ICD-9-CM abbreviations / acronyms – Flashcards
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American Academy of Professional Coders
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AAPC
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American Hospital Association
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AHA
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American Health Infromation Management Association
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AHIMA
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Certified Coding Associate
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CCA
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Certified Coding Specialist
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CCS
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Certified Coding Specialist- Physician based
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CCS-P
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Continuing education units
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CEUs
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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CMS
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Certified Professional Coder
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CPC
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Certified Professional Coder- Hospital Based
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CPC-H
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Current Procedural Terminology
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CPT
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Diagnosis-related Groups
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DRGs
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HIPAA
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International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revison, Clinical Modification
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ICD-9-CM
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International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Cliniacal Modification
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ICD-10-CM
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International Clasification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System
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ICD-10-PCS
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Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group
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MS-DRG
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National Center for Health Statistics
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NCHS
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Office of the Inspector General
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OIG
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Registerd Health Information Administrator
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RHIA
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Registered Health Information Technician
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RHIT
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Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
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SNOMED
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World Health Organization
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WHO
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American Health Quality Association
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AHQA
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benign prostatic hypertrophy
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BPH
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complete blood count
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CBC
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Cheif complaint
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CC
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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COPD
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date of birth
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DOB
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emergency department
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ED
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electroencephalogram
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EEG
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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EGD
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electrocardiogram
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EKG
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Emergency Room
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ER
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GERD
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History and physical
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H&P
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History of present illness
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HPI
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intensive care unit
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ICU
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medication administration record
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MAR
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magnetic resonance angiography
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MRA
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MRI
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Mitral valve prolapse
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MVP
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National Provider Identifier
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NPI
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Operative note
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OP note
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present of admission
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POA
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subjective/ Objective/ Assessment/ Plan
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SOAP
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The joint Commission
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TJC
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Temperature, Pluse, and Respiration
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TPR
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Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
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UHDDs
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Unique Physician Identification Number
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UPIN
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American Hospital Formulary Service
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AHFS
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diagnositc and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
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DSM-IV
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Internatinal Classification of Diseases for Oncology
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ICD-O
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not elsewhere classifiable
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NEC
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not otherwise specified
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NOS
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Chief Complaint
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CC
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Discharge Summary
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DS
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operating room
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OR
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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CABG
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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DHHS
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Deficit Reduction Act
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DRA
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Government Printing Office
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GPO
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HIPAA
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National Center for Health Statistics
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NCHS
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Body mass index
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BMI
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computer assisted surgery
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CAS
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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ECMO
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General Equivalence Mappings
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GEMS
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Healthcare common Procedure Coding system
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HCPCS
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Medicare Code Editor
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MCE
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Obstetrics
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OB
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Vascular access device
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VAD
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Home Health
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HH
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Health Maintenance Organization
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HMO
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Hospital payment rate
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HPR
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inpatient Prospective Payment System
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IPPS
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Local coverage determinations
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LCDs
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Local medical review policies
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LMRP
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length of Stay
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LOS
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long-term care
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LTC
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Major Diagnostic category
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MDC
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myocardial Infarction
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MI
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National Coverage determinations
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NCDs
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Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report
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PEPPER
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Prefeffed Provider Organization
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PPO
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Prospective Payment System
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PPS
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Quality Improvement Organization
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QIO
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Recovery Audit Contract
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RAC
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retrospective payment system
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RPS
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Relative wieght
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RW
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Skilled nursing facility
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SNF
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scope of work
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SOW
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Tax Equity and Fiscal responsibility Act
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TEFRA
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Uniform Bill-04
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UB-04
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atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
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ASCUS
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High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
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HGSIL
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computerized tomography
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CT
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Humman immunodeficiency virus
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HIV
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Prostate-specific antigen
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PSA
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Sudden Infant death syndrome
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SIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AIDS
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Clostridium difficile
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C. diff
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Cluster of differentiation 4
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CD4
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC
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disseminated mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
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DMAC
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy
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HAART
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HIV-associated nephropathy
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HIVAN
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Human papilloma virus
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HPV
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Herpes simplex virus
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HSV
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intravenous drug use
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IVDU
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mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
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MAC
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mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
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MAI
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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MRSA
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Methicillin-sensitvie staphylococcus aureus
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MSSA
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Rapid plasma reagin
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RPR
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sever acute respiratory syndrome
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SARS
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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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SIRS
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sexually transmitted disease
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STD
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tuberculosis
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TB
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Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
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VDRL
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Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
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VRE
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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ALL
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biological response modifier
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BMR
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Bone marrow transplant
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BMT
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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CLL
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia
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CML
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central nervous system
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CNS
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ductal carcinoma in situ
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DCIS
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Fine needle aspiration
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FNA
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
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HCC
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non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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NHL
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non-small cell lung cancer
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NSCLC
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renal cell carcinoma
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RCC
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small cell lung cancer
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SCLC
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aspirin
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ASA
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complete blood count
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CBC
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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DIC
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end-stage renal disease
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ESRD
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Hematocrit
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Hct
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Hemoglobin
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Hgb
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idiopatic thrombocytopenic purpura
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ITP
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Prothrombin time
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PT
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Partial thromboplastin time
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PTT
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White blood cell
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WBC
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biliopancreatic diversion
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BPD
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complication/ comorbidity
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CC
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cystic fibrosis
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CF
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Diabetes insipidus
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DI
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diabetes Mellitus
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DM
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human growth hormone
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hGH
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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IDDM
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia
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MEN
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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NIDDM
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phenylketonuria
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PKU
