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Health Care
10th Grade
10/18/2013
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Term
ABC's
 Definition
Airways, breathing, circulation
Term
abd
 Definition
abdomen
Term
ant
 Definition
anterior
Term
ax
 Definition
axillary
Term
bld
 Definition
blood
Term
BLE
 Definition
both lower extremities
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
Term
GU
 Definition
genitourinary
Term
int
 Definition
internal
Term
it
 Definition
left
Term
rt
 Definition
right
Term
quad
 Definition
quadrant
Term
sh
 Definition
shoulder
Term
vag
 Definition
vaginal
Term
AFB
 Definition
acid-fast bacillus
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Term
AKA
 Definition
above knee amputation
Term
AMI
 Definition
acute myocardial infarction
Term
ASCVD
 Definition
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Term
BKA
 Definition
below knee amputation
Term
BPH
 Definition
benign prostatic hypertrophy(hyperplasia)
Term
CA
 Definition
cancer
Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
CHD
 Definition
coronary heart disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident stroke
Term
DJD
 Definition
degenerative joint disease
Term
DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
ERSD
 Definition
end stage renal disease
Term
FUO
 Definition
fever of unknown origin
Term
FX
 Definition
fracture
Term
GERD
 Definition
gastroesophagal reflux disease
Term
HBV
 Definition
hepatitis B virus(infection)
Term
HCV
 Definition
hepatitis C virus(infection)
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus(infection)
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
IDDM
 Definition
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
IH
 Definition
Infectious hepatitis
Term
KS
 Definition
kaposi's sarcoma
Term
LBP
 Definition
low back pain
Term
MD
 Definition
muscular dystrophy
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction(refers to the death of tissues due to loss of blood supply)
Term
MRSA
 Definition
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Term
MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
NB
 Definition
newborn
Term
NIDDM
 Definition
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
NSU
 Definition
nonspecific urethritis
Term
OA
 Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
OBS
 Definition
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