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512 UNH- Medical Conditions
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07/17/2011

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Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
Term
COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
CSF
 Definition
cerebral spinal fluid
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebral vascular accident (stroke)
Term
DKA
 Definition
diabetic ketoacidosis
Term
DM
 Definition
diabetes mellitus
Term
DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
ETOH
 Definition
alcohol
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
IBD
 Definition
irritiable bowel disease
Term
IDDM
 Definition
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
MRSA
 Definition
methicillin-resistant Staph.aureua
Term
MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
NV
 Definition
nausea/vomiting
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
Term
S & S
 Definition
signs and systoms
Term
STD
 Definition
sexually transmitted disease
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary track infection
Term
VRE
 Definition
vancomycin resistant enterococci