Medical Abbreviations #1 - Statistics

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Abbreviation	Answer	% Correct
ICU	intensive care unit	91%
DNR	do not resuscitate	89%
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging	76%
ECG/EKG	electrocardiogram	72%
GI	gastrointestinal	67%
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus	46%
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	44%
GSW	gunshot wound	44%
GERD	gastroesophageal reflux disease	41%
PICU	pediatric intensive care unit	41%
ABG	arterial blood gas	35%
DM	diabetes mellitus	35%
PE	pulmonary embolism	35%
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	30%
TBI	traumatic brain injury	28%
NG	nasogastric	26%
N&V or n/v	nausea and vomiting	26%
AKA	above-knee amputation	24%
BKA	below-knee amputation	24%
EEG	electroencephalogram	22%
BUN	blood urea nitrogen	19%
PACU	post-anesthesia care unit	15%
TPN	total parenteral nutrition	13%
CAT/CT	computerized axial tomography	6%
IDA	iron deficiency anemia	6%
PEG	percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy	6%

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