Medical Term Flashcards by Jeffrey Carpio

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DVT

A

Deep vein thrombosis

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Dx

A

Diagnosis

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FBS or fbs

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Fasting blood sugar

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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gtt

A

Drop

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HOH

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Hard of hearing

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HTN

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Hypertension

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Hx

A

History

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I&O

A

Intake and outtake

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Kx

A

Kardex

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*f

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Fahrenheit

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Hs or hs

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Hour of sleep/bedtime

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Lt

A

Left

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Min

A

Minute

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CAD

A

Coronary Artery Disease

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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CF

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Cystic fibrosis

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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C*

A

Celsius

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Co2

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Carbon dioxide

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C/O or c/o

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Complains of

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident ( stroke)

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d/c

A

Discontinue or discharge ( void)

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DOA

Date of arrival or dead on arrival

DAT

Diet as tolerated

DB&C

Deep breathing & coughing

D&I

Dry and intact

A&O

Alert and oriented

AAT

Activity as tolerated

A.c or a.c

Before meals

ADL

Activity of daily living

amt

Amount

ad lib

As desired

Amb

Ambulatory

*/c

With

*/s

Without

🔺

Change

⬆️

Increase

⬇️

Decrease

Bid

Twice a day

BM or bm

Bowel movement

BRP/brp

Bathroom privileges

C&S

Culture and sensitivity

ml

Milliliter

mm

Millimeter

Meds

Medications

Msu

Midstream urine

nas

No added sodium

Neg

Negative

NKA

No known allergies

NPO/npo

Nothing by mouth

NYD

Not yet diagnosed

N&V or n&v

Nausea and vomiting

O2

Oxygen

O2 sat

Oxygen saturation

Ung or oint

Ointment

Oriented x3

Oriented to person, time and place

oz

Ounce

P/p

Pulse

P.C / p.c

After meals

PO

By mouth

Pr

Per rectum

Prn

As needed

pvd

Peripheral vascular disease

qam

Every morning

qid

4 times a day

qh

Every hour

q2h

Every two hours

qhs

Every night / every bedtime

qod

Every other day

RA

Rheumatoid arthritis

RBC

Red blood cell count

R&M

Routine and microbes

Re

Regarding

ROM

Range of motion

Rt

Right

Rx

Prescription

S

Subjective

SOB

Shortness of breath

SOBOE

Shortness of breath on exertion

S/s

Signs and symptoms

Stat

Immediately

(T) temp

Temperature

tid

Three times a day

TPR

Temperature pulse respiration

Tx

Treatment

u/s

Ultrasound

VS / vs

Vital signs

Wbc

White blood cell count

w/c

Wheelchair

wt

Weight

U/a

Urinalysis

np

Nasal prongs

ms

Multiple sclerosis

MI

Myocardial infarction

ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

HNV

Has no void