ICD-10-CM Official Guideline Acronyms

Question 1

NCHS

Answer 1

National Center for Health Statistics

Question 2

ICD-10-CM

Answer 2

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification

Question 3

WHO

Answer 3

World Health Organization

Question 4

AHA

Answer 4

American Hospital Association

Question 5

AHIMA

Answer 5

American Health Information Management Association

Question 6

HIPAA

Answer 6

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 7

BMI

Answer 7

Body Mass Index

Question 8

NIHSS

Answer 8

NIH stroke scale

Question 9

HIV

Answer 9

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 10

AIDS

Answer 10

Acquired immune deficiency syndrone

Question 11

MOD

Answer 11

multiple organ dysfunction

Question 12

SIRS

Answer 12

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Question 13

CKD

Answer 13

Chronic kidney disease

Question 14

AMI

Answer 14

acute myocardial infarction

Question 15

TIA

Answer 15

transient ischemic attack

Question 16

STEMI

Answer 16

ST elevation myocardial infarction

Question 17

NSTEMI

Answer 17

non ST elevation myocardial infarction

Question 18

VAP

Answer 18

ventilator associated pneumonia

Question 19

ESRD

Answer 19

End stage renal disease

Question 20

MRSA

Answer 20

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Question 21

MSSA

Answer 21

Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Question 22

SIRS

Answer 22

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Question 23

CBC

Answer 23

complete blood count

Question 24

RBC

Answer 24

Red Blood Count

Question 25

WBC

Answer 25

White blood count

Question 26

HTN

Answer 26

hypertension

Question 27

COPD

Answer 27

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 28

ARF

Answer 28

Acute respiratory failure

Question 29

BPH

Answer 29

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Question 30

UTI

Answer 30

Urinary tract infection