Flashcards in Obstetrics and Neonatology Deck (38):
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CNA
certified nursing assistant
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ED, ER
emergency department, room
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ICU
intensive care unit
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OB
obstetrics
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OPD
outpatient department
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OR
operating room
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Peds
pediatrics
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GTPAL
gravida, term births, preterm births, abortions, living children
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gravida
total number of pregnancies
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G/P
gravida/para
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para
births
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EDC
estimated date of confinement; due date
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LMP
last menstrual cycle
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BOW
bag of waters
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C/S, C-section
cesarean section (caesarean section)
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NB
newborn
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p/o, PO
post-operative, postoperative
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amni/o
fetal membrane
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amniocentesis
surgical puncture to remove fetal membrane for diagnostic purposes
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cephal/o
head
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fet/i, fet/o
fetus; unborn child
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gravid/o
pregnancy
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embry/o
embryo (first two months of gestation)
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lact/o
milk
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nat/o
birth
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umbilic/o
belly button, navel
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par/o
give birth to, labor
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prim/i
first
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pseud/o
false
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micro-
small
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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post-
after
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pre-
before
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peri-
around, surrounding
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dystocia
difficult labor
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-partum
childbirth, labor
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