Medical Terminology + Charting Abbreviations Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
Q
QID
A
four times a day
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
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prn
A
as necessary
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Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
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Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
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Q
peds
A
pediatrics
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Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
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Q
@
A
at
9
Q
amt
A
amount
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Q
c/o
A
complains of
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Q
cath
A
catheter
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Q
bid
A
twice a day
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Q
w/c
A
wheelchair
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npo
A
nothing by mouth
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s̅
A
without
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Q
c̅
A
with
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Q
ROM
A
range of motion
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Q
TPR
A
temperature, pulse, respirations
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Q
BP
A
blood pressure
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I/O
A
intake/output
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Q
hs
A
hour of sleep/bedtime
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Q
q
A
every
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Q
qhs
A
every night at bedtime
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Q
bm
A
bowel movement
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FBS
fasting blood sugar
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BRP
bathroom privileges
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dc or d/c
discontinue
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ac
before meals
29
pc
after meals
30
abd
abdomen
31
anterior/ventral
located at or toward the front of the body or body part
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distal
part farthest from the centre of from point of attachment (i.e. foot is distal to the knee)
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lateral
farthest away from the midline of the body
34
medial
closest to midline of body
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posterior/dorsal
back surface of the body
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proximal
nearest to trunk of body or point of origin
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peri-
around
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muco-
mucous
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poly-
many
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endo-
inner/inside
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ecto-
outer/outside
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a- or an-
without, not, lack of
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ab-
away from
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ad-
toward, near
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bi-
double, two
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dys-
difficult, abnormal
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brady-
slow
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hemi-
half
49
hyper-
excessive, too much, high
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hypo-
under, decreased, less than normal
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intra-
within, into
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inter-
between
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macro-
large
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olig-
scant, little, small
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of, prior to
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retro-
backward, behind
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sang-
blood
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sero-
thin, watery fluid
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semi-
half
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sub-
under, beneath
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supra-
above, over
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tachy
fast, rapid
64
trans
across, over
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cyst
bladder, cyst
66
derma
skin
67
entero
intestines
68
gastro
stomach
69
hystero
uterus
70
hem, hema
blood
71
hepato
liver
72
hydro
water
73
lapar
abdomen
74
mast
breast
75
myel
spinal cord, bone marror
76
nephr
kidney
77
osteo
bone
78
phlebo
vein
79
pulmo
lung
80
pnea
breathing, respiration
81
pyo
pus
82
rhino
nose
83
stomato
mouth
84
thorac
chest
85
uro, urin
urination
86
vas
blood vessel
87
-algia
pain
88
-cele
hernia
89
-duction
make something happen
90
-ectomy
excision, removal of
91
-itis
inflammation
92
-logy
study of
93
-lysis
destruction, decomposition
94
-megaly
enlargement
95
-oma
tumour
96
-stomy
creation of opening
97
-tomy
incision, cutting into
98
-scopy
examination using a scope
99
-rrhea
profuse flow, discharge
100
-plegia
paralysis
101
-plasty
surgical repair or reshaping
