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Deciphering the Code
Assignment with 5 acronyms, 5 abbreviations, 5 eponyms and terms.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |