| A |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ARF |
Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| ASCS |
Autologous Stem Cell Support |
| ASCT |
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant |
| B |
| BME |
Biomedical Engineering |
| BMT |
Bone Marrow Transplant |
| C |
| CA |
Cancer |
| CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CT |
Computed Tomography |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
| D |
| DALY |
Disability Adjusted Life Year |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| E |
| ELISA |
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| F |
| FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
| G |
| GC |
Grand Challenge |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| H |
| HAART |
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
| HDCT |
High Dose Chemotherapy |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HRQL |
Health Related Quality of Life |
| HW |
Homework |
| I |
| IHD |
Ischemic Heart Disease |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| L |
| LDC |
Least Developed Countries |
| LVAD |
Left Ventricular Assist Device |
| M |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| N |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NPR |
National Public Radio |
| O |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OHP |
Oregon Health Plan |
| P |
| PBSC |
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell |
| PCP |
Pneumocystis Carini Pneumonia |
| POS |
Point of Service |
| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPV |
Positive Predictive value |
| PTCA |
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| Q |
| QALY |
Quality Adjusted Life Year |
| R |
| RBC |
Red Blood Cell |
| RCT |
Randomized Clinical Trial |
| RF |
Rheumatic Fever |
| RNA |
Ribonucleic Acid |
| RTI |
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors |
| Rx |
Treatment |
| S |
| SCHIP |
State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| Se |
Sensitivity |
| Sp |
Specificity |
| SSI |
Social Security Insurance |
| T |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TMJ |
Temporal Mandibular Joint |
| TVUS |
Transvaginal Ultra Sound |
| U |
| UN |
United Nations |
| W |
| WA |
Web Assignment |
| WBC |
White Blood Cell |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| X |
| XRT |
X-Ray Therapy |
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