Translation of Commonly Used Words Into Medical Terms Flashcards
(80 cards)
1
Q
Palpation
A
Pressing on an area
2
Q
Heart Disease
A
CAD
3
Q
Heart Attack
A
MI
4
Q
Heart Failure
A
CHF
5
Q
Irregular Heartbeat
A
A-fib
6
Q
Murmur
A
Heart Murmur
7
Q
Racing Heartbeat
A
Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT
8
Q
Asthma
A
RAD
9
Q
Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis
A
COPD
10
Q
Blood Clot in Lung
A
PE
11
Q
Reflux
A
GERD
12
Q
Ulcer
A
PUD
13
Q
Bladder Infection
A
UTI
14
Q
Kidney Infection
A
Pyelonephritis
15
Q
Kidney Stones
A
Renal Calculi
16
Q
On Dialysis
A
ESRD or CRF
17
Q
Enlarged Prostate
A
BPH
18
Q
Drinking Alot
A
Alcoholism
19
Q
Doing Drugs
A
Substance Abuse
20
Q
Stroke
A
CVA
21
Q
mini-Stroke
A
TIA
22
Q
Brain Bleed
A
Hemorrhagic CVA
23
Q
Low Back Pain
A
Chronic Low Back Pain
24
Q
Bulging/Herniated Disc
A
DDD
25
Arthritis
Arthritis [OA or RA]
26
Fragile bones
Osteoporosis
27
Joint Pain (Chronic)
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
28
Blood Clot in Leg
DVT
29
Bulge in Aorta
AAA
30
Bad Blood Flow to Legs
PVD
31
Numbness in legs
Peripheral Neuropathy
32
Cancer
CA/Carcinoma
33
Cancer spread to ...
Metastases to...
34
Chemo
Chemotherapy
35
Radiation
Radiation Therapy
36
They cut it out
s/p surgical resection
37
It's gone
in remission
38
Tonsils removed
tonsillectomy
39
Adenoids Removed
Adenoidectomy
40
Ear Tube
P.E tubes
41
Heart Bypass
CABG
42
Heart Cath
Cardiac Catheterization
43
Heart Cath
Cardiac Catheterization
44
Balloon
Angioplasty
45
Valve Surgery
Valve Repair/Replacement
46
Pacer
Pacemaker
47
Defibrillator
AICD
48
Surgery for A-fib
Afib s/p cardiac ablation
49
Breast Removal
Mastectomy
50
Hole in my Neck
Tracheostomy (commonly called a trach0
51
Part of lung removed
Partial lobectomy
52
Appendix removed
Appendectomy
53
Gallbladder Removed
Cholecystectomy
54
Hernia Repair
Herniorrhaphy
55
Part of colon removed
Partial Colectomy
56
Bag to collect Stool
Colostomy
57
Spleen Removed
Splenectomy
58
Stomach Stapled
Gastric Bypass
59
Kidney Removed
Nephrectomy
60
Uterus Removed
Hysterectomy
61
Ovary removed
Oophorectomy
62
Ovary & fallopian tubes removed
Salpingo & Oophorectomy
63
Tubes Tied
Tubal Ligation
&
Vasectomy (male)
64
C-Section
Cesarean Section
65
Prostate Removed
Prostatectomy (TURP)
66
Uterine Product Removed
Dilation & Curettage
67
Brain Surgery
Craniotomy (Brain bleed or brain CA)
68
Shunt
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
69
Neck Artery Cleaned
Carotid Endarterectomy
70
Dialysis Fistula
AV Fistula
71
Dialysis Graft
AV Graft
72
Port
Port-a-cath or Medi-port
73
Clot-filter (lower abd)
IVC filter
74
Clot Filter (leg)
Greenfield Filter
75
Leg Amputated
AKA or BKA
76
Joint Repair
Arthroplasty
77
Metal Plates/Pins
Hardware
78
Neck Fused
Cervical Spinal Fusion
79
Back Fused
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
80
Hip Surgery
ORIF
