CNA medical terms Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
cyanotic
A
nasal discharge
2
Q
before
A
a
3
Q
abdomen
A
abd
4
Q
before meals
A
ac
a.c.
5
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
6
Q
ambulate
ambulatory
A
amb
7
Q
apical pulse
A
AP
8
Q
two times a day
A
b.i.d
bid
9
Q
bowel movement
A
BM
10
Q
blood pressure
A
BP
B/P
11
Q
with
A
c
12
Q
Celsius
A
C
13
Q
complains of
A
c/o
14
Q
congestive heart failure
A
CHF
15
Q
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A
CPR
16
Q
do not resuscitate
A
DNR
17
Q
diagnosis
A
DX
dx
18
Q
Fahrenheit
A
F
19
Q
fasting blood sugar
A
FBS
20
Q
follow-up
A
f/u
F/U
21
Q
full weight bearing
A
FWB
22
Q
gastrointestinal
A
GI
23
Q
water
A
H₂O
24
Q
hour
A
h
hr
hr.
25
incontinent
inc
26
intake and output
I&O
27
no known drug allergies
NKDA
28
nothing by the mouth
NPO
29
non-weight-bearing
NWB
30
oxygen
O₂
31
out of bed
OOB
32
after
p
33
after meals
pc
p.c.
34
by mouth
PO
35
as necessary
prn
PRN
36
partial weight-bearing
PWB
37
without
s
38
shortness of breath
SOB
39
at once, immediately
stat
STAT
40
three times a day
t.i.d
tid
41
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
42
vital signs
v.s.
VS
43
wheelchair
w/c
W/C
44
the ability to see objects in the distance better than objects nearby
hyperopia
farsightedness
45
the ability to see things near but not far
myopia
nearsightedness
46
occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked
blood vessel leaks
ruptures within the brain
CVA, cerebrovascular accident
47
paralysis on one side of the body
hemiplegia
48
weakness on one side of the body
hemiparesis
49
trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing
expressive aphasia
50
difficulty understanding spoken or written words
receptive aphasia
51
inappropriate or unprovoked emotional responses, including laughing, crying, and anger
emotional liability
52
difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
53
violent or hostile
combative
