Layman's, PMHx, PSHx Flashcards by Cal Zahn

High Blood Pressure

Hypertension (HTN)

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High Cholesterol

Hyperlipidemia (HLD)

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Thyroid Problem

Typically Hypothyroidism/Sometimes Hyperthyroidism

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Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

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I take pills for my diabetes

Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes (NIDDM)

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I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes

Insulin Dependent Diabetes (IDDM) Most Common

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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 heartbeat

Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

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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

PNA

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Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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Chron’s/UC

Chron’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

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Irritable Bowel

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Bladder infection

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

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Kidney infection

Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)

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Kidney stones

Renal Calculi

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I’m on dialysis

Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on dialysis

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Enlarged Prostate

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)

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Total number of times the patient has been pregnant

Gravida (G)

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Number of children carried past 20 weeks and birthed

Para (P)

Number of miscarriages or elective abortions

Abortion (A)

Stroke

Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

Mini-stroke

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Seizures

Epilepsy

Brain bleed

Hemorrhagic CVA

I drink a lot

ETOH Abuse (Medical and Social Hx)

I do drugs

Substance abuse (Medical and Social Hx)

Blood clot in my leg

Lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

"Bulge in my aorta" or "Triple A"

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

Bad blood flow to my legs

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

Numbness in my legs

Peripheral Neuropathy

Bulging/Herniated disc

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)

Arthritis

Usually Osteoarthritis (OA) sometimes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Joint pain (Chronic)

Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)

Weak/fragile bones

Osteoporosis

Cancer

Caner or Carcinoma (CA)

Spread to my...

With metastases to the...

They cut it out

Status-post surgical resection

It's gone

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 vs. Mechanical)

Pacer

Pacemaker

Defibrillator

Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)

Surgery for Afib

Afib s/p cardiac ablation

Breast removal

Mastectomy

Hole in my neck

Tracheostomy (commonly called a "trach")

Part of my lung removed

Partial lobectomy

Appendix removed

Appendectomy

Gallbladder removed

Cholecystectomy

Hernia repair

Herniorrhaphy

Part of my colon removed

partial colectomy

Bag to collect stool

colostomy

spleen removed

Splenectomy

Stomach stapled

Gastric Bypass

Exploratory

Exploratory laproscopy (ExLap)

Kidney Removed

Nephrectomy

Uterus removed

Hysterectomy (Partial vs. Total)

Ovary removed

oophorectomy

Ovary and fallopian tubes removed

Salpingo-oophorectomy

Tubes tied

Tubal ligation (Female) or vasectomy (Male)

C-Section

Cesarean 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 vs. Brain CA)

Shunt

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt

Dialysis fistula

AV (Arteriovenous) fistula

Dialysis graft

AV Graft

TERM: Arteriovenous

ABBV: AV

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) or Below Knee Amputation (BKA)

Joint repair

Arthroplasty

Metal Plates/pins

Hardware

Neck Fused

Cervical Spinal Fusion

Back Fused

Lumbar (mostly) spinal fusion

Hip surgery

Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)

Sweating

Diaphoresis

Bruising

Ecchymosis