Medical Abbreviations #1 - Statistics

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Abbreviation	Answer	% Correct
ICU	intensive care unit	91%
DNR	do not resuscitate	86%
ECG/EKG	electrocardiogram	74%
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging	74%
GI	gastrointestinal	69%
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	47%
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus	47%
GSW	gunshot wound	43%
PICU	pediatric intensive care unit	41%
GERD	gastroesophageal reflux disease	40%
DM	diabetes mellitus	34%
ABG	arterial blood gas	33%
PE	pulmonary embolism	33%
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	28%
N&V or n/v	nausea and vomiting	28%
TBI	traumatic brain injury	28%
AKA	above-knee amputation	24%
BKA	below-knee amputation	24%
NG	nasogastric	24%
EEG	electroencephalogram	22%
BUN	blood urea nitrogen	17%
PACU	post-anesthesia care unit	14%
TPN	total parenteral nutrition	12%
CAT/CT	computerized axial tomography	5%
IDA	iron deficiency anemia	5%
PEG	percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy	5%

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