Random Acronyms

Question 1

PARQ

Answer 1

Procedures, alternatives, risks, and questions

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BRBPR

Answer 2

bright red blood per rectum

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NSSTWC

Answer 3

Non-specific ST wave changes

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RWMA

Answer 4

regional wall motion abnormality

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mmm

Answer 5

Moist mucous membranes

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CTO

Answer 6

(Interventional cardiology term)

Chronic total occlusion

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NCAT

Answer 7

Normocephalic/atraumatic

Question 8

HIDA

Answer 8

Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid

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EABV

Answer 9

effective arterial blood volume

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CIN

Answer 10

contrast-induced nephropathy

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SLND

Answer 11

Sentinel lymph node dissection

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AVAPS

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average volume assured pressure support

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REBOA

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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta

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IPMN

Answer 14

Intraductal papillary mucosal neoplasms

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ABCDE

Answer 15

awakening and breathing coordination, delirium monitoring and management, and early mobility

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TEVAR

Answer 16

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

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POEM

Answer 17

peroral endoscopic myotomy

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TAHBSO

Answer 18

total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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TAPSE

Answer 19

tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion – measured using M-mode echocardiography in the apical 4-chamber view to generate an image that illustrates the systolic longitudinal displacement of the lateral tricuspid annulus toward the apex