Medical Abbreviations (All) Flashcards

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CAPD

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Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

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Complete Blood Count ## Footnote Blood Test

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* Creatine Clearance * Critical Condition * Chief Complaint

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Closed-Chest Cardiac Compression

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* Cystic Fibrosis * Cardiac Failure ## Footnote Cystic Fibrosis: Progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs.

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* Coronary Heart Disease * Congenital Heart Disease

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Congestive Heart Failure

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* Cardiac Insufficiency * Cerebral Infarction (stroke)

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Central Nervous System

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* Cardiac Output * Carbon Monoxide

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Cerebral Palsy ## Footnote Neurological disorder that permantely affects movement, posture, coordination.

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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Chronic Renal Failure

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Cessarean Section

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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Computed (Axial) Tomography

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Cerebrovascular Accident

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Central Venous Pressure

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Chorionic Villus Sampling ## Footnote A test made in early pregnancy to detect abnormallities in the fetus. A sample of cells from the chorionic villus is collected through your cervix.

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Dilation and Curettage

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* Diabetes Mellitus * Diastolic Murmur

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Duchenne's muscular dystrophy ## Footnote An inherited disorder of progressive muscular weakness, typically in boys.

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Do Not Resuscitate

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* Date of Admission * Dead on Arrival

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Diagnosis-Related Group ## Footnote Used in medical coding/billing

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Epstein-Barr Virus ## Footnote Epstein-Barr Virus affects the blood and bone marrow. It is part of the herpe's family. The virus can cause the body to produce an excessive number of white blood cells. EBV can also weaken the immune system.

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* Extracellular Fluid * Extended Care Facility

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Electrocardiogram | Test on heart

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End-Diastolic Volume ## Footnote The amount of blood that is in the ventricles before the heart contracts.

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Electroencephalogram | Test on brain ## Footnote A test that measures brain activity; Similar to EKG

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Electronic Fetal Monitoring

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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* Endoplasmic Reticulum * Emergency Room ## Footnote Endoplasmic Reticulum: The transportation system of the eukaryotic cell. It has many important functions such as protein folding.

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Estrogen Replacement Therapy

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ## Footnote A blood test that can show if you have inflammation in your body.

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End-Stage Renal Disease

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End-Systolic Volume ## Footnote The volume of blood in a ventricle at the end of contraction and the beginning of filling.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Fasting Blood Glucose

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Fecal Occult Blood Testing

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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone ## Footnote Testing levels of this hormone can evaluate fertility issues, the health of your reproductive organs (ovaries or testicles), or pituitary function.

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Fever of Unknown Origin

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Gallbladder

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Glomerular Filtration Rate ## Footnote Shows how well the kidneys are filtering.

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Growth Hormone

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Gastrointestional

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Hepatitis A Virus ## Footnote A highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. It spreads from contaminated food or water, or contact with someone who is infected.

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Hemoglobin

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Hepatitis B Virus ## Footnote A serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. This disease is most commonly spread by exposure to infected body fluids.

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin ## Footnote Hormone that increases during pregnancy

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Hematocrit

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Hepatitis C Virus ## Footnote Hepatitis C is a virus that causes chronic liver inflammation and long-term damage. Transmission commonly occurs through infected needles.

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High-Density Lipoprotein ## Footnote A lipoprotein that removes cholesterol from the blood and is associated with a reduced risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease.

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Human Leukocyte Antigen ## Footnote HLA are proteins -- or markers -- found on most cells in your body. They are used to match patients and donors for bone marrow or cord blood transplants.

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Heart Rate

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Herpes Simplex Virus ## Footnote A common infection that can cause painful blisters or ulcers.

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Hypertension

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Intracellular Fluid

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Intracranial Pressure

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Intensive Care Unit

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Intradermal | Within the skin

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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

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Immunoglobulin

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Intramuscular

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Intravenous

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Left Atrium | Chamber of the heart

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Low-Density Lipoprotein ## Footnote The form of lipoprotein in which cholesterol is transported in the blood.

