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Abbreviations Ch.4

Abbreviations in Medical Coding

TermDefinition
ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea
RDS Respiratory Distress Syndrome
SOB Shortness of Breath
URI Upper Respiratory Infection
RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus
ASHD Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
AR Aortic Regurgitation
BP Blood pressure
CAD Coronary Artery Disease
CHF Congestive Heart Failure
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident
HF Heart failure
HTN Hypertension
MR Mitral Regurgitation
PAD Peripheral Arterial disease
PDA Patent Ductus Arteriosus
PR Pulmonic Regurgitation
TR Tricuspid Regurgitation
AOM Acute Otitis Media
COM Chronic Otitis Media
MEE Middle Ear Effusion
OM Otitis Media
OME Otitis Media with Effusion
TM Tympanic membrane
ARMD Age-related Macular Degeneration
IOLs Intraocular Lens
MY Myopia
PDR Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
CNS Central Nervous System
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
ADD Attention-Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
DT Delirium Tremens
MDD Major Depressive Disorder; Manic-Depressive Disorder
OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder
DM Diabetes Mellitus
CBC Complete Blood Count
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
RBC Red Blood Count
WBC White Blood Count
Bx Biopsy
CA Cancer
Chemo Chemotherapy
Mets Metastases/metastatic
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
ICD-10-CM International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MSSA Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus
OI Opportunistic Infection
PCP Pneumocystitis Carinii Pneumonia
PJP Pneumocystitis Jiroveci Pneumonia
SA Staphylococcus Aureus
SIRS Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
DSM-5 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition
MSBP Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy
IQ Intelligence Quotient
STEMI ST elevation myocardial infarction
NSTEMI non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
ST Segment Elevation
GERD Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
GI Gastrointestinal
HJR Hepatojugular Reflex
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