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Deciphering the Code
Assignment with 5 acronyms, 5 abbreviations, 5 eponyms and terms.
Term | Definition |
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HPI | History of present illness |
NKDA | No known drugs allergies |
PE | Physical Exam |
ROS | Review of Systems |
BMI | Body Mass Index |
IV | Intravenous |
QHS | At night |
PCP | Primary care provided |
QID | Four times daily |
TID | Three times daily |
Epidermal | Pertaining to the skin |
topical | Applied directly to the skin |
transdermal | Going across or through the skin |
tinea | Ringworms |
benign | Something not cancerous |
Parkinson's disease | Degenerative disease affecting movement as well as speech. |
Alzheimer's disease | Chronic neurodegenerative disease |
Crohn's disease | Inflammatory bowel disease |
West Nile virus | Virus transmitted by mosquitos. |
Wilms | Malignant kidney tumor containing developing (germ) cells. |