | erythropoiesis-stimulating agent |
| ER | emergency room |
| EMB | ethambutol |
| EDF | end diastolic flow |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EBL | estimated blood loss |
| EDC | estimated date of confinemen |
| EMC | encephalomyocarditis |
| EDM | esophageal Doppler monitor |
| Etiol | etiology |
| ESL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| EC | enteric coating |
| ESBL | extended spectrum beta-lactamase |
| EMLSCS | emergency lower segment Caesarean section |
| ESV | end-systolic volume |
| EDD | estimated date of delivery |
| EBM | evidence-based medicine expressed breast milk |
| EPCT | estrogen-progesterone challenge test |
| ECLS | extracorporeal life support |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| EENT | ears, eyes, nose, throat |
| Exp Lap | exploratory laparotomy |
| EM | erythema multiforme |
| Exam | examination |
| Epi | epinephrine |
| EMDEX | essential medicines index |
| Emul | emulsion |
| EFS | event-free survival |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| EDRF | endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka nitric oxide |
| EOMI | extraocular movements intact |
| EEE | eastern equine encephalitis |
| EBT | electron beam tomography |
| EoL | End-of-life |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ERM | epiretinal membrane |
| EmBx | endometrial biopsy |
| EIB | Exercise Induced Bronchospasm |
| EPH | edema, proteinuria, hypertension |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Ext | extremities |
| ESHAP | etoposide, cisplatin, cytarabine, methylprednisolone |
| EACA | epsilon-aminocaproic acid |
| ET | endotracheal |
| ETT | endotracheal tube |
| EIEC | enteroinvasive Escherichia coli |
| EUP | extrauterine pregnancy |
| ECTR | endoscopic carpal tunnel release |
| EGPA | eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EPS | electrophysiology |
| ERMS | embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
| EDH | epidural hematoma |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EAEC | enteroadhesive Escherichia coli |
| ESRF | end-stage renal failure |
| ECC | endocervical curettage |
| ERT | enzyme replacement therapy |
| EMU | early morning urine sample |
| EBRT | external beam radiation therapy |
| EFM | electronic fetal monitoring |
