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abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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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 |