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abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| She was admitted with a known history of adult _____ distress _________. | respiratory |
| She was admitted with a known history of adult _____ distress _________. | syndrome |
| He has known _____ immune _________ syndrome. | acquired, deficiency |
| On prostate exam he was found to have benign prostatic _____. | hypertrophy |
| Acute _____ leukemia was diagnosed three months ago. | lymphocytic |
| She has an abdominal aortic _____. | aneurysm |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| CA | cancer or carcinoma |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| She has adeno _____ of the kidneys. | CA |
| The patient has _____ pulmonary disease. | chronic obstructive |
| He presented with _____ heart failure. | congestive |
| A diagnosis _____ fibrosis was made. | cystic |
| On testing he was found to have suffered a _____ accident. | cerebrovascular |
| Cyto_____ is his primary diagnosis. | megalovirus |
| DISH | diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DVT | deep venous (or vein) thrombosis |
| FCD | fibrocystic disease |
| X-ray shows evidence of diffuse _____ skeletal _________. | idiopathic,hyperostosis |
| Ultrasound of the leg showed deep venous _____. | thrombosis |
| _____ disease was noted on mammogram. | Fibrocystic |
| The patient takes insulin for her diabetes _____. | mellitus |
| He has a history of _____ joint disease. | degenerative |
| DVT | deep venous thrombosis |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DISH | diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis |
| FCD | fibrocystic disease |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| HMD | hyaline membrane disease |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| ILD | interstitial lung disease |
| Gastroesophageal _____ disease was noted. | reflux |
| _____ nucleus _________ at C3-4. | Herniated |
| _____ nucleus _________ at C3-4. | pulposus |
| _____ lung disease is present. | Interstitial |
| She takes NPH for her _____ diabetes mellitus. | insulin-dependent |
| Her _____ membrane disease is a result of prematurity. | hyaline |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RSD | reflex sympathetic dystrophy |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| She was diagnosed with multiple _____. | sclerosis |
| Severe _____ arthritis can cause deformity of the joints. | rheumatoid |
| The patient has a history of reflex sympathetic _____. | dystrophy |
| Respiratory _____ virus was the primary diagnosis. | syncytial |
| _____ stress disorder was evident. | post-traumatic |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RSD | reflex sympathetic dystrophy |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| He presented to the ER last week with an upper _____ infection. | respiratory |
| Cause of death was _____ lupus _________. | systemic,erythematosus |
| He was admitted for a transient _____. | ischemic attack |
| She was given antibiotics for a _____ tract _________. | urinary,infection |
| The baby died of _____ infant death _________. | sudden,syndrome |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| degenerative _____ disease | joint |
| _____ vascular accident | cerebro |
| chronic _____ disease | obstructive pulmonary |
| sudden infant _____ | death syndrome |
| _____ ischemic attack | transient |
| congestive heart _____ | failure |
| upper _____ infection | respiratory |
| deep _____ | venous thrombosis |
| _____ tract infection | urinary |
| diffuse _____ hyperostosis | idiopathic skeletal |
| UTI – urinary tract _____ | infection |
| RA – rheumatoid _____ | arthritis |
| CMV – _____ virus | cytomegalo |
| DM – diabetes _____ | mellitus |
| HMD – hyaline _____ disease | membrane |
| RSV – respiratory _____ virus | syncytial |
| PTSD – post-traumatic _____ disorder | stress |
| DVT – deep venous _____ | thrombosis |
| CA – _____ | carcinoma |
| TIA – _____ ischemic attack | transient |
| SLE – systemic lupus (erythematous, erythematosus) | erythematosus |
| FCD – fibro (chronic, cystic) disease | cystic |
| RSD – reflex (sympathetic, systemic) dystrophy | sympathetic |
| HNP – herniated nucleus (pulposus, pulpous) | pulposus |
| GERD – gastroesophageal (reflex, reflux) disease | reflux |
| ILD – (innerstitial, interstitial) lung disease | interstitial |
| CHF – (congestive, cardiac) heart failure | congestive |
| DJD – degenerative joint (disorder, disease) | disease |
| MS – (megalo, multiple) sclerosis | multiple |
| CF – (cerebral, cystic) fibrosis | cystic |