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Luteinizing Hormone ## Footnote Stimulates processes in your body that are important for sexual health, development and reproduction.

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Left Lower Quadrant

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Left Upper Quadrant

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Left Ventrical | Chamber of the heart

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Miliequivalents per liter

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Myasthenia Gravis ## Footnote Autoimmune disorder tha causes muscles to feel weak and get tired quickly. It most commonly affects the muscles that control the eyes and eyelids, facial expressions, chewing, swallowing and speaking.

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Major Histocompatibility Complex ## Footnote A genetic system that allows large proteins in immune system cells to identify compatible or foreign proteins. It allows the matching of potential organ or bone marrow donors with recipients.

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Myocardial Infarction | Heart Attack

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Cubic Milimeter

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Milimeters of Mercury

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Mutiple Sclerosis ## Footnote A potentially disabling autoimmune disease of the brain and spinal cord. Your immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and nerves. In most patients the disease is progressive.

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Multisystem Organ Failure

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Mitral Valve Prolapse ## Footnote Mitral Valve in heart does not close properly

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Non-Gonococcal Urethritis ## Footnote An infection of the urethra caused by some agent other than gonorrhea.

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Non-Insilun Dependent Dibetes Mellitus

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Non-Protein Nitrogen ## Footnote Blood serum that contains compounds of nitrogen other than proteins and peptides. Urea, creatinine, uric acid, ammonia and amino acids are the most important of them and have implications in clinical biochemistry.

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Oral Contraceptive ## Footnote Birth control pill

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Over The Counter ## Footnote Term used to refer to medications that can be purchased without a doctor's prescription.

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Pulmonary Embolism ## Footnote A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot.

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Positron Emission Tomography

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Prostaglandin ## Footnote Prostaglandins are hormone-like substances that affect several bodily functions, including inflammation, pain and uterine contractions.

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Phenylketonuria ## Footnote A birth defect that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body. Untreated phenylketonuria can lead to brain damage, intellectual disabilities, behavioral symptoms, or seizures.

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Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte ## Footnote A type of white blood cell

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Premenstrual Syndrome

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Peripheral Nervous System

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* Prothrombin Time * Patient * Patient Teaching * Physical Therapy

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Parathyroid Hormone ## Footnote A hormone in your parathyroid glands release to control calcium levels in your blood.

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Partial Thromboplastin Time ## Footnote A blood test that measures how long it takes for your blood to make a clot.

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Premature Ventricular Contraction ## Footnote Extra heartbeats that begin in one of the heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles). Very common.

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* Right Atrium * Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Red Blood Cell ## Footnote Carries oxygen from the lungs and delivers it throughout the body. Red blood cells also transport waste such as carbon dioxide back to our lungs to be exhaled.

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Red Bone Marrow ## Footnote Produces blood cells (hematopoiesis). Stem cells in your red bone marrow create red and white blood cells and platelets, all of which are components of your whole blood.

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Recommended Daily Allowance

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Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Rapid Eye Movement ## Footnote One of four stages of sleep. Great for dreaming, emotional processing, memory consolidation, brain development, and wakefulness preparation.

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Reticuloendothelial (System) | Organs in this system are liver, spleen, lungs ## Footnote Phagocytic cells in the reticuloendothelial system play an important role in the cleaning of the blood and tissues by removing dissolved substances. Toxins, bacteria, immune complexes, and exogenous antigens are among the substances that are cleared.

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Rhesus ## Footnote A type of protein on the outside or surface of your red blood cells. It is inherited from your parents. Some people have it, some don't. Complications can occur during pregnancy if you’re Rh negative and the fetus is Rh positive.

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Radioimmunoassay ## Footnote A diagnostic technique used to analyze clinical samples in blood banking, endocrinology, and allergy testing.

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Right Lower Quadrant

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Ribonucleic Acid

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Right Upper Quadrant

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Right Ventricle ## Footnote Chamber in the heart

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Medical Abbreviations (All) Flashcards

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