Abbreviations Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
ADLs
A
Activities of Daily Living
2
Q
HIPAA
A
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3
Q
NATCEP
A
Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program
4
Q
OBRA
A
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Minimum standards of care
5
Q
PHI
A
Protected Health Information
6
Q
MDS
A
Minimum Data Set - detailed guidelines for assessing residents
7
Q
HS
A
Hour of sleep - bedtime
So HS Snack is a bedtime snack
8
Q
HAI
A
Healthcare Associated Infection
9
Q
MSW
A
Medical Social Worker
10
Q
RDT
A
Registered Dietition
11
Q
SLP
A
Speech Language Pathologist
12
Q
Joint Commission
A
Accredits healthcare facilities
13
Q
PSDA
A
Patient Self Determination Act - right to Advanced Directive
14
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
15
Q
BID
A
two times a day
16
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
17
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
18
Q
h, hr
A
hour
19
Q
inc
A
incontinent
20
Q
NKA
A
No Known Allergies
21
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth
22
Q
prn
A
When necessary
23
Q
q2h
A
Every 2 hours
24
Q
qh
A
Every hour
25
TID
three times a day
26
VS
Vital Signs
27
w/c
Wheelchair
28
MRDO
Multidrug resistant organism
29
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
30
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
31
AMA
Against Medical Advice
| discharge themselves
32
MSD
musculoskeletal disorder
33
Edentulous
Lacking teeth
34
Pediculosis
Infestation of lice.
35
apnea
absence of breathing
36
Apical Pulse
pulse over heart
37
BPM
Beats per minute
38
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Respiration, 10 second apnea alternating with slow irregular and rapid shallow respirations
39
eupnea
normal respiration
40
orthopnea
shortness or breath when lying down, relieve when sitting up
41
orthostatic hypotension
sudden drop in BP when person sits or stands up
42
prehypertension
120-139 over 80-89
43
sphygmomanometer
device to measure BP
44
stethosocpe
device to hear sounds in human body, like heartbeat, respiration, bowels
45
tachypnea
rapid respirations, over 20 per minute
46
diuretic
reduce fluid volume in the body
47
Ascites
Swollen abdomen due to excess fluid
48
AFO
Ankle Foot Orthotic
49
ROM
Range Of Motion
| Movement of joint through full arc without pain
50
PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
