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INFO: Full form for RGL is Reduced-Glycemic Load in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for RRE is Rev Responsive Element in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for PSV is Pediatric Specialists of Virginia in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for PSV is Psychiatric Society of Virginia in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for PLV is Partial-liquid Lung Ventilation in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for PLV is Posterior Left Ventricular in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRN is Home Rehabilitation Network in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRN is Hospital Registration Number in Medical category
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Within the English National Health Service (NHS), a Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) is a grouping consisting of patient events that have been judged to consume a similar level of resource. For example, there are a number of different knee-related procedures that all require similar levels of resource; they may all be assigned to one HRG.

The current revision of Healthcare Resource Groups in use is the fourth, and is known as HRG4. HRG4 is updated annually to enhance the system, reflect changes in clinical practice and to include changes to policy.

HRG4 is maintained by the National Casemix Office, part of the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

The HRG system is used by Payment by Results, an activity based payment system rolled out in the NHS in England (but not Wales) from 2004 and used to determine the income hospitals in England get for given hospital stays and procedures.

HRGs can be derived for the following areas:

Patient data are assigned HRG codes using a software application known as a Grouper.

An HRG code consists of five characters: two letters followed by two numbers and a final letter. The first letter refers the Chapter, the second being the Sub-Chapter; these correspond to body areas or body systems identifying the area of clinical care that the HRG falls within. The final letter is known as the 'split' and is used, for example, to indicate the level of complications and comorbidities associated with the HRG (e.g. Minor, Intermediate and Major), for different lengths of stay, ages or a combination of factors.

INFO: Full form for HPT is Huntington Physical Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPT is Hypothalamic Pituitary Thyroid in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPT is Home Pregnancy Test in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRT is Hormonal Replacement Therapy in Medical category
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Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. It may also involve removal of the cervix, ovaries (oophorectomy), Fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures.

Usually performed by a gynecologist, a hysterectomy may be total (removing the body, fundus, and cervix of the uterus; often called "complete") or partial (removal of the uterine body while leaving the cervix intact; also called "supracervical"). Removal of the uterus renders the patient unable to bear children (as does removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes) and has surgical risks as well as long-term effects, so the surgery is normally recommended only when other treatment options are not available or have failed. It is the second most commonly performed gynecological surgical procedure, after cesarean section, in the United States. Nearly 68 percent were performed for benign conditions such as endometriosis, irregular bleeding, and uterine fibroids. It is expected that the frequency of hysterectomies for non-malignant indications will continue to fall given the development of alternative treatment options.

INFO: Full form for HRT is Hormone Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRT is Hamburger Replacement Therapy in Medical category
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause. These symptoms can include hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, accelerated skin aging, vaginal dryness, decreased muscle mass, sexual dysfunction, and bone loss. They are in large part related to the diminished levels of sex hormones that occur during menopause.

The main hormonal medications used in HRT for menopausal symptoms are estrogens and progestogens, among which progesterone is the major naturally-occurring female sex hormone and also a manufactured medication used in menopausal hormone therapy. Though both can have symptomatic benefits, progestogen is specifically added to estrogen regimens when the uterus is still present. Unopposed estrogen therapy promotes endometrial thickening and can increase the risk of cancer, while progestogen reduces this risk. Androgens like testosterone are sometimes used as well. HRT is available through a variety of different routes.

The long-term effects of HRT on most organ systems vary by age and time since the last physiological exposure to hormones, and there can be large differences in individual regimens, factors which have made analyzing effects difficult. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is an ongoing study of over 27,000 women that began in 1991, with the most recent analyses suggesting that, when initiated within 10 years of menopause, HRT reduces all-cause mortality and risks of coronary disease, osteoporosis, and dementia; after 10 years the beneficial effects on mortality and coronary heart disease are no longer apparent, though there are decreased risks of hip and vertebral fractures and an increased risk of venous thromboembolism when taken orally.

"Bioidentical" hormone replacement is a development in the 21st century and uses manufactured compounds with "exactly the same chemical and molecular structure as hormones that are produced in the human body." These are mainly steroids derived from plants and can be a component of either registered pharmaceutical or custom-made compounded preparations, with the latter generally not recommended by regulatory bodies due to their lack of standardization and formal oversight. Bioidentical hormone replacement has inadequate clinical research to determine its safety and efficacy as of 2017.

The current indications for use from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include short-term treatment of menopausal symptoms, such as vasomotor hot flashes or vaginal atrophy, and prevention of osteoporosis.

INFO: Full form for HRT is Humor Replacement Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRB is health-related behavior(s) in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRB is High-Risk Behavior in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HNK is Human Normal Keratinocyte in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPH is Health Promoting Hospitals in Medical category
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Hawaii Pacific Health is a nonprofit health care network of hospitals, clinics, physicians and care providers covering Hawaii and the Pacific Region.

INFO: Full form for HPH is Highland Park Hospital in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPH is Health Promoting Hospital in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPH is Health Prosperity and Happiness in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPH is Healthcare and Public Health in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPH is Humboldt Park Health in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRR is Heart Rate Reserve in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRR is Hospital Referral Region in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRR is Health Readiness Record in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HRR is Hospital Readmissions Reduction in Medical category
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