Course 1: PMHx; Patients says, Scribe writes. Flashcards by Mary Parianos

high blood pressure

Hypertension (HTN)

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high cholesterol

hyperlipidemia (HLD)

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thyroid problem

usually hypOthyroidism, sometimes hyperthyroidism

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diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

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I take pills for my diabetes.

Type 1; Non-Insulin Dependent DM (NIDDM)

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I take shots for my diabetes.

Type 2; Insulin Dependent DM (IDDM). More common in ED*

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heart disease

coronary artery disease (CAD)

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heart attack

myocardial infarction (MI) AND CAD

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heart failure

congestive heart failure (CHF)

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irregular heartbeat

Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)

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murmur

heart murmur

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episodes of abnormally fast/ racing heartbeat

supra ventricular tachycardia (SVT)

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Asthma

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Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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blood clot in lung

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia (PNA)

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Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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ulcer

gastric ulcer or peptic ulcer disease

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pancreatitis

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hepatitis

hepatitis A/B/C

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Diverticulitis

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Crohn’s / UC

Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis

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Irritable bowel

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (with certain foods)

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bladder infection

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

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kidney infection

Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)

Kidney stones

renal calculi

I'm on dialysis.

Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) on dialysis

Enlarged prostate

benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)

Gyno PMHx: G/P/A

G: number of times pregnant P: live births A: abortions or failed pregnancies

stroke

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

mini-stroke

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

seizures

seizure disorder / epilepsy

brain bleed

hemorrhagic CVA

bipolar

bipolar disorder

schizophrenia

schizophrenia (or as specific as pt)

I drink a lot

ETOH abuse or alcoholism

blood clot in my leg

lower extremity DVT

bulge in my aorta

abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

bad flood flow to my legs

peripheral vascular disease (PVD)

low back pain

chronic low back pain

bulging/ herniated disc

degenerative disc disease (DDD)

arthritis

osteoarthritis (OA); sometimes rheumatoid arthritis

joint pain (chronic)

degenerative joint disease (DJD)

weak/fragile bones

often osteoporosis

cancer

Cancer or Carcinoma (CA): Brain, Breast, Lung, Colon, Prostate, Ovarian, Skin, Bone, Leukemia or Lymphoma.

Cancer spread to my...

with metastases to the ..

Chemo

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Radiation therapy

They cut it out. (cancer)

Status-post surgical resection

It's gone. (cancer)

in remission

Tonsils removed

Tonsillectomy

Adenoids removed

Adenoidectomy

Ear tubes

pressure equalizer (P.E.) Tubes

Heart bypass

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) -> PMHx CAD

stents

coronary stents -> PMHx CAD

heart cath

cardiac catheterization

balloon

Angioplasty -> PMHx CAD

valve surgery

valve repair or replacement (bovine v mechanical)

pacer

pacemaker

defibrillator

automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD)

surgery for A-Fib

A-Fib s/p cardiac ablation

breast removal

mastectomy

hole in my neck

tracheostomy

part of my lung removed

partial lobectomy

appendix removed

appendectomy

gallbladder removed

cholescystectomy

hernia repair

herniorrhaphy

part of my colon removed

partial colectomy

bag to collect stool

colostomy

spleen removed

splenectomy

stomach stapled

gastric bypass

kidney removed

nephrectomy

uterus removed

hysterectomy (partial v total)

ovary removed

oophorectomy

ovary and fallopian tubes removed

salpingo-oophorectomy

tubes tied

tubal ligation (female) v vasectomy (male)

C-Section

Caesarean section

prostate removed

prostatectomy (most often trans-urethral removal of the prostate or TURP)

uterine product removed

dilation and curettage (D&C)

neck artery cleaned

carotid endarterectomy

brain surgery

craniotomy (brain bleed v brain CA)

shunt

ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt

dialysis fistula

AV (arteriovenous) fistula

dialysis graft

AV graft

PICC line

peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)

Port

Port-a-cath or medi-port

Clot filter (lower abdomen)

IVC (inferior vena cava) filter

Clot filter (leg)

greenfield filter

leg amputated

above knee amputation (AKA) | below knee amputation (BKA)

joint repair

arthroplasty

metal plates / pins

hardware

neck fused

cervical spinal fusion

back fused

lumbar spinal fusion

hip surgery

open reduction w/ internal fixation (ORIF)