Ch 10: Abbreviations Flashcards
Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
C. DIFF
“Clostridium difficile”
CD4
Cluster of differentiation 4
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DMAC
disseminated “Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare” complex
EGD
Esophogastroduodoenoscoy
HAART
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HFMD
Hand, foot, and mouth disease
HIV
Human immunodeficiency disease
HIVAN
HIV-associated nephropathy
HPV
Human papiloma virus
HSV
Herpes simplex virus
ICD-10-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Management
ICD-10-PCS
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System
IVDU
Intravenous drug use
MAC
“Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare” complex
MAI
“Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare”
MDR
Multi-drug resistant
MOD
Multiple organ dysfunction
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant “Staphylococcus aureus”
MSSA
Methicillin-sensetive “Staphylococcus aureus”
PCP
“Pneumocystis carinii” pneumpnia
RPR
Rapid plasma reagin
SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
SIRS
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
STEC
Shinga toxin-producing “E. Coli”
TB
Tuberculosis
UTI
Urinary tract infection
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
VRE
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
WBC
White blood count