What does the abbreviation IRIS stand for in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of IRIS. Below is the meaning that the abbreviation IRIS stands for.
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What does IRIS medical abbreviation stand for?
In medicine, the medical term IRIS stands for Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome.
IRIS: Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
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| AED | Automatic External Defibrillator; Anti-Epileptic Drug |
| AMA | Against Medical Advice; American Medical Association |
| BPA | bisphenol A |
| C&C | confirmed and compatible |
| CIP | clean in place; cost/continuous improvement plan/process |
| CPM | counts per minute; care plan meeting; central pontine myelinolysis; continuous passive mobilizer; continuous passive motion |
| CTA | Clear To Auscultation |
| CV | cardiovascular; curriculum vitae |
| CVP | Central Venous Pressure |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DOH | department of health |
| DOL | department of labor |
| DPGN | diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| DUE | drug usage evaluation |
| ECR | emergency chemical restraints |
| EED | erythema elevatum diutinum |
| EPS | Electro-Physiologic Study |
| ESLD | End Stage Liver Disease |
| Er | Erbium (element) |
| FU | follow-up |
| G#P# | Gravida # Para # |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| ICER | incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| IEE | intervention effect estimate |
| KLS | kidney, liver, spleen |
| L&D | Labor and Delivery |
| LAHB | left anterior hemiblock |
| LML | left mediolateral |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| LR | Lactated Ringers |
| LUA | left upper arm |
| La | Lanthanum (element); La antigen; lactic acidosis |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MCAT | Medical College Admissions Test |
| MDR TB | multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
| ME ratio | myeloid/erythroid ratio |
| NED | no evidence of disease |
| O.U. | Both eyes. |
| OME | otitis media with effusion |
| OMH | office for migrant health |
| OPA | oropharyngeal airway; outpatient appointment |
| P&P | pins and plaster |
| PBSCT | peripheral blood stem cell transplantation |
| PFT | Pulmonary function test. A test to evaluate the how well the lungs are functioning. |
| PIE | plan, intervention, evaluation |
| PLSS | portable life-support system |
| PORP | partial ossicular replacement prosthesis |
| PUL | percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy |
| RAHA | hemagglutination assay |
| RHC | Right Heart Cath |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| SGU | standard IgG beta-2 glycoprotein unit |
| SIADH | Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion |
| SMA | sequential multiple analyzer; spinal muscular atrophy; superior mesenteric artery |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SP | suprapubic (catheter); Sanofi Pasteur |
| SSRI | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
| SSc | systemic sclerosis |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| TC | Current Temperature |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography; transesophageal endoscopy; transesophageal echocardiogram |
| TIMI | thrombolysis in myocardial infarction |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| TRAP | tremor, rigidity, akinesia or postural instability bradykinesia, and postural instability |
| TURP | Transurethral Prostatectomy |
| UES | upper esophageal sphincter |
| VBG | Venous Blood Gas |
| VCF | vaginal contraceptive film |
| VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
| WBAT | Weight Bearing As Tolerated |
| WDWN | Well Developed, Well Nourished |
| WOC | wound, ostomy, and continence nurse |
| cP | centipoise unit |
| cTnI | cardiac troponin I |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| dev | develop(ment) |
| diam | diameter |
| dil | dilation; dilatation |
| dim | dimension |
| disch | discharge |
| dos | dose, dosage |
| mM | millimole |
| mU | milliunit; micro unit |
| mand | mandatory; mandible, mandibular |
| omn. hor. | every hour |
| phos | phosphate |
| plats | platelet; platelets |
| qod | Every other day. As in taking a medicine every other day. |
| sci | science |
| ung | ointment (unguentum) |
| w/v. | weight in volume |
