WHO
World Health Organization
ER
Emergency Room / Emergency Department
ECG / EKG
Electrocardiogram machine
RN
Registered Nurse
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
UNICEF
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner
MD
Medical Doctor
TB
tuberculosis
IFRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
OR
Operating Room (Surgery)
CT
Computed Tomography scanner
GP
General Practitioner
DM
T1DM
T2DM
diabetes mellitus
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without borders)
ENT
Ear, Nose and Throat Department
IV
Intravenous line/drip
PT
Physical Therapist (Physiotherapist)
MI
myocardial infarction
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
OB/GYN
Obstetrics and Gynecology
BP monitor
Blood Pressure monitor
APRN & NP
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Nurse Practitioner
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease