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Internal Medicine Alphabet – V

S. No	Abbreviation	Full Form	Short Explanation	Practical Example
V001	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function test measuring air vs blood flow	Pulmonary embolism assessment
V002	VA	Vital Acids	Acid-base status in blood	Blood gas analysis
V003	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical heart pump	Heart failure support
V004	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Cardiorespiratory support	Severe cardiac failure management
V005	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive chest surgery	Lung biopsy or lobectomy
V006	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis blood test	Screening for syphilis
V007	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Cardiac arrest management
V008	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Aortic stenosis evaluation
V009	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Heart septum defect	Congenital heart disease
V010	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Fast heart rhythm from ventricles	Emergency arrhythmia treatment
V011	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clots in veins	DVT or pulmonary embolism
V012	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging test	Pulmonary embolism diagnosis
V013	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive chest surgery	Lung biopsy, pleural effusion
V014	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle type	Lipid profile assessment
V015	VA	Viral Antigen	Viral infection marker	Hepatitis B antigen test
V016	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Virus causing chickenpox/shingles	Shingles vaccination evaluation
V017	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU infection monitoring
V018	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Blood gas from vein	Acid-base and oxygenation assessment
V019	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Protein stimulating blood vessels	Cancer angiogenesis studies
V020	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite in urine	Pheochromocytoma detection
V021	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Congenital heart defect	Echocardiography evaluation
V022	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography diagnosis
V023	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V024	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Fast ventricular rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V025	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clots	DVT or PE prevention
V026	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function ratio	Pulmonary embolism assessment
V027	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive thoracic surgery	Lung biopsy or effusion drainage
V028	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis serology	STD screening
V029	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol type	Lipid panel evaluation
V030	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Causes chickenpox/shingles	Shingles prevention
V031	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in intubated patients	ICU infection surveillance
V032	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Blood gas from veins	Acid-base assessment
V033	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Angiogenesis protein	Cancer and eye disease research
V034	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urine catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma diagnosis
V035	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Heart rhythm disorder	Arrhythmia management
V036	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging	PE diagnosis
V037	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive chest surgery	Lung biopsy
V038	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis screening	STD testing
V039	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V040	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Fast ventricular rhythm	Cardiac emergency management
V041	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disease	DVT or PE
V042	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid profile
V043	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles	Vaccination
V044	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU care
V045	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Blood from vein for gases	Acid-base status
V046	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Blood vessel formation	Cancer therapy
V047	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urinary catecholamine	Pheochromocytoma
V048	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Congenital heart defect	Pediatric cardiology
V049	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography
V050	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Cardiac arrest rhythm	Emergency defibrillation

S. No	Abbreviation	Full Form	Short Explanation	Practical Example
V051	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical heart pump	Support in severe heart failure
V052	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Cardiopulmonary support	Severe cardiac/respiratory failure
V053	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive thoracic surgery	Lung biopsy, pleural effusion drainage
V054	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis blood test	STD screening
V055	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Cardiac arrest treatment
V056	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography evaluation
V057	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Heart septum defect	Pediatric cardiology assessment
V058	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency arrhythmia management
V059	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clots in veins	DVT or PE management
V060	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung ventilation vs perfusion	Pulmonary embolism evaluation
V061	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid profile analysis
V062	VA	Viral Antigen	Marker for viral infection	Hepatitis B antigen testing
V063	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Virus causing chickenpox/shingles	Shingles vaccination
V064	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in intubated patients	ICU infection monitoring
V065	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Blood gas from veins	Acid-base status evaluation
V066	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates blood vessel growth	Oncology and ophthalmology research
V067	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite in urine	Pheochromocytoma detection
V068	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Abnormal ventricular rhythm	Arrhythmia treatment
V069	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Imaging for lung function	Pulmonary embolism diagnosis
V070	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive thoracic procedure	Lung biopsy
V071	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis test	STD screening
V072	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V073	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Cardiac emergency
V074	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	DVT/PE	Blood clot management
V075	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid profile assessment
V076	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Causes chickenpox/shingles	Vaccine assessment
V077	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU care
V078	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base assessment	Clinical monitoring
V079	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Cancer research
V080	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urinary catecholamine	Pheochromocytoma evaluation
V081	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Heart-lung support	Severe cardiac failure
V082	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical pump	Heart failure support
V083	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy
V084	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis serology	STD testing
V085	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Defibrillation required
V086	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography assessment
V087	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Congenital heart defect	Pediatric cardiology
V088	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency arrhythmia management
V089	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot	DVT, PE management
V090	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function ratio	Pulmonary embolism diagnosis
V091	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid evaluation
V092	VA	Viral Antigen	Viral infection marker	Hepatitis testing
V093	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles virus	Shingles prevention
V094	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in intubated patients	ICU surveillance
V095	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base assessment	Clinical monitoring
V096	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Angiogenesis protein	Cancer research
V097	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma testing
V098	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Abnormal ventricular rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V099	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging test	PE diagnosis
V100	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy

