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Abbreviations ) PMC - qns & Word Parts Week 2 Flashcards

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1
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postmortem (after death) care

A

PMC

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2
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premenstrual symdrome

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PMS

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3
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peripheral nervous system

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PNS

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4
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by mouth

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po

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phone order

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PO

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6
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posterior, after

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post

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7
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after an operation

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post-op

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8
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postpartum (after delivery)

A

PP

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personal protective equipment

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PPE

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preferred provider organization

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PPO

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11
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before an operation

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pre-op

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12
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whenever necessary, as needed

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prn

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13
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prepare

A

prep

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14
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psychology, psychiatry

A

Psy

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15
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patient, pint (500mL or cc)

A

pt

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16
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physical therapy/therapist

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PT

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prothombin time

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Pt

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18
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partial thromboplastin time

A

PTT

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premature ventricular contraction

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PVC

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peripheral vascular disease

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PVD

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21
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prognosis, physical exam

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Px

22
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every

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q, (q with a line over it)

23
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every day

A

qd

24
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every hour

A

qh

25
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every 2 hours

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q2h

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every 3 hours

A

q3h

27
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every 4 hours

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q4h

28
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every night at bedtime

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qhs

29
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4 times a day

A

qid

30
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quality not sufficient

A

qns

31
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the study of life

A

biology

32
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having slow breathing ( less that 10 breaths per minute )

A

bradypnea

33
Q

pertaining to the cheek

A

buccal

34
Q

something that causes cancer

A

carcinogenesis

35
Q

cutting into a vein

A

phlebotomy

36
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an opiod that cause drowsiness and numbness
pertaining to sleep and causes numbness

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narcotic

37
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maintaining a constant level in the body

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homeostasis

38
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pertaining to the eardrum

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tympanic

39
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pertaining to the tear ducts

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lacrimal

40
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pertaining to death

A

nercrotic

41
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pertaining to an artery

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arterial

42
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measurement between two points

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diameter

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pertaining to something that is away/furthest part from the point of reference

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distal

44
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cutting into the windpipe

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tracheotomy

45
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a black tumor (malignant)

A

melanoma

46
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pertaining to a newborn (first 18 days of life)

A

neonatal

47
Q

diffuculty or painful digestion (indegestion)

A

dyspepsia

48
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postpartum

A

after birth

49
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pancreatic

A

pertaining to the pancreas

50
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pediatrics

A

pertaining to children

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