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AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ARDS adult respiratory distress syndrome
BPH benign prostatic hypertrophy
She was admitted with a known history of adult _____ distress _________. respiratory
She was admitted with a known history of adult _____ distress _________. syndrome
He has known _____ immune _________ syndrome. acquired, deficiency
On prostate exam he was found to have benign prostatic _____. hypertrophy
Acute _____ leukemia was diagnosed three months ago. lymphocytic
She has an abdominal aortic _____. aneurysm
BPH benign prostatic hypertrophy
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
ARDS adult respiratory distress syndrome
CA cancer or carcinoma
CF cystic fibrosis
CHF congestive heart failure
CMV cytomegalovirus
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA cerebrovascular accident
She has adeno _____ of the kidneys. CA
The patient has _____ pulmonary disease. chronic obstructive
He presented with _____ heart failure. congestive
A diagnosis _____ fibrosis was made. cystic
On testing he was found to have suffered a _____ accident. cerebrovascular
Cyto_____ is his primary diagnosis. megalovirus
DISH diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
DJD degenerative joint disease
DM diabetes mellitus
DVT deep venous (or vein) thrombosis
FCD fibrocystic disease
X-ray shows evidence of diffuse _____ skeletal _________. idiopathic,hyperostosis
Ultrasound of the leg showed deep venous _____. thrombosis
_____ disease was noted on mammogram. Fibrocystic
The patient takes insulin for her diabetes _____. mellitus
He has a history of _____ joint disease. degenerative
DVT deep venous thrombosis
DM diabetes mellitus
DJD degenerative joint disease
DISH diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
FCD fibrocystic disease
GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease
HMD hyaline membrane disease
HNP herniated nucleus pulposus
IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
ILD interstitial lung disease
Gastroesophageal _____ disease was noted. reflux
_____ nucleus _________ at C3-4. Herniated
_____ nucleus _________ at C3-4. pulposus
_____ lung disease is present. Interstitial
She takes NPH for her _____ diabetes mellitus. insulin-dependent
Her _____ membrane disease is a result of prematurity. hyaline
MS multiple sclerosis
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RA rheumatoid arthritis
RSD reflex sympathetic dystrophy
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
She was diagnosed with multiple _____. sclerosis
Severe _____ arthritis can cause deformity of the joints. rheumatoid
The patient has a history of reflex sympathetic _____. dystrophy
Respiratory _____ virus was the primary diagnosis. syncytial
_____ stress disorder was evident. post-traumatic
MS multiple sclerosis
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
RA rheumatoid arthritis
RSD reflex sympathetic dystrophy
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
TIA transient ischemic attack
URI upper respiratory infection
UTI urinary tract infection
He presented to the ER last week with an upper _____ infection. respiratory
Cause of death was _____ lupus _________. systemic,erythematosus
He was admitted for a transient _____. ischemic attack
She was given antibiotics for a _____ tract _________. urinary,infection
The baby died of _____ infant death _________. sudden,syndrome
TIA transient ischemic attack
UTI urinary tract infection
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
URI upper respiratory infection
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
degenerative _____ disease joint
_____ vascular accident cerebro
chronic _____ disease obstructive pulmonary
sudden infant _____ death syndrome
_____ ischemic attack transient
congestive heart _____ failure
upper _____ infection respiratory
deep _____ venous thrombosis
_____ tract infection urinary
diffuse _____ hyperostosis idiopathic skeletal
UTI – urinary tract _____ infection
RA – rheumatoid _____ arthritis
CMV – _____ virus cytomegalo
DM – diabetes _____ mellitus
HMD – hyaline _____ disease membrane
RSV – respiratory _____ virus syncytial
PTSD – post-traumatic _____ disorder stress
DVT – deep venous _____ thrombosis
CA – _____ carcinoma
TIA – _____ ischemic attack transient
SLE – systemic lupus (erythematous, erythematosus) erythematosus
FCD – fibro (chronic, cystic) disease cystic
RSD – reflex (sympathetic, systemic) dystrophy sympathetic
HNP – herniated nucleus (pulposus, pulpous) pulposus
GERD – gastroesophageal (reflex, reflux) disease reflux
ILD – (innerstitial, interstitial) lung disease interstitial
CHF – (congestive, cardiac) heart failure congestive
DJD – degenerative joint (disorder, disease) disease
MS – (megalo, multiple) sclerosis multiple
CF – (cerebral, cystic) fibrosis cystic
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