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Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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>

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Greater than

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(Up arrow)

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Increase

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(Down arrow)

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Decrease

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abn

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Abnormal

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abd

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Abdomen

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AP

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anteroposterior (X-Ray)

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CXR

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Chest X-Ray

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L, LT

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Left

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LAT

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Lateral

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LLQ

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Left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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PA

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Posteroanterior (X-ray)

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R, RT

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Right

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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

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trans

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Transverse

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HIP

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History of present illness

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postop

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Postoperative

19
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preop

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Preoperative

20
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prep

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Prepare for

21
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Gm, gm

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Gram

22
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mg

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Milligram

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Less than

24
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Midsagittal plane

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Midline, divides the body into equal left and right halves

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Sagittal plane 
(One g double t)
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Divides the body into unequal left and right halves

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Coronal plane

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Divides the body into front and back portions

27
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coron/o

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Head or crown

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into upper and lower portions (doesn’t have to be in the middle it can be anywhere as long as it divides the body into two portions)

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deep

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Situated far below the surface

30
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superficial

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Situated near the surface

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ventr/o

Usually -al at end

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Front or belly side of the body

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anter/o

-ior=pertaining to

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Front or before

33
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dors/o

-al added

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Backside

34
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poster/o

-ior added

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Back or after

35
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superior

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Uppermost, above, or toward the head

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chephal/o

-ic added= pertaining to

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Head

37
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inferior

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Lowermost, below, or toward the feet

38
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caud/o

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Lower part of the body (tail on animal)

39
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proximal

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Nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

40
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distal

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Farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

41
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medial

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Toward the middle, toward the midline

42
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lateral

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Toward the side, away from the midline

43
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bilateral

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Pertaining to both sides

44
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unilateral

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Pertaining to one side

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