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Abbreviation

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Abbreviation
Meaning
ADHD   ATTENTION DIFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER  
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ADL   ACTIVIIES OF DAILY LIVING  
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AIDS   ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY  
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ALS   AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSI  
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AP   ANTEROPOSTERIOR  
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BP   BLOOD PLESSURE  
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BPH   BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA  
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BPM   BEATS PER MINUTE  
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BSE   BREAST SELF EXAMINATION  
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BUN   BLOOD UREA NITROGEN  
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BX   BIOPSY  
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CA   CANCER  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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CAD   CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  
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CAM   COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE  
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CBC   COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT  
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CHF   CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE  
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CNS   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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COPD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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CPAP   CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE  
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CPR   CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION  
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CSF   CEREBROSPINAL FLUID  
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CT   COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY  
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CVA   CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT  
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CXR   CHEST X RAY  
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D&C   DILATION AND CURETTAGE  
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DIFF   DIFFERENTIAL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT  
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DRE   DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION  
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DVT   DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS  
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ECG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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EKG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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EEG   ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY  
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EGD   ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY  
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ENT   EAR,NOSE, AND THROAT  
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ESR   ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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GB   GALLBLADDER  
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GERD   GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISORDER  
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GI   GASTROINTESTINAL  
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HIV   HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  
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HPV   HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS  
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HX   HISTORY  
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IBS   IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME  
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ICP   INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE  
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IQ   INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT  
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IUD   INTRAUTERINE DEVICE  
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LLQ   LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (OF THE ABDOMEN)  
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LMP   LAST MESTRUAL PERIOD  
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LUQ   LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (OF THE ABDOMEN)  
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MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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