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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Tachy

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fast

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Brady

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Slow

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Hyper

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Too much/overactive

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Hypo

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Too little/under active

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-Itis

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Infection/inflammation

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-osis

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Disease of

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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-otomy

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Hole or opening

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Subjective

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What the patient tells you

Example: pain is subjective

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Objective

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what the provider or results tell you

Example: tenderness is objective

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Past Medical history (PMHx)

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Chronic medical problems
Past surgeries
Any allergies

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Family history (FHx)

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Only direct family members with medical problem
Family history is before 55 years old
Document what family history is and around age they got it

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Social History (SocHx)

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Alcohol use, do they smoke or use tobacco/nicotine
What is their occupation
What is their living status

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Arthro-

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Joint

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Chole-

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Bile (gallbladder)

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-algia

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Pain

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“High blood pressure”

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Hypertension (HTN)

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“High cholesterol”

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Hyperlipidemia (HLD)

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“Diabetes”

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Diabetes mellitus (DM)

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“I only take pills for my diabetes”

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Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)

Type 2 diabetes

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“I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes”

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Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)

Can be either type 1 or 2 diabetes

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“Cancer”

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Cancer or carcinoma (CA)

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“Heart disease”

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Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Causes condition known as ischemia or lack of oxygen

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“Heart attack”

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Myocardial infarction (MI)
Infarction means killing the muscle or death of the tissue
If patient has had an MI they have also had CAD

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“Heart failure”

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Congestive heart failure (CHF)

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“Abnormal rhythm”

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Heart arrhythmias

Most common type: atrial fibrillation

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“Asthma”

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Asthma

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Emphysema/chronic bronchitis

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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“Blood clot in lung”

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Pulmonary embolism (PE)

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“Pneumonia”

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Pneumonia (PNA)

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“Reflux”

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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“Pancreatitis”

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Pancreatitis

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“Hepatitis”

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Hepatitis

Involves liver

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Diverticulitis

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Diverticulitis (inflammation of the created holes)

Affects the colon

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Diverticulosis

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The beginning where holes form in digestive tract

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Crohns/UC

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Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis

Inflammation of the digestive tract

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Irritable bowel

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Bladder infection

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Urinary tract infection (UTI)

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Kidney infection

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Pyelonephritis (pyelo)

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Kidney stones

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Renal calculi

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“I’m on dialysis”

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

End stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis

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Enlarged Prostate

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

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Documenting female pregnancy history

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G.P.A
G-total number of times patient has been pregnant even if child was lost
P-number of pregnancies that resulted in viable births
A-total number of miscarriages or elective abortions

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Stroke

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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Brain bleed

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Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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Brain blockage or clot

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Ischemic cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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Mini stroke

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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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“Blood clot in my leg”

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Lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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“Bulge in my aorta”

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Aortic aneurysm

Most common: abnormal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

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“Bad blood flow to my legs”

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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)

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“Numbness in my legs”

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Peripheral neuropathy

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Low back pain

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Chronic low back pain

Chronic if they have had pain for 3 months or more

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Arthritis

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Usually it is osteoarthritis (OA)

Can also be rheumatoid arthritis (RA) if antibodies are attacking the joints

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Weak/fragile bones

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Osteoporosis

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-rrhaphy or plasty

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Surgical repair

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Tonsils removed

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Tonsillectomy

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Adenoids removal

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Adenoidectomy

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Ear tubes

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Pressure equalizing (P.E.) tubes

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