Basic Medical Terminology Part 4 Flashcards
1
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NB
A
newborn
2
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neg
A
negative, none
3
Q
Neur
A
neurology
4
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NG or ng
A
nasogastric tube
5
Q
NIH
A
National Institute of Health
6
Q
nil
A
none
7
Q
no
A
number
8
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NO
A
nursing office
9
Q
noc, noct
A
at night, night
10
Q
NP
A
nurse practitioner
11
Q
NPN
A
nonprotein nitrogen
12
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
13
Q
N/S
A
normal saline
14
Q
Nsy
A
nursery
15
Q
N/V or N&V
A
nausea and vomiting
16
Q
NVS
A
neurological vital signs
17
Q
O2
A
oxygen
18
Q
O&P
A
ova and parasites
19
Q
Ob or Obs
A
obstetrics
20
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od
A
overdose
21
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OD
A
right eye
22
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oint
A
ointment
23
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OJ
A
orange juice
24
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OOB
A
out of bed
25
OPD or OPC
outpatient department or clinic
26
opp
opposite
27
OR
operating room
28
Ord
orderly
29
Orth
orthopedics
30
os
mouth
31
OS
left eye
32
OT
occupational therapy, occupational therapist
33
OU
each eye
34
OV
office visit
35
oz
ounce
36
p
after
37
P
pulse or phosphorus
38
PA
physician's assistant
39
PAC
premature atrial contraction
40
PAP
Papanicolaou test (smear)
41
Path
pathology
42
Pb
lead
43
PBI
protein bound iodine
44
oc
after meals
45
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
46
PCP
patient care plan
47
PDR
Physicians' Desk Reference
48
PE
physical exam or pulmonary edema
49
Peds
pediatrics
50
per
by or through
51
PET
positron emission tomography
52
pH
measure of acidity/ alkalinity
53
Pharm
pharmacy
54
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
55
PKU
phenylketonuria
56
PM or pm
after noon
57
PMC
postmortem
58
PMS
premenstrual syndrome
59
PNS
peripheral nervous system
60
po
by mouth
61
PO
phone order
62
post
posterior or after
63
post-op
after an operation
64
PP
postpartum
65
PPO
preferred provider organization
66
pre
before
67
pre-op
before an operation
68
prep
prepare
69
prn
whenever necessary, as needed
70
Psy
psychology or psychiatry
71
pt
patient or pint
72
Pt
prothrombin time
73
PT
physical therapy, physical therapist
74
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
75
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
76
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
77
Px
prognosis
78
q
every
79
qd
every day
80
qh
every hour
81
q2h
every 2 hours
82
q3h
every 3 hours
83
q4h
every 4 hours
84
qid
four times a day
85
qns
quantity not sufficient
86
qod
every other day
87
qs
quantity sufficient
88
qt
quart
