Ch 10: Abbreviations Flashcards

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

1
Q

AIDS

A

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

C. DIFF

A

“Clostridium difficile”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

CD4

A

Cluster of differentiation 4

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

DMAC

A

disseminated “Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare” complex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

EGD

A

Esophogastroduodoenoscoy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

HAART

A

Highly active antiretroviral therapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

HFMD

A

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

HIVAN

A

HIV-associated nephropathy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

HPV

A

Human papiloma virus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

HSV

A

Herpes simplex virus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ICD-10-CM

A

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Management

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

ICD-10-PCS

A

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

IVDU

A

Intravenous drug use

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

MAC

A

“Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare” complex

17
Q

MAI

A

“Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare”

18
Q

MDR

A

Multi-drug resistant

19
Q

MOD

A

Multiple organ dysfunction

20
Q

MRSA

A

Methicillin-resistant “Staphylococcus aureus”

21
Q

MSSA

A

Methicillin-sensetive “Staphylococcus aureus”

22
Q

PCP

A

“Pneumocystis carinii” pneumpnia

23
Q

RPR

A

Rapid plasma reagin

24
Q

SARS

A

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

25
Q

SIRS

A

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

26
Q

STD

A

Sexually transmitted disease

27
Q

STEC

A

Shinga toxin-producing “E. Coli”

28
Q

TB

A

Tuberculosis

29
Q

UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

30
Q

VDRL

A

Venereal Disease Research Laboratory

31
Q

VRE

A

Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus

32
Q

WBC

A

White blood count