Statistics for Medical Acronyms

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Acronym	Meaning	% Correct
ER	{Emergency} Room	98%
BMI	{Body} {Mass} Index	92%
PTSD	{Post}-{Traumatic} Stress Disorder	91%
STD	{Sexually} {Transmitted} Disease	90%
IBS	Irritable {Bowel} Syndrome	87%
OR	{Operating} Room	87%
GP	{General} Practitioner	85%
ICU	{Intensive} {Care} Unit	85%
MS	{Multiple} Sclerosis	84%
ADD	{Attention} {Deficit} Disorder	76%
GI	{Gastro}intestinal	74%
MRI	{Magnetic} Resonance Imaging	71%
CDC	Centers for {Disease} {Control}	69%
HIV	{Human} Immunodeficiency Virus	67%
DNR	Do Not {Resuscitate}	66%
ACL	Anterior Cruciate {Ligament}	64%
MMR	Measles, Mumps and {Rubella}	64%
EKG	Electro{cardiogram}	56%
VD	{Venereal} Disease	55%
SAD	{Seasonal} Affective Disorder	50%