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medical diagnosis
RCN approved medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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AAA | abdonminal aortic aneurysm |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
AOD | arterial occlusive disease |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
A.fib | atrial fibrillation |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
CA | cancer |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHB | complete heart block |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CHI | closed head injury |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation (severe coagulation disorder |
DJD | degenerative joint disease |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
DTs | delirium tremens |
ESRD | end stage renal disease |
FUO | fever of undetermined origin |
GC | gonorrhea |
GERD | gastro-esophageal reflux disease |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
Htn | hypertension |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
MI | myocardial infarction |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
Preg. | pregnancy |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
TB | tuberculosis |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
TURP | transurethral resection prostate |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VD | venereal disease |