Medical Terminology Flashcards
QD
every day
BID
twice a day
TID
three times a day
QID
four times a day
QOD
every other day
PRN
as needed
PO
by mouth
NPO
nothing by mouth
IV
intravenous; intravenously
IM
intramuscular
q
every
HS
at bedtime
mg
milligram
mL
milliliter
gtt
drops
OCP
oral contraceptive pills
OTC
over-the-counter
ABX
antibiotics
PCN
Penicillin
q6h
every 6 hours
HTN
hypertension (high BP)
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
TB
Tuberculosis
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
CA
Cancer
RUQ
right upper quadrant of abdomen
RLQ
right lower quadrant of abdomen
LUQ
left upper quadrant of abdomen
LLQ
left lower quadrant of abdomen
LUL
left upper lobe of lung
LLL
left lower lobe of lung
RUL
right upper lobe of lung
RML
right middle lobe of lung
RLL
right lower lobe of lung
-pathy
disease (ex. neuropathy)/study of (ex. osteopathy)
-itis
inflammation
-osis
disease process or condition
-otomy
cutting/making incisions of a body part
-ectomy
surgical removal of something
-ostomy
remove or excise
Pathognomonic
specifically distinctive or characteristic of a disease or pathologic condition
Gold Standard
the best or most successful diagnostic or therapeutic modality for a condition, against which mew tests or results and protocols are compared
Differential Diagnosis
the determination of which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms
Fistula
an abnormal passageway between two organs in the body or between an organ and the exterior of the body
Equivocal
ambiguous, allowing the possibility of more than one meaning or interpretation uncertain of the significance
Morbidity
the rate of the incidence of a disease // the quality of being morbid
Mortality
the death rate of a disease
Comorbid/Comorbidity
coexisting or concomitant with an unrelated pathological or disease process // the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time
Secondary to
dependent on or consequent on another disease
Demographics
the characteristic of human population and popular segments
Concomitant
occurring or existing concurrently (together)
Multifactorial
Of, relating to, or caused by a pattern of familial inheritance resulting from multiple genetic or environmental factors or from a combination of both
Etiology
the cause or origin of disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis
hx
history
h/o
history of
S/S
signs/symptoms
sx
symptoms
tx
treatment
dx
diagnosis
rx
prescription
ddx
differential diagnosis
MC
most common
bx
biopsy
fx
fracture
pt
patient (if capitalized, physical therapy)
rxn
reaction
dz
disease
2/2
seocondary to
med
medication
POD #___
post-op day #____
c/o
complains of
d/c
discontinue or discharge (look for context)
ER/ED
emergency room/emergency department
H&P
history and physical
ICU
intensive care unit
MVA/MVC
motor vehicle accident/motor vehicle crash
NK(D)A
no known (drug) allergies
RF
risk factor
PCP
primary care provider
VS
vital signs
WNL
within normal limits
I&O
ins and outs (relates to fluids)
CXR
chest x-ray
FB
foreign body
FNA
fine needle aspiration
I&D
incision and drainage
US
ultrasound
A&O
alert and oriented
F/C
fever and chills
N/V
nausea and vomiting
CP
chest pain (can also mean cerebral palsy)
GI
gastrointestinal
GU
genitourinary
GSW
gunshot wound
HA
headache
Hgb/Hb
hemoglobin
Hct
hematocrit
H/H
hemoglobin/hematocrit
LBP
low back pain
NAD
no acute distress
SOB
shortness of breath
STD/STI
sexually transmitted disease/infection
URI
upper respiratory infection
UTI
urinary tract infection
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
BMD
bone mineral density
