Acronyms

Question 1

ACE (ace)

Answer 1

Angiotensin – converting enzyme

Question 2

AIDS (aydz)

Answer 2

Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome

Question 3

Apgar (apgahr)

Answer 3

Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (letters spell out name of originator of scoring system, Virginia Apgar)

Question 4

ARDS (ardz)

Answer 4

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Question 5

BUN (bun)

Answer 5

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 6

CABG (cabbage)

Answer 6

coronary artery bypass graft (grafting)

Question 7

CAT (cat)

Answer 7

Computerized axial tomography (older name for CT)

Question 8

CPAP (seepap)

Answer 8

Continuous positive airway pressure

Question 9

CRISPR (krisper)

Answer 9

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat

Question 10

DEXA (deksah)

Answer 10

Dual energy x-ray absorptometry

Question 11

ELISA (eliza)

Answer 11

Enzyme – linked immunosorbent assay

Question 12

GERD (gird)

Answer 12

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 13

HAART (heart)

Answer 13

Highly active antiretroviral therapy

Question 14

HIPAA (hippah)

Answer 14

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996

Question 15

LASER (layzer)

Answer 15

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

Question 16

LASIK (laysick)

Answer 16

Laser - assisted in situ keratomileusis

Question 17

LEEP (leap)

Answer 17

Loop electrocautery excision procedure

Question 18

MAC (mack)

Answer 18

Monitor anesthesia care

Question 19

MICU (mickyou)

Answer 19

Medical intensive care unit

Question 20

MIS (miss)

Answer 20

Minimally invasive surgery

Question 21

MODS (modz)

Answer 21

Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome

Question 22

MUGA (muh-guh)

Answer 22

Multiple – gated acquisition (scan)

Question 23

NICU (nickyou)

Answer 23

Neonatal intensive care unit

Question 24

NSAID (ensayd)

Answer 24

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 25

PACS (packs)

Answer 25

Picture archival communication system

Question 26

PALS (pals)

Answer 26

Pediatric advanced life support

Question 27

PANDAS (pandaz)

Answer 27

pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder(s) associated with streptococcal infection(s)

Question 28

PEEP (peep)

Answer 28

Positive end – expiratory pressure

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PEG (peg)

Answer 30

Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy

Question 31

PERRLA (perlah)

Answer 31

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Question 32

PET (pet)

Answer 32

Positron emission tomography

Question 33

PICC (pick)

Answer 33

Peripherally inserted central catheter

Question 34

PICU (pickyou)

Answer 34

Pediatric intensive care unit

Question 35

PIP (pip)

Answer 35

Proximal interphalangeal (joint)

Question 36

pixel (picksul)

Answer 36

Picture element

Question 37

PUVA (poovah)

Answer 37

Psoralen ultraviolet A

Question 38

REM (rem)

Answer 38

Rapid eye movement

Question 39

SAD (sad)

Answer 39

Seasonal affective disorder

Question 40

SARS (sarz)

Answer 40

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 41

SERM (serm)

Answer 41

Selective estrogen receptor modulator

Question 42

SICU (sickyou)

Answer 42

Surgical intensive care unit

Question 43

SIDS (sidz)

Answer 43

Sudden infant death syndrome

Question 44

SIRS (sirz)

Answer 44

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Question 45

SMAC (smack)

Answer 45

Sequential multiple analyzer computer (for blood testing)

Question 46

SOAP (soap)

Answer 46

Subjective, objective, assessment, plan (formatted approach to nursing care)

Question 47

SPECT (spekt)

Answer 47

Single - photon emission computed tomography

Question 48

SPORE (spore)

Answer 48

Specialized program of research excellence

Question 49

TENS (tenz)

Answer 49

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Question 50

TRUS (truss)

Answer 50

Transrectal ultrasound

Question 51

TURP (turp)

Answer 51

Transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 52

VATS (vatz)

Answer 52

Video - assisted thoracoscopy

Question 53

voxel (vocksul)

Answer 53

Volume element (of CT scan)