Medical Terminology Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are Symptoms?
What the PT tells you.
What are Signs?
What you can Observe and Measure.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury
What is NOI?
Nature of Illness
What are Pertinent Negatives?
Diagnosing by Eliminating
What is Pharmacology?
The study and science of drugs.
What is Pharmacodynamics?
How the medication EFFECTS the body.
What is Pharmacokinetics?
How the medication MOVES through the body.
What is an AGONIST drug?
Activates a receptor in the body.
What is an ANTAGONIST drug?
Blocks a receptor from activating.
What is a Prescription?
Drug ordered by a doctor.
What is Over the Counter drug?
(OTC) No doctor order needed for purchase.
What is Intravenous?
(IV) Directly into vein.
What is Intraosseous?
(IO) Directly into bone marrow.
What is Inhalation?
Breathed in orally.
What is Intranasal?
(IN) Breathed in through the nose.
What is Sublingual?
(SL) Under the tongue.
What is Per Rectum?
(PR) Analy, usually used in pediatrics or self-administered by PT at home.
What is Intramuscular?
(IM) Directly into muscle.
What is Orally?
(PO) By mouth.
What is Subcutaneous?
(SQ) Just beneath the skin.
What is Perfusion?
Proper blood flow and oxygenation.
What does the suffix “ITIS” indicate?
Inflammation
What is a hematoma?
A bleed.
