Ch. 15 Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Pharmacology Flashcards
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluids
-crit
to separate
-globin
protein
-graphy
process of producing a picture or record
-ology
study of
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
-uria
urination, urine
ac
ante cibum, before meals
ad lib
ad libitum, as desired
ADR
adverse drug reaction
albumin /o
albumin,protein
alges /o
pain
amt
amount
an-
without
anti-
against
arthr /o
joint
bid
bis n die, twice a day
BMP
basic metabolic panel
BP
blood pressure
BPM
beats per minute
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
C&S
Culture and Sensitivity
calc /i
calcium
cardi /o
heart
CBC
complete blood count
creatin /o
creatinine
CT scan
computed tomography scan
ech /o
sound
endo
endoscopy
endo-
within
enter /o
small intestine
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
fluor /o
glowing
glycos /o
glucose, sugar
Hct
hematocrit
hem /o
blood
hemat /o
blood, relating to blood
hs
bedtime
hyper-
increased, high
hypo-
decreased, low
IM
intramuscular
intra-
within
IV
intravenous
lapar /o
abdomen, abdominal wall
lingu /o
tongue
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NPO
nil per os, nothing by mouth
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
ophthalm /o
eye
ot /o
ear
OTC
over the counter
par-, para-
apart from
pc
post cibum, after meals
PET imaging
Positron Emission Tomography
pharmac /o
drugs
phleb /o
vein
po
per os, by mouth
prn
pro re nata, as needed
PT
prothrombin time
py /o
pus
pyret /o
fever
qd
every day
qod
every other day
qh
queque plus h (for hour), every hour
q4h
every 4 hours
(can replace “4” with other numbers)
qid
quater in die, four times a day
radi /o
radiation, x-rays
RBC
red blood count
RR
respiratory rate
Rx
recipe (to take), prescription
SC, SQ, Subq
subcutaneous
sig
signa (to write), to be labeled accordingly
son /o
sound
SPECT imaging
single photon emission computed tomography
steth /o
chest
sub-
below
TENS
transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation
tid
ter in die, three times a day
tom /o
to slice
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
trans-
across, through
UA
urinalysis
ultra-
beyond, excess
g
gram
mg
milligram
oz
ounce