Abbreviations/Terminology 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Hx
A
history
2
Q
↑
A
increased
3
Q
“
A
inches, seconds
4
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
5
Q
IDDM
A
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
6
Q
I & D
A
incision and drainage
7
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
8
Q
INR
A
international normalizing ratio
9
Q
I & O
A
intake and output
10
Q
IPPB
A
intermittent positive pressure breathing
11
Q
IV
A
intravenous
12
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
13
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
14
Q
K
A
potassium
15
Q
KCL
A
potassium chloride
16
Q
kg
A
kilogram
17
Q
KUB
A
kidney, ureter, & bladder x-ray
18
Q
®
A
leads to, results in produces
19
Q
<
A
less than
20
Q
l, L
A
liter
21
Q
L
A
lumbar; left
22
Q
L-1 - L5,
A
lumbar vertebrae
23
Q
Lab
A
laboratory
24
Q
lap
A
laparotomy
25
lat
lateral
26
lbs
pounds
27
LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
28
LH
luteinizing hormone
29
LE
left lower extremity
30
LLL
left lower lobe
31
LLQ
left lower quadrant
32
LMP
last menstrual period
33
LOC
level of consciousness
34
LP
lumbar puncture
35
lt
left
36
LUL
left upper lobe
37
LUQ
left upper quadrant
38
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
39
history
Hx
40
increased
?
42
intensive care unit
ICU
43
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
44
incision and drainage
I & D
45
intramuscular
IM
46
international normalizing ratio
INR
47
intake and output
I & O
48
intermittent positive pressure breathing
IPPB
49
intravenous
IV
50
intravenous pyelogram
IVP
51
intravenous piggy back
IVPB
52
potassium
K
53
potassium chloride
KCL
54
kilogram
kg
55
kidney, ureter, & bladder x-ray
KUB
56
leads to, results in produces
®
57
less than
<
58
liter
l, L
59
lumbar; left
L
60
lumbar vertebrae
L-1 - L5,
61
laboratory
Lab
62
laparotomy
lap
63
lateral
lat
64
pounds
lbs
65
lactic dehydrogenase
LDH
66
luteinizing hormone
LH
67
left lower extremity
LE
68
left lower lobe
LLL
69
left lower quadrant
LLQ
70
last menstrual period
LMP
71
level of consciousness
LOC
72
lumbar puncture
LP
73
left
lt
74
left upper lobe
LUL
75
left upper quadrant
LUQ
76
licensed vocational nurse
LVN
77
-ectomy
to cutout, to remove
78
-stomy
to create a new permanent opening
79
-tomy
cutting into
80
-plasty
surgical repair
81
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
82
to cutout, to remove
-ectomy
83
to create a new permanent opening
-stomy
84
cutting into
-tomy
85
surgical repair
-plasty
86
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
87
-osis
a condition of
88
-itis
inflammation of
89
-pathy
any disease of
90
-algia
pain
91
-rrhea
flow or excessive discharge
92
a-,an-,ar-
without or not
93
ad-
near, toward
94
ab-
away from
95
ante-
before
96
anti-
against
97
de-
take away, remove
98
dia-
through (as in running through)
99
a condition of
-osis
100
inflammation of
-itis
101
any disease of
-pathy
102
pain
-algia
103
flow or excessive discharge
-rrhea
104
without or not
a-,an-,ar-
105
near, toward
ad-
106
away from
ab-
107
before
ante-
108
against
anti-
109
take away, remove
de-
110
through (as in running through)
dia-
111
dis-
from
112
hemi-
half
113
hyper-
high, too much, excessive
114
hypo-
low, too little
115
hydr-
water
116
inter-
between
117
intra-
within
118
an/o-
anus, anal
119
appendic/o
append, appendix
120
arteri/o
artery
121
arthr/o
joint
122
bronch/o
bronchus
123
cardi/o
heart
124
cerebr/o
cerebrum
125
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
126
col/o
colon
127
crani/o
cranium
128
cyst/o
bladder
129
derm/o
skin
130
gastr/o
stomach
131
append, appendix
appendic/o
132
artery
arteri/o
133
joint
arthr/o
134
bronchus
bronch/o
135
heart
cardi/o
136
cerebrum
cerebr/o
137
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
138
colon
col/o
139
cranium
crani/o
140
bladder
cyst/o
141
skin
derm/o
142
stomach
gastr/o
143
hepa, hepat/o
liver
144
hyster/o
uterus
145
mast
breast
146
my/o
muscle
147
neur/o
nerve
148
nephr/o
kidney
149
oste/o
bone
150
ot/o
ear
151
pneum/o
lung, air
152
ren/o
kidney
153
rhin/o
nose
154
thyr/o
thyroid
155
trache/o
trachea
156
inches, seconds
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