Abbreviations

Question 1

AIDS

Answer 1

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 1

ARF

Answer 1

acute renal failure

Question 2

BP

Answer 2

blood pressure

Question 3

BPH

Answer 3

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 4

CAPD

Answer 4

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Question 5

CKD

Answer 5

chronic kidney disease; also known as chronic renal failure

Question 6

CRF

Answer 6

chronic renal failure; also known as chronic kidney disease

Question 7

aPTT

Answer 7

activated partial thromboplastin time

Question 8

PTs

Answer 8

prothrombin times

Question 9

INR

Answer 9

international normalized ratio

Question 10

Fx

Answer 10

Fracture

Question 11

OA

Answer 11

Osteoarthritis

Question 12

DJD

Answer 12

Degenerative joint disease

Question 13

RA

Answer 13

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 14

JRA

Answer 14

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Question 15

FDA

Answer 15

Food and drug administration

Question 16

NSAID

Answer 16

nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug

Question 17

DMARD

Answer 17

Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs

Question 18

TNF

Answer 18

Tumor necrosis factor

Question 19

THP

Answer 19

Total hip replacement

Question 20

TKA

Answer 20

Total knee replacement

Question 21

BPPV

Answer 21

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Question 22

ECOG

Answer 22

electrocochleography

Question 23

ABR

Answer 23

Auditory brainstem response (test)

Question 24

CA

Answer 24

Cancer