ABBREVIATIONS 1 OF 7 Word Scramble
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Abbreviation | Meaning |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
ARF | acute renal failure |
ASHD | arterioscierotic heart disease |
CA | cancer |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
CHD | coronary heart disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CRD | chronic respiratory distress |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
DVT | deep venous thrombosis |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HTN | hypertension |
MI | myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2) |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
TB | tuberculosis |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
ABVD | Adriamycin (doxorubicin), bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine |
ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
ACEI | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
Ach | acetylcholine |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
APAP | acetaminophen |
aq | water |
ASA | aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid |
AZT | zidovudine |
BDZ | benzodiazepine |
CCB | calcium channel blocker |
D5 | 5% dextrose |
D5/0.9 NS | 5% dextrose and 0.9% sodium chloride |
DDAVP | desmopressin acetate |
DES | diethystilbestrol |
DIG | digoxin |
DTP | diphteria, tetanus toxoids & pertussis vaccine |
HCTZ | hydrochlorothiazide |
IgG | immunoglobulin G |
INH | isoniazid |
LR | lactated ringers |
MAOI | monoamine oxidase inhibitors |
MOM | milk of magnesia |
MS, MSO4 | morphine sulfate |
MVI | multivitamin |
NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin) |
NSAID | nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug |
NTG | nitroglycerin |
PB | phenobarbital |
PCN | penicillin |
PNV | prenatal vitamins |
PPN | peripheral parenteral nutrition |
SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
T3 | triiodothyronine |
T4 | levothyroxine |
TCN | tetracycline |
TMP | trimethoprim |
TMP/SMX | trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole |
t-PA | tissue plasminogen activator |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
ZnO | zinc oxide |
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