Terms & Abbreviations Flashcards
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AK Amp
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Above Knee Amputation
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AIDS
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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ARDS
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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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ASHD
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Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
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BE
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Base Excess
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BKA
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Below Knee Amputation
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BPH
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Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
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Ca
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Carcinoma (Cancer)
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Ca+
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Calcium
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CF
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Cystic Fibrosis
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CHD
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Coronary Heart Disease
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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CVA
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Cerebral Vascular Accident
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D&C
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Dilation & Curettage (of uterus)
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DIC
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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DTs
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Delirium Tremens
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FUO
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Fever of Undetermined Origin
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GB
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Gall bladder
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GC
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Gonococcal Infection
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IDDM
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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MI
A
Myocardial Infarction
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mL
A
Milliliter
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MODM
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Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus
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MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Stapholococcus aureus
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MS
Multiple Sclerosis
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PAP
Pulmonary Artery Pressure
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PID
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
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RDS
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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RHD
Rheumatic Heart Disease
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RIND
Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit
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SBE
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
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SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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STEMI
S-T Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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STI
Sexually Transmitted Infection
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T&A
Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
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TB
Tuberculosis
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TIA
Transit Ischemic Attack
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TURB
Transurethral Resection of the bladder
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TURP
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
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URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
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UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
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VD
Venereal Disease
