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med108
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/04/2025
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Term
BP
 Definition
Blood Pressure
Term
HR
 Definition
Heart Rate
Term
ECG or EKG
 Definition
Electrocardiogram
Term
CAD
 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
Term
MI
 Definition
Myocardial Infarction (heart attack)
Term
HTN
 Definition
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Term
HDL
 Definition
High-Density Lipoprotein (“good” cholesterol)
Term
LDL
 Definition
Low-Density Lipoprotein (“bad” cholesterol)
Term
CPR
 Definition
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Term
CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Term
PE
 Definition
Pulmonary Embolism
Term
DVT
 Definition
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Term
AED
 Definition
Automated External Defibrillator
Term
AF or A-FIB
 Definition
Atrial Fibrillation
Term
CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
Term
PNS
 Definition
Peripheral Nervous System
Term
EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalogram
Term
MRI
 Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Term
CT
 Definition
Computed Tomography
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CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Term
ICP
 Definition
Intracranial Pressure
Term
LOC
 Definition
Level of Consciousness or Loss of Consciousness (context-dependent)
Term
TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack (“mini-stroke”)
Term
CVA
 Definition
Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)
Term
SCI
 Definition
Spinal Cord Injury
Term
ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
Term
MS
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
Term
PD
 Definition
Parkinson Disease
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