The list of health care acronyms and abbreviations.
All health care related acronyms and abbreviations.
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EMS: | Emergency Medical Services(Hurricane management, Emergency Management) |
HRSA: | Health Resources and Services Administration(Medicare, Healthcare) |
LPN: | Licensed Practical Nurse(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
MS: | Master of Science(Postgraduate, Postgraduate degree) |
NP: | Nurse Practitioner(Trying to Conceive, Getting pregnant, Obstetrics) |
ADA: | American Dental Association(Mouth, Dentistry, Head And Neck) | |
| American Diabetes Association(Physiology, Pathology, Health Care) | ||
| American Dietetic Association(Nutrition, Health Care, Association) |
AHA: | American Heart Association(Healthcare, Health Care, Medical) |
ANA: | American Nurses Association(Health Care, Special Education, Disability) |
AOA: | American Optometric Association(Health Care, Medical, Computing) |
BS: | Bachelor of Science(Undergraduate degree, Undergraduate) |
BSN: | Bachelor of Science in Nursing(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
CAD: | Coronary Artery Disease(Cardiology, Pharmacy, Health Care) |
CME: | Continuing Medical Education(Health Care, Medical, Education) |
COPD: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(CHEST, Diagnosis, Pathology) |
ESRD: | End Stage Renal Disease(Pathology, Health Care, Nursing) |
HMO: | Health Maintenance Organization(Educational and health, Prostate Cancer) |
ICU: | Intensive Care Unit(Pharmacy, Health Care, Oncology) |
MSN: | Master of Science in Nursing(Health professional initials) |
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