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Ch. 15 Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluids

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-crit

A

to separate

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-globin

A

protein

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-graphy

A

process of producing a picture or record

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-ology

A

study of

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-otomy

A

cutting, surgical incision

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-uria

A

urination, urine

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ac

A

ante cibum, before meals

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ad lib

A

ad libitum, as desired

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ADR

A

adverse drug reaction

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albumin /o

A

albumin,protein

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alges /o

A

pain

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amt

A

amount

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an-

A

without

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anti-

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against

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18
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arthr /o

A

joint

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bid

A

bis n die, twice a day

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BMP

A

basic metabolic panel

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21
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BP

A

blood pressure

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22
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BPM

A

beats per minute

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23
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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24
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C&S

A

Culture and Sensitivity

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25
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calc /i

A

calcium

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26
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cardi /o

A

heart

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27
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CBC

A

complete blood count

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28
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creatin /o

A

creatinine

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29
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CT scan

A

computed tomography scan

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30
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ech /o

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sound

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31
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endo

A

endoscopy

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32
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endo-

A

within

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33
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enter /o

A

small intestine

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34
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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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35
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fluor /o

A

glowing

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36
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glycos /o

A

glucose, sugar

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Hct

A

hematocrit

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hem /o

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hemat /o

A

blood, relating to blood

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hs

41
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hyper-

A

increased, high

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hypo-

A

decreased, low

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IM

A

intramuscular

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intra-

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IV

A

intravenous

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lapar /o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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lingu /o

48
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NPO

A

nil per os, nothing by mouth

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NSAID

A

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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ophthalm /o

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ot /o

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OTC

A

over the counter

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par-, para-

A

apart from

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pc

A

post cibum, after meals

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PET imaging

A

Positron Emission Tomography

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pharmac /o

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phleb /o

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po

A

per os, by mouth

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prn

A

pro re nata, as needed

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PT

A

prothrombin time

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py /o

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pyret /o

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qd

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qod

A

every other day

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qh

A

queque plus h (for hour), every hour

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q4h

A

every 4 hours
(can replace “4” with other numbers)

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qid

A

quater in die, four times a day

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radi /o

A

radiation, x-rays

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RBC

A

red blood count

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RR

A

respiratory rate

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Rx

A

recipe (to take), prescription

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SC, SQ, Subq

A

subcutaneous

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sig

A

signa (to write), to be labeled accordingly

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son /o

76
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SPECT imaging

A

single photon emission computed tomography

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steth /o

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sub-

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TENS

A

transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation

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tid

A

ter in die, three times a day

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tom /o

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TPR

A

temperature, pulse, respiration

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trans-

A

across, through

84
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UA

A

urinalysis

85
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

86
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g

87
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mg

88
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oz

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