The list of medical acronyms and abbreviations.
All medical related acronyms and abbreviations.
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CAD: | Coronary Artery Disease(Cardiology, Pharmacy, Health Care) |
COPD: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(CHEST, Diagnosis, Pathology) |
ESRD: | End Stage Renal Disease(Pathology, Health Care, Nursing) |
ICU: | Intensive Care Unit(Pharmacy, Health Care, Oncology) |
MSN: | Master of Science in Nursing(Health professional initials) |
NICU: | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(Educational and health, Health Care) |
NMR: | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(Atomic, Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics) |
PET: | Positron Emission Tomography(Narcolepsy, Sleep disorders, SLEEP) |
PID: | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(Gynecology, Parenting, Trying to Conceive) |
PT: | Physical Therapy(Disability education, Educational and health, Study) |
AAA: | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
AAS: | Associate of Applied Science(Associate's degree, Postnominal) |
ABEM: | American Board of Emergency Medicine(Medical organization) |
ABG: | Arterial Blood Gas(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
ABIM: | American Board of Internal Medicine(Medical organization) |
ADL: | Activities of Daily Living(Mental Health, Educational and health) |
AF: | Atrial Fibrillation(Cardiology, Diagnosis, Nursing) |
AI: | Aortic Insufficiency(Cardiology, Nursing, Medical) |
ALL: | Acute lymphocytic leukemia(Leukemia, Nursing, Medical) |
ALS: | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(Disorder, Pathology, Health) |
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