medical terminology and abbreviations Flashcards
all medical words have a what?
- word root : Base meaning of
the word
what do some medical words contain?
- prefix - Beginning of the word;
alters the meaning of
the word root - suffix - Ending of the word;
alters the meaning of
the word root - combining vowel - Placed between the
word root and suffix
to ease pronunciation
a-
without
ante-
before
anti-
against
bio
life
cyan
blue
dia
through
endo
internal, within
epi
on, above
erythro
red
hyper
increased
hypo
below
inter
between
leuk
white
micro
small
mono
onle single
per
through
peri
around
poly
arouns
post
after
pre
before
sub
below
tachy
rapid
arterio
artery
bil/i
bile
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
headcy
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
estr/o
femail
gastr/o
stomache
hem/o / hemat/o
blood
gluc/o
sugar glucose
hepat/o
liver
lip/o
fat
onco/o
tumor
path/o
disease
ped/o
child
phleb/o
vein
scler/o
hard
thromb/o
clot
ven/o
vein
algia
pain
ase
enzyme
cyte
cell
emia
blood
ist
once who specializes in
itis
inflammation
logist
SPECIALIST
logy
study of
lysis
break dowqn distruction
osis
condition of
ous
having
pathy
disease
stasis
stopage
tomy
cutting into
ule
small
What are some common abbreviatons to avoid according to TJC and ISMP?
- U (units or 0)
- q1d (everyday) and q.i.d (4x day)
What does CBC include?
RBC (red blood cell count)
* HCT (hematocrit)
* Hgb (hemoglobin)
* WBC (white blood cell count)
* MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
* MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin)
* MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration)
* PLT (platelet count)
what does BMP include?
Glu (glucose or sugar)
* Na (sodium)
* K (potassium)
* Ca (calcium)
* Cl (chloride)
* CO2 (carbon dioxide)
* HCO3 (bicarbonate)
* BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
* Creat (creatinine)
What is CK
- creatine kinase (muscle breakdown)
- CKMB - creatine kinase MB (cardiac)
What is Lipid panel include
- Chol (total cholesterol)
- LDL (low-density lipoprotein or “bad” cholesterol)
- HDL (high-density lipoprotein or “good” cholesterol)
- VLDL (very-low-density lipoprotein)
- Trig (triglycerides)
What is UA include
- pH (measure of acidity or basicity)
- Sp Gr (specific gravity or density)
- Prot (protein)
- Glu (glucose or sugar)
- Ket (ketones)
- Nit (nitrite)
- Leuk (leukocytes or white blood cells)
- Blood/hemoglobin
- Bilirubin
- Urobilinogen
what is anatomy and physiology
- anatomy is scientifc study of the body strucutres
- physiology is the function of hte body’s organs and other strucutres
most common atoms
C H O N
levels of organization
- chemical level
- cellular level
- tissue level
- organ level
- system level
- orgainsm
4 main types of tissues
● Epithelial tissue provides a covering for organs, such as the skin, and the
linings of the body’s various passages, such as the inside of the mouth.
● Connective tissue, found in bone and blood, supports other tissues and
binds them together.
● Nervous tissue is made up of nerve cells; it carries “messages” to and from
various parts of the body.
● Muscle tissue includes striated (voluntary) muscles that move the skeleton
and smooth (involuntary) muscles that perform tasks automatically, such
as the stomach muscle, which helps digest food.
what are electrolytes
When put into water, some substances release ions, which are either positively
or negatively charged particles
What are centrioles
essential for cell division
DNA function
- hold genetic info to allow body to function
RNA function
- assists cells in translating DNA messages prompting cell to carry out specific tasks
What act protects people from genetic discrimination by insurance
companies and employers.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
Act of 2008 (GINA)
supine
- pt lying on back and hads are facing down
prone position
pt lying face down
superior/cranial
above/close to head
Inferior (caudal)
Below or closer to the feet
Anterior (ventral)
Toward the front of the bod
Posterior (dorsal)
Toward the back of the body
Medial
Close to the midline of the body
lateral
Farther away from (or to the side of) the midline of the body
proximal
Close to a point of attachment or to the trunk of the body
distal
Farther away from a point of attachment or from the trunk of
the body
superficial
Close to the surface of the body
deep
more internal
sagittal plane
divides the body into left and right portions
midsagittal plane
lengthwise down the midline of the body and
divides it into equal left and right halves
transverse plane
divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior
(lower) portions
frontal, coronal plane
divides the body into anterior (frontal) and
posterior (rear) portions
different body cavities
dorsal (cranial and spinal) and ventral (thoracic and abdominopelvic) cavities
different regions of stomach 3x3
hypochondriac, epigastric, umbilical, lumbar, hypogastric, illiac (inguinal)
bar
weight
crin
to secrete
ansio-
unequal
-ole
small
-ule
small
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
ASO
antistrepotolysin )
Dil
dilute
h.s.
at bedtime
TIBC
total iron binding capacity
TPN
total parentreral nutrition
VCU
voinding cystourethrogram
VD
venereal disease
w (with slash through it)
water reaction
AABB
american assoicaiton of blood banks
ACA
affordable care act
ACO
accountable care organimzations
AHA
american hospital oassociations
AHCCCS
arizona healthcare cost containmnet systemA
AICR
american institue for cancer research
ASCLS
american society for clinical lab science
ASM
american society from microbiology
ASTM
american sociwty for testing and materials
CAP
college of amiercan pathologists
CIC
connectivity industry consortium
CLIA
clnical lab imporvement at (1967)
CLIAC
clinical lab imporvement advisory committee
CLSI
clinical and lab standards institue
CMS
cneters for medicare and medicaid servicesD
DHHS
deparmnet of health and human services
DOT
department of transportation
EPA
environmental protection agency
FFA
federal aviation administration
HCFA
health care financing administraiton
HICPAC
healthcare infection control practices advisory committe
HHS
health and human services
ISO
international organization for standardization
MCO
managed care organization
NAACLS
naitional accrediting agency for clinical lab sicences
NFPA
national fire protection association
NIA
national instuteu on anging
NIDA
national instute on drug abuse
NIOSH
national institue for occupational safety and health
PHS
public health service
PPACA
patient protection and affordable care act
