General

Question 1

Access

Answer 1

A confined pocket of pus that collects in tissues, organs, or spaces inside the body.

Question 2

Adenopathy

Answer 2

Enlargement of lymph nodes.

Question 3

Afebrile

Answer 3

Not feverish.

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Referring to the front of the body.

Question 5

PRN

Answer 5

As needed.

Question 6

Axillary

Answer 6

Armpit.

Question 7

Bilateral

Answer 7

Affecting both sides.

Question 8

cc

Answer 8

Chief complaint.

Question 9

c/w

Answer 9

Consistent with.

Question 10

DOB

Answer 10

Date of birth.

Question 11

DX

Answer 11

Diagnosis

Question 12

Diaphoresis

Answer 12

Sweating.

Question 13

DDx

Answer 13

Differential diagnoses.

Question 14

Dorsal

Answer 14

Referring to the back of the body.

Question 15

Edema

Answer 15

A condition characterized by excessive fluid collecting in cavities or tissues of the body.

Question 16

Erythema

Answer 16

Redness of the skin.

Question 17

Everted

Answer 17

Turned outward.

Question 18

Extension

Answer 18

Movement produced from straightening body parts.

Question 19

Exudate

Answer 19

A fluid or semisolid that has exuded out of the skin.

Question 20

FMHx

Answer 20

Family history.

Question 21

Febrile

Answer 21

Having a fever.

Question 22

Flexion

Answer 22

Bending.

Question 23

f/u

Answer 23

Follow-up.

Question 24

QID

Answer 24

Four times a day.

Question 25

Hernia

Answer 25

A bulging of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening.

Question 26

HPI

Answer 26

History of present illness.

Question 27

Hyperglycemia

Answer 27

Excess glucose in the bloodstream.

Question 28

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 28

Abnormally high activity in the thyroid gland.

Question 29

Hypoglycemic

Answer 29

Low blood sugar.

Question 30

Hypothyroidism

Answer 30

Abnormally low activity in the thyroid gland.

Question 31

Induration

Answer 31

Hardening or thickening of tissue.

Question 32

Inferior

Answer 32

Situated below.

Question 33

IV

Answer 33

Intravenous.

Question 34

Lateral

Answer 34

Toward the sides.

Question 35

Medial

Answer 35

Situated in the middle.

Question 36

Midline

Answer 36

A vertical median line or plane or bilateral symmetry.

Question 37

NAD

Answer 37

No apparent distress.

Question 38

NKDA

Answer 38

No known drug allergies.

Question 39

Palpation

Answer 39

A method of feeling with fingers or hands during a physical exam.

Question 40

PMHx

Answer 40

Past medical history.

Question 41

Pt

Answer 41

Patient.

Question 42

Percussion

Answer 42

A method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands, or small instruments, as part of a physical exam.

Question 43

PCP

Answer 43

Primary care physician.

Question 44

Protuberance

Answer 44

Bulging.

Question 45

Purulent

Answer 45

Discharging pus.

Question 46

ROS

Answer 46

Review of systems.

Question 47

R/O

Answer 47

Rule out.

Question 48

Supine

Answer 48

Lying face upward.

Question 49

sx

Answer 49

Symptoms.

Question 50

Topical

Answer 50

Applied directly to a part of the body.

Question 51

Rx

Answer 51

Treatment.

Question 52

BID

Answer 52

Twice a day.

Question 53

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 53

A type of diabetes in which a person's body becomes resistant to insulin.

Question 54

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 54

A type of diabetes in which a person's body becomes resistant to insulin.

Question 55

Ulcer

Answer 55

A discontinuity or break in bodily membranes.

Question 56

U/S

Answer 56

Ultrasound.

Question 57

WDWN

Answer 57

Well developed, well nourished.

Question 58

WBC

Answer 58

White blood cells.

Question 59

WNL

Answer 59

Within normal limits.

Question 60

yo

Answer 60

Years old.