Terms & Abbreviations Flashcards by Diane Chapman

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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

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Myocardial Infarction

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mL

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Milliliter

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MODM

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Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus

MRSA

Methicillin Resistant Stapholococcus aureus

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

PAP

Pulmonary Artery Pressure

PID

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PVD

Peripheral Vascular Disease

RDS

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

RHD

Rheumatic Heart Disease

RIND

Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit

SBE

Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

STEMI

S-T Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

T&A

Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy

TB

Tuberculosis

TIA

Transit Ischemic Attack

TURB

Transurethral Resection of the bladder

TURP

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

URI

Upper Respiratory Infection

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

VD

Venereal Disease