Medical Terminology Review Flashcards
1
Q
L/E
A
Lower extremity
2
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
3
Q
L with a circle around it
A
Left
4
Q
R with a circle around it
A
Right
5
Q
CVA
A
Cerebral Vascular Accident
6
Q
stat
A
Immeditatly
7
Q
s with a line on top
A
without
8
Q
w/c
A
WheelChair
9
Q
prn
A
as needed
10
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
11
Q
q.i.d.
A
four times a day
12
Q
Rx.
A
prescription
13
Q
Dx.
A
Diagnosis
14
Q
FWW
A
Front Wheeled Walker
15
Q
t.i.d.
A
Three times a day
16
Q
c with a line on top
A
with
17
Q
U/E
A
Upper extremity
18
Q
hx
A
History
19
Q
ROM
A
Range of Motion
20
Q
NWB
A
non-Weight Bearing
21
Q
HOH
A
Hard of Hearing
22
Q
TTWB
A
Toe Touch Weight Bearing
23
Q
LTC
A
Long Term Care
24
Q
4WW
A
Four Wheeled Walker
25
B circled
Bilateral
26
PREs
Progressive Resistive Exercises
27
eval.
evaluation
28
PROM
Passive Range of Motion
29
PIP
Proximal interphalangeal
30
NPO
nothing by mouth
31
MCP
Metacarpal phalangeal
32
pt.
patient
33
mm
muscle
34
ALF
assisted living facility
35
ADL
Activity of Daily Living
36
IADL
Instrumental Activity of Daily Living
37
PWB
Partial weight bearing
38
WNL
Within Normal Limits
39
Ambi
on both sides
40
anti
against
41
hyper
over, above, beyond
42
hemi
half
43
tetra
four
44
para
besides, beyond,alongside
45
bi
two,twice,double
46
uni
one
47
itis
inflammation
48
dys
bad, improper, difficult
49
hypo
below, under
50
pathy
disease
51
ectomy
removal
52
paresis
slight or incomplete paralysis
53
plegia
paralysis
