Tom Reynolds at Random Acts of Reality has a compendium of medical terms for the UK and the USA that can help one sort through the various acronyms used in my stories. Here is the link to his post which has several excellent links to other jargon sites.
Da Goddess has an excellent post on a medical problem many suffer from but few at such a young age. Having worked in the emergency room in pediatrics for so many years I can feel this familie’s pain.