excessive clotting, DVT, and PE.)
AS = Aortic Stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve in
the heart) BP
= Blood Pressure
BS = Blood Sugar CAD = Coronary Artery Disease
CAT Scan
= Computed Topography Scan
CF = Cystic Fibrosis
CFIDS = Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction
Syndrome
CFS = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also called CFIDS)
CML = Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Usually manifested as emphysema,may be
results result of asthma, smoking or other
causes of Chronic lung disease)
CP = Cerebral Palsy
CRPS = Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
CRPS I = Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (No nerve
injury)
CRPS II = Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Nerve
injury)
CTD = Connective Tissue Disease
CVA = Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
CVD = Cardiovascular Disease
CVID = Combined Variable Immune Deficiency DM = Diabetes Mellitus
DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis
Dx = Diagnosis
EEG
= Electroencephalogram
EKG = Electrocardiogram FAQ
= Frequently Asked Questions
F VIII = Factor VIII (8) deficiency (Classical hemophilia
or Hemophilia A)
FIX = Factor IX (9) deficiency (Hemophilia B or
Christmas disease)
FBSS = Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
FMS = Fibromyalgia Syndrome HBV = Hepatitis B Virus (Usually used in association
with the term infection)
HCL = Hairy Cell Leukemia
HCV = Hepatitis C Virus (Usually used in association
with the term infection)
HD = Hodgkin’s Disease (A type of cancer of the lymph
nodes)
HHT = Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (A
bleeding disorder characterized by abnormal
capillaries – the smallest blood vessels in the
body)
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Usually used in
association with the term infection)
HMO
= Home Maintenance Organization
HTD = Hereditary Thrombotic Disease (Caused by
several different genetic defects that result in
DVT and PE.) IBS = Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ITP = Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
LA = Lupus Anticoagulant Syndrome (One of the APLS
group of conditions causing DVT and PE)
MCS = Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
MCTD = Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
MDS = Myelodysplastic Syndrome
ME = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or) Encephalopathy
MI = Myocardial Infarction (Otherwise known as a
heart attack)
MM = Multiple Myeloma (A type of cancer involving the
bone marrow)
MPS = Myofascial Pain Syndrome
MRI
= Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MS = Mitral valve Stenosis (In relationship to the heart,
narrowing of the mitral valve)
MS = Multiple Sclerosis (A neurlogic disorder that is
progressive)
MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse NHL = Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Type of cancer of
the lymph nodes)
OA = Osteoarthritis
PCP
= Primary Care Physician
PD = Parkinson’s Disease
PE = Pulmonary Embolism
PMA = Positive Mental Attitude
PMS = Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
PPS = Post Polio Syndrome
PSC = Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis
RSD(S) = Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Syndrome)
Rx = Prescription
SLE = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
TMJ(S) = Temporal Mandibular Joint Pain Dysfunction
Syndrome
TTP = Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Tx = Transplant
VWD = von Willebrand Disease (Bleeding disorder)
