List 20 vocabulary Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
PostOP
A
post operative
2
Q
prn
A
as needed; whenever necessary
3
Q
pt
A
patient; pint
4
Q
PT
A
physical therapy
5
Q
PVC
A
premature ventricular contraction
6
Q
Px
A
prognosis; physical exam
7
Q
q
A
every
8
Q
q 2 h
A
every 2 hours
9
Q
qd
A
every day
10
Q
qh
A
every hour
11
Q
qhs
A
every night at bedtime
12
Q
qid
A
four times a day
13
Q
qm
A
every morning
14
Q
qn
A
every night
15
Q
qod
A
every other day
16
Q
proct
A
rectum
17
Q
prostat
A
prostate gland
18
Q
pyel
A
pelvis of the kidney
19
Q
pneum, pneumon
A
lungs, air
20
Q
path
A
disease
21
Q
ped
A
child, foot
22
Q
psych
A
mind
23
Q
py
A
pus
24
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pyr
A
fever, heat
25
presby-
older age
26
primi-
first
27
pseudo-
false
28
-phobia
fear
29
-plasia
formation of
30
-plegia
paralysis
31
-ptosis
drooping, falling
32
pulse
the beat of the artery that you feel when the heart pumps blood through the body
33
pulse deficit
difference between pulse count taken simultaneously at two sites, usually radial and apical pulse
