Diagnoses Flashcards
1
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
2
Q
Ab
A
abortion
3
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
4
Q
ARDS
A
adult respiratory distress syndrome
5
Q
ETOH
A
Alcohol (abbreviation for “Ethanol”)
6
Q
ASHD
A
atherosclerotic heart disease
7
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
8
Q
CRF
A
Chronic renal failure
9
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
10
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
11
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
12
Q
CF
A
cystic fibrosis
13
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
14
Q
DTs
A
delirium tremens
15
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
16
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
17
Q
D&C
A
dilation and curettage
18
Q
DU
A
duodenal ulcer
19
Q
ESRD
A
end-stage renal disease
20
Q
ESRF
A
end-stage renal failure
21
Q
EBV
A
Epstein-Barr virus
22
Q
FBO
A
foreign body obstruction
23
Q
HBV
A
Hepatitis B virus
24
Q
HH
A
hiatal hernia
25
HTN
hypertension
26
ID
infectious disease
27
IWMI
inferior wall myocardial infarction
28
IDDM
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
29
ICP
intracranial pressure
30
MCI
mass casualty incident
31
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
32
MVC
motor vehicle crash
33
MS
multiple sclerosis
34
NIDDM
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
35
OBS
organic brain syndrome
36
OM
otitis media
37
OD
overdose
38
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
39
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
40
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
41
G/P
pregnancies/births (gravida/para)
42
PIH
pregnancy-induced hypertension
43
PE
pulmonary embolism
44
RHD
Rheumatic heart disease
45
STD
sexually transmitted disease
46
STEMI
ST elevation myocardial infarction
47
TIA
transient ischemic attack
48
TB
tuberculosis
49
URI
upper respiratory infection
50
UTI
urinary tract infection
51
WPW
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (disease)
