Medical Abbreviations Quiz 2 Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
BPH
A
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - a noncancerous condition that causes the prostate gland to grow larger than normal
2
Q
CA
A
Cancer
3
Q
CAD
A
Coronary Artery Disease
4
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
5
Q
COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
6
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular Accident
7
Q
DM
A
Diabetes Melinitus
8
Q
HTN (^BP)
A
Hypertension
9
Q
MI
A
Myocardial Infraction
10
Q
PE
A
Pulmonary Emboli
11
Q
PVD
A
Peripheral Vascular Disease
12
Q
STD
A
Sexually Transmitted Disease
13
Q
STI
A
Sexually transmitted Infection
14
Q
URI
A
Upper Respiratory Infection
15
Q
UTI
A
Urinary Tract Infection
16
Q
ABG
A
Arterial Blood Gasses
17
Q
BE
A
Barium Enema
18
Q
CBC
A
Complete Blood Count
19
Q
CO2
A
Carbon Dioxide
20
Q
C&S
A
Culture and Sensitivity
21
Q
CXR
A
Chest x-ray
22
Q
ECG (EKG)
A
Cardiogram
23
Q
Lytes
A
Electrolytes
24
Q
RBC
A
Red Blood Cells
25
UA
Urinalysis
26
WBC
White Blood Cells
27
↑
Increase
28
↓
Decrease
29
♂
Male
30
♀
Female
31
=
Equal to
32
º
Degrees
33
≠
Unequal
34
▲
Change
35
2°
Secondary to
36
↗
Increasing
37
↙
Decreasing
38
X̅
except