S. No	Abbreviation	Full Form	Short Explanation	Practical Example
V101	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis screening	STD diagnosis
V102	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V103	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency management
V104	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disorder	DVT or PE treatment
V105	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid profile evaluation
V106	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles	Vaccine assessment
V107	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU monitoring
V108	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base evaluation	ICU patient monitoring
V109	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Oncology and ophthalmology research
V110	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma detection
V111	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Cardiopulmonary support	Cardiac/respiratory failure
V112	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical heart pump	Severe heart failure support
V113	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy, lobectomy
V114	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis test	STD screening
V115	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Cardiac arrest management
V116	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography diagnosis
V117	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Heart septum defect	Pediatric cardiology assessment
V118	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency arrhythmia treatment
V119	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disease	DVT, PE management
V120	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function ratio	Pulmonary embolism evaluation
V121	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid panel analysis
V122	VA	Viral Antigen	Viral infection marker	Hepatitis B testing
V123	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Virus causing chickenpox/shingles	Shingles vaccination
V124	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU infection monitoring
V125	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Blood from veins	Acid-base and oxygenation
V126	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Cancer research
V127	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urine catecholamine	Pheochromocytoma evaluation
V128	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Abnormal rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V129	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging test	Pulmonary embolism
V130	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy
V131	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis serology	STD testing
V132	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Defibrillation
V133	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency arrhythmia
V134	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	DVT/PE	Blood clot treatment
V135	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid assessment
V136	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles	Vaccination evaluation
V137	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ICU	ICU infection surveillance
V138	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base assessment	Clinical monitoring
V139	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Angiogenesis protein	Oncology/ophthalmology
V140	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma testing
V141	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Heart-lung support	Cardiac/respiratory failure
V142	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical heart pump	Severe heart failure support
V143	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive thoracic surgery	Lung biopsy/lobectomy
V144	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis test	STD screening
V145	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V146	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography
V147	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Heart septum defect	Pediatric cardiology
V148	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V149	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disorder	DVT or PE
V150	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function ratio	Pulmonary embolism diagnosis
V151	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid panel assessment
V152	VA	Viral Antigen	Marker of viral infection	Hepatitis testing
V153	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Virus causing chickenpox/shingles	Shingles vaccination
V154	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ICU	Infection monitoring
V155	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base evaluation	ICU patient monitoring
V156	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Cancer research
V157	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urine catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma diagnosis
V158	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Abnormal heart rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V159	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging	Pulmonary embolism
V160	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive thoracic surgery	Lung biopsy
V161	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis screening	STD testing
V162	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Life-threatening arrhythmia	Defibrillation
V163	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency management
V164	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	DVT/PE	Blood clot management
V165	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid assessment
V166	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles virus	Vaccine evaluation
V167	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU surveillance
V168	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base assessment	Clinical monitoring
V169	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Oncology research
V170	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma detection
V171	VA-ECMO	Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	Cardiopulmonary support	Severe cardiac failure
V172	VAD	Ventricular Assist Device	Mechanical heart pump	Severe heart failure support
V173	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy
V174	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis test	STD screening
V175	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Defibrillation
V176	VHD	Valvular Heart Disease	Heart valve disorder	Echocardiography
V177	VSD	Ventricular Septal Defect	Heart septum defect	Pediatric cardiology
V178	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Emergency arrhythmia
V179	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disease	DVT/PE management
V180	V/Q	Ventilation/Perfusion	Lung function test	Pulmonary embolism diagnosis
V181	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid profile
V182	VA	Viral Antigen	Viral infection marker	Hepatitis testing
V183	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Chickenpox/shingles	Vaccine evaluation
V184	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ICU patients	Infection monitoring
V185	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base and oxygenation	ICU monitoring
V186	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Cancer and eye research
V187	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urinary catecholamine	Pheochromocytoma detection
V188	VA	Ventricular Arrhythmia	Abnormal heart rhythm	Arrhythmia management
V189	V/Q Scan	Ventilation/Perfusion Scan	Lung imaging	Pulmonary embolism evaluation
V190	VATS	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	Minimally invasive surgery	Lung biopsy
V191	VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory	Syphilis serology	STD testing
V192	VF	Ventricular Fibrillation	Fatal arrhythmia	Emergency defibrillation
V193	VT	Ventricular Tachycardia	Rapid ventricular rhythm	Cardiac emergency
V194	VTE	Venous Thromboembolism	Blood clot disorder	DVT, PE treatment
V195	VLDL	Very Low-Density Lipoprotein	Cholesterol particle	Lipid panel evaluation
V196	VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus	Virus causing chickenpox/shingles	Vaccine assessment
V197	VAP	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	Pneumonia in ventilated patients	ICU monitoring
V198	VBG	Venous Blood Gas	Acid-base assessment	ICU patient monitoring
V199	VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor	Stimulates angiogenesis	Oncology research
V200	VMA	Vanillylmandelic Acid	Urinary catecholamine metabolite	Pheochromocytoma detection