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 |