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ICCW stands for:

Indian Council For Child Welfare

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IMNCI stands for:

Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses

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CDPO stands for:

Child Development Project Officer

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PUFA stands for:

Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids

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SRS stands for:

Sample Registration System

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IMCI stands for:

Integrated Management of Childhood Infections

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ACV stands for:

Acyclovir

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OSA stands for:

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

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Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) is the number of apnoea and hypopnea events per hour during sleep
RDI upto 5 per hour is considered normal
Based on the the value of RDI, sleep aponea can be classified:

Sleep Apnoea
RDI

Mild
5-14

Moderate
15-30

Severe
>30

Acronyms, ENT »

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RDI stands for:

Respiratory Disturbance Index