AMA Jargon Flashcards
4+ albuminuria
proteinuria (4+)
blood sugar
blood glucose
chart
medical record
chief complaint
chief concern
cocktail
mixture
congenital heart
congenital heart disease; congenital cardiac anomaly
emergency room
emergency department
exam
examination
flu
influenza
gastrointestinal infection
gastrointestinal tract infection; infection of the gastrointestinal tract
genitourinary infection
genitourinary tract infection; infection of the genitourinary tract
heart attack
myocardial infarction
hyperglycemia of 250 mg/dL
hyperglycemia (blood glucose level of 250 mg/dL)
jugular litigation
jugular vein litigation; litigation of the jugular vein
lab
laboratory
left heart failure
left ventricular failure [preferred, but query author]; left-sided heart failure
normal range
reference range
Pap smear
Papanicolaou test
the patient failed treatment
treatment failed
preemie
premature infant
preop/postop
preoperative/postoperative
prepped
prepared
psychiatric floor
psychiatric department, service, unit, ward
randomized patients
randomly assigned patients
respiratory infection
respiratory tract infection; infection of the respiratory tract
surgeries
operation or surgical procedures
symptomatology
symptoms [query author]
therapy of [a disease or condition]
therapy for
treatment for [a disease or condition]
treatment of
urinary infection
urinary tract infection or infection of the urinary tract
