General Terms Flashcards
1
Q
New
A
Acute
2
Q
Afebrile
A
Without fever
3
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
4
Q
Ambulatory
A
Able to walk
5
Q
Auscultation
A
Listening with a stethoscope
6
Q
Avulsion
A
Forcible pushing away of a part
7
Q
Benign
A
Harmless
8
Q
Long-standing
A
Chronic
9
Q
Complains of
A
C/o
10
Q
dx
A
Diagnosis
11
Q
Diffuse
A
Spread out
12
Q
EHR
A
Electronic health record
13
Q
ETOH
A
Alcohol intoxi
14
Q
Generalized
A
Widespread over body
15
Q
Gravid
A
Pregnant
16
Q
Grossly
A
Obviously or a lot
17
Q
H&P
A
History and physical
18
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
19
Q
Intermittent
A
On and off
20
Q
QHS
A
daily before bedtime
21
Q
ROS
A
Review of systems
22
Q
R/o
A
Rule out
23
Q
S/p
A
Status post (after)
24
Q
Stenosis
A
Narrowing
25
Torsion
Twisting or an organ around its own axis
26
UTD
Up to date
27
Waxing and waning
Always present but changing in intensity
