a few months back I came across a listing of what some of the abbrev. you use in describing arthritis etc.....e.g. RA, OA, etc.
anyone able to help me with this???
tks
rose
welcome happ,,,,,so very helpful you are....haven't been on forum lately, sorry to take so long in thanking you for your prompt reply.
rose
AOSD Adult Onset Still's Disease
AS Ankylosing Spondylitis
AVN Avascular Necrosis
CPPD Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CREST Calcinosis, Raynauds, Esophagus disease, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia
DDD Degenerative Disk Disease
DISH Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
DJD Degenerative Joint Disease
EDS Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
FMS Fibromyalgia Syndrome
IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
JRA Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
JH Joint Hypermobility
MCTD Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
OA Osteoarthritis
PMR Polymyalgia Rheumatica
PA Psoriatic Arthritis
RA Rheumatoid Arthritis
RSD Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
RLS Restless Leg Syndrome
RSI Repetitive Strain Injury
SLE Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SS Sjogren's Syndrome
TMJ Temperomandibular Joints
UCTS Undifferentiated Connective Tissue SyndromeMedications
ASA Acetyl salicylic acid (aspirin)
COX Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
DMARDs Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
MTX Methotrexate
NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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