Med Term Pages 10-14 Flashcards
1
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
2
Q
ER, ED
A
emergency room, emergency department
3
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
4
Q
GU
A
genitourinary
5
Q
GYN
A
gynecology
6
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
7
Q
LTC
A
long term care
8
Q
NICU
A
neonatal intensive care unit
9
Q
NBN
A
newborn nursery
10
Q
OB
A
obstetrics
11
Q
OPD
A
Outpatient department
12
Q
OR
A
operating room
13
Q
OT
A
occupational therapy
14
Q
PACU
A
Post-anesthesia intensive care unit
15
Q
Pharm
A
pharmacy
16
Q
PT
A
physical therapy
17
Q
RT
A
respiratory therapy
18
Q
SICU
A
surgical intensive care unit
19
Q
SWS
A
social work services
20
Q
X-ray
A
radiology
21
Q
ADA diet
A
american diabetic associ. diet
22
Q
AHA Diet
A
american heart assoc. diet; refers to calculated diet plans used primarily to reduce risk of heart disease
23
Q
bland
A
A medical soft diet further altered to omit acid-producing beverages, and restrict seasonings. May have altered feeding intervals
24
Q
cl liq or CL
A
clear liquid only
25
DAT
diet as tolerated
26
Enteral feedings
tube feeding
27
FF or PF
force or push fluids; increasing fluids
28
F liq
full liquid w/ addition of milk and milk products; liquid at room temperature
29
high fiber
regular diet w/ increased amounts of foods containing dietary fiber
30
low chol
Restricted cholesterol (200-300 mg)
31
low fat
Restricted fat (
32
low Na (salt free)
Restricted sodium, ordered by mg or Gm of sodium desired (2 Gm Na, 1000 mg Na)
33
low res
low residue, alteration in texture, and limited food selection to yield little intestinal residue
34
mech soft
mechanical soft, a regular diet with alteration in texture only
35
med soft
Medical soft, alteration in texture, preparation methods and seasonings
36
NAS
no added salt, usually 4-6 GM Na
37
NPO
nothing per os (nothing to eat/drink orally)
38
OJ
orange juice
39
reg
regular diet ("house" or "normal")
40
AFB
acid-fast bacilli (tuberculosis organism)
41
APTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
42
Alb
albumin
43
AP & Lat
anteroposterior and lateral (radiology)
44
BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate
45
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
46
Ba enema
barium enema (colon)
47
bl cult
blood culture
48
Bx
biopsy
49
C-Diff
clostridium difficile
50
CAT
computerized axial tomography
51
CBC
complete blood count
52
CPK
creatine phosphokinase (cardiac enzyme)
53
C&S
culture and sensitivity
54
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
55
CT
computerized tomography
56
CXR
Chest x-ray
57
Ca or Ca++
calcium
58
Chem
chemistry
59
chol
cholesterol
60
Cl or Cl-
chloride
61
Coag
coagulation
62
Cysto
cystoscopy
63
Diff
differential
64
ECG or EKC
electrocardiogram
65
ECHO
echocardiogram
66
EEG
electroencephalogram
67
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
68
EMG
electromyogram
69
ESR or E.S.R.
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
70
EUA
exam under anesthesia
71
E coli
escherichia coli
72
F.B.S. or FBS
fasting blood sugar
73
Fe
iron
74
FFP
fresh frozen plasma
75
FiO2
fraction of inspired oxygen
76
Flex Sig
flexible sigmoidoscopy
77
GB, GB Viz
gallbladder, cholecystogram
78
GI series
upper (barium swallow): x-ray of stomach and duodenum
| lower: x-ray of lower colon
79
GTT
glucose tolerance test
80
Glu
glucose
81
HDL
high density lipo-protein
82
Hb or Hgb
hemoglobin
83
Hct.
hematocrit
84
I
idodine
85
K or K+
potassium
86
KUB
kidney-ureter-bladder x-ray
87
LDH
Lactose dehydrogenase (cardiac enzyme)
88
LDL
low density lipo-protein
89
lytes
electrolytes
90
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
91
Na or Na+
sodium
92
O2Sat
oxygen saturation
93
O&P
ova and parasites
94
Pro time or pro time
prothrombin time
95
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
96
Phos
phosphate
97
RAI
radioactive iodine
98
Sp gr
specific gravity (urine)
99
Staph or staph
staphylococcus
100
Strept
streptococcus
101
Ua
urinalysis
102
US
ultra sound
103
WBC
white blood count
