Abbreviations and Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Hx
A
History
2
Q
PE
A
Physical exam, pulmonary embolus
3
Q
Fever (ICH)
A
immunocompromised host
4
Q
dysplagia
A
trouble swallowing
5
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness, almost everything in the diagnosis, 90% of time top three diagnosis will come from here
6
Q
history
A
introduction, role, timing,
7
Q
physical
A
confirms what you thought after HPI
8
Q
DDx
A
differential diagnosis
9
Q
IBD
A
Crohn’s + colitis, very real GI disorder, not to be confused with IBS (likely psychological cause)
10
Q
IBS
A
irritable bowel - gas, bloating, diarrhea - prob between the parasympathetic/sympathetic
11
Q
PMHx
A
past medical history
12
Q
morbidity
A
diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause
13
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
14
Q
INR
A
international normalized ration - measure of clotting pathway
15
Q
DVT
A
