Med terms slides 10-18 Flashcards
(85 cards)
1
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AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
2
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AO
A
aorta
3
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
4
Q
B-mode
A
brightness modulation
5
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
6
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
7
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
8
Q
C
A
celcius
9
Q
c (with a line over it)
A
with
10
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
11
Q
CCU
A
critical care unit
12
Q
CCA
A
common carotid artery
13
Q
CHD
A
congenital heart disease/ common hepatic duct
14
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
15
Q
CM
A
centimeter
16
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
17
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
18
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
19
Q
dB
A
decibel
20
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
21
Q
DVT
A
deep venous thrombosis
22
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
23
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
ER
A
emergency room
25
F/U
follow up
26
Fx
function
27
GI
gastrointestinal
28
gm; g
gram
29
HTN
hypertension
30
Hg
mercury (commonly with BP in mmHg
31
Hx
history
32
ICU
intensive care unit
33
IV
intravenous
34
IVC
inferior vena cava
35
K
potassium
36
Kg
kilogram
37
LE
lower extremity
38
LLQ
lower left quadrant
39
Lt
left
40
LUQ
left upper quadrant
41
MHz
megahurtz
42
MI
myocardial infarction
43
ml
milliliter
44
mm
millimeter
45
M-Mode
Motion mode, or time motion mode
46
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
47
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
48
NPO
nothing by mouth
49
OR
operating room
50
oz
ounce
51
PE
pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism
52
Post-op
after surgery
53
PP
post partum
54
PPD
test for tuberculosis
55
Pre-op
before surgery
56
pt
patient
57
PTA
prior to admission
58
PTT
Prothrombin time
59
PV
portal vein
60
qd
every day
61
qh
every hour
62
qid
four times a day
63
RBC
red blood cell
64
RI
resistive index
65
RLQ
right lower quadrant
66
Rt
right
67
R/O
rule out
68
RUQ
right upper quadrant
69
Rx
prescription/treatment
70
s/p
status post
71
Stat
immediately
72
TCD
transcranial doppler
73
TCG, TGC
time compensated gain, time gain compensation
74
TIA
transient ischemic attack
75
Tx
transplant or transducer
76
UE
upper extremity
77
US
ultrasound
78
SVC
superior vena cava
79
PW
pulse wave
80
CW
continuous wave
81
CF
color flow
82
LPO
left posterior oblique
83
LLD
left lateral decubitus
84
RPO
right posterior oblique
85
RLD
right lateral decubitus
