QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ abbreviation of hypertension. Answer: htn
◉ high cholesterol. Answer: Hyperlipidemia
◉ abbreviation of hyperlipidemia. Answer: HLD
◉ diabetes. Answer: diabetes mellitus
◉ abbreviation of diabetes mellitus. Answer: DM
◉ "I only take pills for my diabetes". Answer: Non-Insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus
◉ abbreviation for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Answer:
NIDDM
◉ "I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes". Answer: Insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus
,◉ abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Answer: IDDM
◉ heart disease. Answer: coronary artery disease
◉ abbreviation for coronary artery disease. Answer: CAD
◉ heart attack. Answer: myocardial infarction and CAD
◉ abbreviation for myocardial infarction. Answer: MI
◉ heart failure. Answer: congestive heart failure
◉ abbreviation for congestive heart failure. Answer: CHF
◉ Irregular heartbeat. Answer: arrhythmia
◉ Asthma. Answer: asthma
◉ emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Answer: chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
,◉ abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Answer:
COPD
◉ blood clot in lung. Answer: pulmonary embolism
◉ abbreviation for pulmonary embolism. Answer: PE
◉ pneumonia. Answer: pneumonia
◉ abbreviation for pneumonia. Answer: PNA
◉ reflux. Answer: gastroesophageal reflux disease
◉ abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Answer: GERD
◉ ulcers. Answer: gastric ulcer or peptic ulcer disease
◉ abbreviation for peptic ulcer disease. Answer: PUD
◉ pancreatitis. Answer: pancreatitis
◉ Hepatitis. Answer: hepatitis
, ◉ irritable bowel. Answer: irritable bowel syndrome
◉ abbreviation for irritable bowl syndrome. Answer: IBS
◉ bladder infection. Answer: urinary tract infection
◉ abbreviation for urinary tract infection. Answer: UTI
◉ Kidney infection. Answer: pyelonephritis
◉ kidney stones. Answer: renal calculi
◉ "i'm on dialysis". Answer: Chronic Kidney Disease on dialysis
◉ abbreviation for chronic kidney disease. Answer: CKD
◉ enlarged prostate. Answer: Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
◉ abbreviation for benign prostate hypertrophy. Answer: BPH