HCA:

Healthcare Acronyms

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ESRD:  

End Stage Renal Disease

Slow, progressive loss of kidney function usually diagnosed by the level of creatinine in the blood. Creatinine is the waste product of creatinine phosphate in muscle and is filtered/eliminated by the kidney. Applies to elderly/Medicare patients for kidney dialysis or black lung.

 
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