Medical Terminology Review Flashcards

1
Q

L/E

A

Lower extremity

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2
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BP

A

Blood Pressure

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3
Q

L with a circle around it

A

Left

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4
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R with a circle around it

A

Right

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5
Q

CVA

A

Cerebral Vascular Accident

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6
Q

stat

A

Immeditatly

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7
Q

s with a line on top

A

without

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8
Q

w/c

A

WheelChair

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9
Q

prn

A

as needed

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10
Q

b.i.d.

A

twice a day

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11
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q.i.d.

A

four times a day

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12
Q

Rx.

A

prescription

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13
Q

Dx.

A

Diagnosis

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14
Q

FWW

A

Front Wheeled Walker

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15
Q

t.i.d.

A

Three times a day

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16
Q

c with a line on top

A

with

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17
Q

U/E

A

Upper extremity

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18
Q

hx

A

History

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19
Q

ROM

A

Range of Motion

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20
Q

NWB

A

non-Weight Bearing

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21
Q

HOH

A

Hard of Hearing

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22
Q

TTWB

A

Toe Touch Weight Bearing

23
Q

LTC

A

Long Term Care

24
Q

4WW

A

Four Wheeled Walker

25
Q

B circled

A

Bilateral

26
Q

PREs

A

Progressive Resistive Exercises

27
Q

eval.

A

evaluation

28
Q

PROM

A

Passive Range of Motion

29
Q

PIP

A

Proximal interphalangeal

30
Q

NPO

A

nothing by mouth

31
Q

MCP

A

Metacarpal phalangeal

32
Q

pt.

A

patient

33
Q

mm

A

muscle

34
Q

ALF

A

assisted living facility

35
Q

ADL

A

Activity of Daily Living

36
Q

IADL

A

Instrumental Activity of Daily Living

37
Q

PWB

A

Partial weight bearing

38
Q

WNL

A

Within Normal Limits

39
Q

Ambi

A

on both sides

40
Q

anti

A

against

41
Q

hyper

A

over, above, beyond

42
Q

hemi

A

half

43
Q

tetra

A

four

44
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para

A

besides, beyond,alongside

45
Q

bi

A

two,twice,double

46
Q

uni

A

one

47
Q

itis

A

inflammation

48
Q

dys

A

bad, improper, difficult

49
Q

hypo

A

below, under

50
Q

pathy

A

disease

51
Q

ectomy

A

removal

52
Q

paresis

A

slight or incomplete paralysis

53
Q

plegia

A

paralysis