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Severe combined immunodeficiency
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SCID
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syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
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SIADH
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total parenteral nutrition
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TPN
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thyroid-stimulating hormone
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TSH
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vertical banded gastroplasty
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VBG
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Attention deficit disorder
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ADD
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Attention deficti hyperactivity disorder
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ADHD
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delirium tremens
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DTs
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Electroconvulisive therapy
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ECT
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Intelligence quotient
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IQ
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Learning disability/ difficulty
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LD
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mental Retardation
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MR
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Mental retardation, cerebral palsy
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MRCP
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Organic brian syndrome
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OBS
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
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PTSD
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Continuous Positive Airway pressure
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CPAP
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CSF
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deep brain stimulation
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DBS
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electromyelogram
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EMG
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intraocular lens
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IOL
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intraocular pressure
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IOP
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lumbar puncture
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LP
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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NPH
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Otits media
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OM
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Obstructive sleep apnea
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OSA
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photodynamic therapy
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PDT
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serous othis media
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SOM
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seizure
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SZ
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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VPS
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arterial blood gas
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ABG
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acute myocardial Infarction
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AMI
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bronchoalveolar lavage
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BAL
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bilevel positve airway pressure
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BIPAP
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community-acquired pneunonia
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CAP
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congestive heart failure
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CHF
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Escherichia coli
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E.coli
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haemophilus influenzae
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H. flu
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intermitted positve pressure ventilation
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IPPV
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noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
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NPPV
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oxygen
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O2
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Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood
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Paco2
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Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood
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Pao2
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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PCP
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reactive airway disease
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RAD
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respiratory syncytial virus
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RSV
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transfusion-related acute lung injury
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TRALI
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Video-assited thoracic surgery
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VATS
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arteriovenous malformaiton
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AVM
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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ESWL
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gastrointestinal
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GI
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Lower gastrointestinal bleed
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LGIB
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nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
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NSAID
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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PEG
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Peptic ulcer disease
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PUD
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transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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TIPS
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upper gastrointestinal bleed
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UGIB
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cultured epidermal autograft
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CEA
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full-thickness skin graft
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FTSG
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incision and drainage
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I&D
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split-thickness skin graft
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STSG
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Above the knee amputation
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AKA
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Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (bone density)
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DEXA
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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DIC
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degenerative joint disease
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DJD
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Juvenile rheumatiod arthritis
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JRA
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Monoamine oxidase
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MAO
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osteoarthritis
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OA
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Polymyalgia rheumatica
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PMR
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
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PV
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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RA
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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SLE
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Acute renal failure
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ARF
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Acute renal insufficiency
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ARI
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arteriovenous
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AV
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blood urea nitrogen
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BUN
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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
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CAPD
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continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
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CCPD
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chronic kidney disease
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CKD
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chronic renal failure
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CRF
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chronic real insufficiency
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CRI
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diatation and curettage
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D&C
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deep inferior epigastric perforator
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DIEP
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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FSG
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Gluteal artery perforator
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GAP
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glomerular filtration rate
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GFR
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glomerulonephritis
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GN
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immunoglobulin
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Ig
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laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
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LAVH
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latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap
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LDMF
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Lower urinary tract symptoms
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LUTS
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National Kidney Foundation
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NKF
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PID
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
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RPGN
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Superficial inferior epigastic artery
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SIEA
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Transverse rectus epigastric artery
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TRAM
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Transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy
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TULIP
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Transurethral microwave thermotherapy
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TUMT
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Transurethral needle ablation of prostate
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TUNA
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Transurethral resection of the prostate
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TURP
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visual laser abliation of the prostate
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VLAP
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Artificial rupture of membranes
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AROM
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cephalopelvic disproportion
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CPD
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estimated date of confinement
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EDC
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emergency medical services
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EMS
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human chorionic gonadotropin
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hCG
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induction of labor
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IOL
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large for gestational age
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LGA
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Low transverse cesaren section
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LTCS
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nonstress test
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NST
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obstetrics
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OB
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Pregnancy-induced hypertension
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PIH
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Products of conception
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POCs
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premature ruptuer of membranes
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PROM
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Prior to admission
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PTA
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preterm labor
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PTL
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spontaneous vaginal delivery
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SVD
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vaginal birth after cesarean section
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VBAC
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appropriate for gestational age
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AGA
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bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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BPD
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congenital heart disease
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CHD
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intrauterine growth retardation
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IUGR
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Large for gestational age
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LGA
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Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotien
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MSAFP
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Neonatal intensive care unit
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NICU
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patent ductus arterisus
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PDA
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Primary pulmonary hypertension
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PPH
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Respiratory distress syndrome
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RDS
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small for gestational age
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SGA
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tetralogy of Fallot
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TOF
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Transitory tachypnea of the newborn
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TTN
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Ventricular septal defect
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VSD
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all-terrain vehicle
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ATV
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closed head injury
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CHI
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foreign body
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FB
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loss of consciousness
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LOC
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motor vehicle accident
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MVA
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Open reduction with internal fixation
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ORIF
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Spinal cord injury
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SCI
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Superior labrum anterior-posterior
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SLAP
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trumatic brain injury
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TBI
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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HBOT
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deep vein thrombosis
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DVT
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Electroconvulsive therapy
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ECT
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intrauterine device
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IUD
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pulmonary embolism
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PE
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total hip replacement
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THR
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total parenteral nutrition
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TPN
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ventilator assisted pneumonia
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VAP
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vetricular septal defect
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VSD
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automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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AICD
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Ambulatory Payment Classification
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APC
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Outpatient Prospective Payment system
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OPPS
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Primary care provider
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