Medical Abbreviations Quiz 2

Question 1

BPH

Answer 1

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - a noncancerous condition that causes the prostate gland to grow larger than normal

Question 2

CA

Answer 2

Cancer

Question 3

CAD

Answer 3

Coronary Artery Disease

Question 4

CHF

Answer 4

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 5

COPD

Answer 5

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 6

CVA

Answer 6

Cerebrovascular Accident

Question 7

DM

Answer 7

Diabetes Melinitus

Question 8

HTN (^BP)

Answer 8

Hypertension

Question 9

MI

Answer 9

Myocardial Infraction

Question 10

PE

Answer 10

Pulmonary Emboli

Question 11

PVD

Answer 11

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Question 12

STD

Answer 12

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Question 13

STI

Answer 13

Sexually transmitted Infection

Question 14

URI

Answer 14

Upper Respiratory Infection

Question 15

UTI

Answer 15

Urinary Tract Infection

Question 16

ABG

Answer 16

Arterial Blood Gasses

Question 17

BE

Answer 17

Barium Enema

Question 18

CBC

Answer 18

Complete Blood Count

Question 19

CO2

Answer 19

Carbon Dioxide

Question 20

C&S

Answer 20

Culture and Sensitivity

Question 21

CXR

Answer 21

Chest x-ray

Question 22

ECG (EKG)

Answer 22

Cardiogram

Question 23

Lytes

Answer 23

Electrolytes

Question 24

RBC

Answer 24

Red Blood Cells

Question 25

UA

Answer 25

Urinalysis

Question 26

WBC

Answer 26

White Blood Cells

Question 27

↑

Answer 27

Increase

Question 28

↓

Answer 28

Decrease

Question 29

♂

Answer 29

Male

Question 30

♀

Answer 30

Female

Question 31

=

Answer 31

Equal to

Question 32

º

Answer 32

Degrees

Question 33

≠

Answer 33

Unequal

Question 34

▲

Answer 34

Change

Question 35

2°

Answer 35

Secondary to

Question 36

↗

Answer 36

Increasing

Question 37

↙

Answer 37

Decreasing

Question 38

X̅

Answer 38

except