Abbreviations ) PMC - qns & Word Parts Week 2 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
postmortem (after death) care
A
PMC
2
Q
premenstrual symdrome
A
PMS
3
Q
peripheral nervous system
A
PNS
4
Q
by mouth
A
po
5
Q
phone order
A
PO
6
Q
posterior, after
A
post
7
Q
after an operation
A
post-op
8
Q
postpartum (after delivery)
A
PP
9
Q
personal protective equipment
A
PPE
10
Q
preferred provider organization
A
PPO
11
Q
before an operation
A
pre-op
12
Q
whenever necessary, as needed
A
prn
13
Q
prepare
A
prep
14
Q
psychology, psychiatry
A
Psy
15
Q
patient, pint (500mL or cc)
A
pt
16
Q
physical therapy/therapist
A
PT
17
Q
prothombin time
A
Pt
18
Q
partial thromboplastin time
A
PTT
19
Q
premature ventricular contraction
A
PVC
20
Q
peripheral vascular disease
A
PVD
21
Q
prognosis, physical exam
A
Px
22
Q
every
A
q, (q with a line over it)
23
Q
every day
A
qd
24
Q
every hour
A
qh
25
every 2 hours
q2h
26
every 3 hours
q3h
27
every 4 hours
q4h
28
every night at bedtime
qhs
29
4 times a day
qid
30
quality not sufficient
qns
31
the study of life
biology
32
having slow breathing ( less that 10 breaths per minute )
bradypnea
33
pertaining to the cheek
buccal
34
something that causes cancer
carcinogenesis
35
cutting into a vein
phlebotomy
36
an opiod that cause drowsiness and numbness
pertaining to sleep and causes numbness
narcotic
37
maintaining a constant level in the body
homeostasis
38
pertaining to the eardrum
tympanic
39
pertaining to the tear ducts
lacrimal
40
pertaining to death
nercrotic
41
pertaining to an artery
arterial
42
measurement between two points
diameter
43
pertaining to something that is away/furthest part from the point of reference
distal
44
cutting into the windpipe
tracheotomy
45
a black tumor (malignant)
melanoma
46
pertaining to a newborn (first 18 days of life)
neonatal
47
diffuculty or painful digestion (indegestion)
dyspepsia
48
postpartum
after birth
49
pancreatic
pertaining to the pancreas
50
pediatrics
pertaining to children
