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Common Charting Terms and Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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Objective

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Physical observations

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Subjective

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Anything about the patient

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Assessment

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Diagnosis

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Plan

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Treatment

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acute

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Severe symptoms, over a short time

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benign

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Mild; noncancerous tumor

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chronic

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Develops slowly over time

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degeneration

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Gradual deterioration of the body function over time

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diagnosis

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A physicians determination of the disease based on findings

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etiology

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Cause of the disease

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exacerbation

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Increase in severity

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febrile

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Having an elevated temperature

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gross

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Visible to the naked eye

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idiopathic

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No clear cause

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localized

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Confined to one area

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malignant

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Harmful, cancerous tumor

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marked

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Important, note-worthy

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morbidity

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State or presence of disease

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mortality

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Death

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prognosis

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Prediction of outcome

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progressive

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Continuing severity

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prophylaxis

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Measures that prevent

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recurrent

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Happening repeatedly

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systemic

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Throughout the body

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unremarkable

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Unimportant

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inhalation

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Vapor or gas inhaled that has entered the blood stream

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oral

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Drug taken by mouth to get to the blood stream

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rectal

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Drug in form of liquid that is inserted into the blood stream

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sublingual

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Drug placed under the tounge to dissolve in the mouth

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topical

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Drugs applied to a certain area

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transdermal

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patch: drug that is absorbed through the skin

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parenteral

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"Injected:
Intradermal: within the skin
Intramuscular: within the muscle
Itravenous: into the vein
Subcutaneous: just under the skin"
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Assesment/ Analysis

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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BP

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Blood pressure

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CC

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Chief complaint

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c/o

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Complaint of

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CP

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Chest pain

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D/C

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Discontinue

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⬇️

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Decrease/ decreasing

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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<-o

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Male

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t

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Female

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H&P

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History and physical

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Ht

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Height

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Hx

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Personal medical history

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ICU

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Intensive care unit

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⬆️

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Increase/ increasing

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IP

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Inpatient

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L in a circle

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Left

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NKA

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No known allergies

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NKDA

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No known drug allergies

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O slashed

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None

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OP

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Outpatient

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OR

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Operating room

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P

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Pulse

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PE

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Physical examination

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PI

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Present illness

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postop

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Recovery room

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preop

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Preoperating area

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pt

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Patient

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Px

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Physical examination

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R

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Respirations

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R in circle

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Right

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R/O

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Rule out

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ROM

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Range of motion

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ROS

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Review of symptoms

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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S

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Signs

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Sx

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Symptoms

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T

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Temp

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Tx

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Treatment

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VS

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Vital signs

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WNL

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Within normal limits

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Wt.

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Weight

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a

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Before

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B in circle

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Bilateral

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b.i.d.

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Twice a day

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With

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d.

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Day

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h.

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Hour

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p

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After

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p.c.

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After meals

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p.o.

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By mouth

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p.r.n

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As needed

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q.

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Each or every

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q.d.

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Every day

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q.h.

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Every hour

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q.i.d.

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4 times a day

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Rx

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Prescription

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stat.

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Immediately

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t.i.d.

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Three times a day

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s

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Without

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wk

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Week

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yr

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Year

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x

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Times or for

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