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2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

3. Respiratory examination - Wikipedia

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   part of physical exam(or when a respiratory problem is present) A respiratory examination , or lung examination , is performed as part of a physical examination , [ 1 ] in response to respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath , cough , or chest pain , and is often carried out with a cardiac examination .

4. List of medical abbreviations: P - Wikipedia

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   per vagina (as noun: vaginal examination with manual examination and speculum inspection) PV polycythemia vera PVC (VPC) premature ventricular contraction: PVD: peripheral vascular disease: PVFS: post-viral fatigue syndrome: PVI: Peripheral vascular insufficiency Pulmonary vein isolation PVOD: Pulmonary venoocclusive disease: PVR: pulmonary ...

5. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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   COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019: CP Cerebral palsy: CP/CPPS: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: CPDD Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: CPM Central pontine myelinolysis: CPPS Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (see UCPPS) CRE Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: CRF Chronic renal ...

6. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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   Reaching such a determination usually requires that the veteran receive a Compensation and Pension examination (C&P exam), [39] conducted by a psychologist or psychiatrist at a local VA medical facility or by a psychologist or psychiatrist in independent practice who conducts evaluations for a VA-contracted private vendor. [40]

7. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").

8. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).

9. Medical test - Wikipedia

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   A medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. Medical tests such as, physical and visual exams, diagnostic imaging, genetic testing, chemical and cellular analysis, relating to clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics, are typically performed in a medical setting.