Abbreviations ) PMC - qns & Word Parts Week 2 Flashcards
postmortem (after death) care
PMC
premenstrual symdrome
PMS
peripheral nervous system
PNS
by mouth
po
phone order
PO
posterior, after
post
after an operation
post-op
postpartum (after delivery)
PP
personal protective equipment
PPE
preferred provider organization
PPO
before an operation
pre-op
whenever necessary, as needed
prn
prepare
prep
psychology, psychiatry
Psy
patient, pint (500mL or cc)
pt
physical therapy/therapist
PT
prothombin time
Pt
partial thromboplastin time
PTT
premature ventricular contraction
PVC
peripheral vascular disease
PVD
prognosis, physical exam
Px
every
q, (q with a line over it)
every day
qd
every hour
qh
every 2 hours
q2h
every 3 hours
q3h
every 4 hours
q4h
every night at bedtime
qhs
4 times a day
qid
quality not sufficient
qns
the study of life
biology
having slow breathing ( less that 10 breaths per minute )
bradypnea
pertaining to the cheek
buccal
something that causes cancer
carcinogenesis
cutting into a vein
phlebotomy
an opiod that cause drowsiness and numbness
pertaining to sleep and causes numbness
narcotic
maintaining a constant level in the body
homeostasis
pertaining to the eardrum
tympanic
pertaining to the tear ducts
lacrimal
pertaining to death
nercrotic
pertaining to an artery
arterial
measurement between two points
diameter
pertaining to something that is away/furthest part from the point of reference
distal
cutting into the windpipe
tracheotomy
a black tumor (malignant)
melanoma
pertaining to a newborn (first 18 days of life)
neonatal
diffuculty or painful digestion (indegestion)
dyspepsia
postpartum
after birth
pancreatic
pertaining to the pancreas
pediatrics
pertaining to children