H Flashcards
1
Q
Antibiotics
A
Abx
2
Q
Twice daily
A
BID
3
Q
Coronary artery bypass graft
A
CABG
4
Q
Coronary artery disease
A
CAD
5
Q
Chest pain
A
CP
6
Q
Cerebrovascular accident or costovertebral angle
A
CVA
7
Q
Chest x-ray
A
CXR
8
Q
Diabetes mellitus
A
DM
9
Q
Deep vein thrombosis
A
DVT
10
Q
Disease
A
DZ
11
Q
Headache
A
HA
12
Q
HEENT
A
Head eyes years nose throat
13
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
14
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
15
Q
LNMP
A
Last normal menstrual period
16
Q
LOC
A
Loss of consciousness
17
Q
MI
A
My cardio infarction
18
Q
NTG
A
Nitroglycerin
19
Q
PE
A
Pulmonary embolism or physical exam
20
Q
Patient
A
PT
21
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breathe
22
Q
S/p
A
Post status
23
Q
Symptoms
A
Sx
24
Q
Abrasion
A
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
25
How cute
New, usually a rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
26
Normal, of no danger to health
Benign
27
Slow heart rate
Brady Cartia
28
Enlarged heart
Cardiomegaly
29
Long-standing, constant opposite of a cute
Chronic
30
Cerebrovascular accident
Also known as a stroke. Which is the lack of blood supply to the brain causing damage
31
Diaphoresis
Sweating
32
Deep vein thrombosis
Hey blood clot in a deep vein most often extremity
33
Dyspnea
Problems with breathing
34
Dysprosium
Painful urination
35
Ecchymosis
A bruise
36
Edema
Swelling
37
Emesis
Vomiting
38
Epistaxes
Nosebleed
39
Arrhythmia
Bread or redness
40
Grossly
Obviously
41
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
42
Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the body
43
Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
44
Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
45
Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma
46
Melena
Black tarry stool
47
Myocardial infarction
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
48
Algia
Muscular pain
49
Pulmonary embolus
Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
50
Purulent
Pus-like
51
Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge or runny nose
52
Sepsis
Anderson faction of the blood
53
STEMI
ST elevation am I a, real time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
54
Sync up
Passing out
55
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
56
Transient ischemic attack
Minor stroke
