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medical diagnosis
RCN approved medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | abdonminal aortic aneurysm |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| AOD | arterial occlusive disease |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| A.fib | atrial fibrillation |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| CA | cancer |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHB | complete heart block |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CHI | closed head injury |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation (severe coagulation disorder |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DTs | delirium tremens |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| FUO | fever of undetermined origin |
| GC | gonorrhea |
| GERD | gastro-esophageal reflux disease |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Htn | hypertension |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Preg. | pregnancy |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TURP | transurethral resection prostate |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VD | venereal disease |