Medterm Quiz 5 Flashcards
Acute Pain
Pain lasting a short period of time
Breakthrough Pain
Severe pain that erupts while a patient is already medicated with a long-acting painkiller
Chronic Pain
Long term pain
Cutaneous Pain
A sensation of pain arising from the skin
Exacerbation
The acute increase in the severity of a problem, illness, or bad situation
Intractable
Unstoppable
Referred Pain
Pain felt at a site other than where the cause is situated
Somatic Pain
Soft tissue pain
Tolerance
The capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance
Visceral Pain
Pain you feel from your internal organs
Pre-
Before
Pro-
Before
Re-
Back
Retro-
Back; behind
Semi-
Half
Sub-
Under; below
Super-
Over; above
Supra-
Above
Sym-
Together; joined
Syn-
Together; joined
-paresis
slight paralysis
-pathy
disease
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating; swallowing
-plasm
growth; substance; formation
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
diaphor
sweat
dipl
two; doublle
dips
thirst
dors
back (of the body)
encephal
brain
enter
intestines
erythr
red
esthesi
sensation; sensitivity; feeling
gastr
stomach
hem
blood
cap
capsule
tab
tablet
gtt
drops
ad lib
at will; as desired
DNR
Do not resuscitate
H&P
History and physical
wt
weight
UA
urinalysis
UA C&S
Urinalysis with culture & sensitivity
Dx
Diagnosis
ABX
Antibiotics
BRP
Bathroom Privilages
C/O
Complains of
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
ROM
Range of Motion
PROM
Passive Range of Motion
GI
Gastointestinal
GU
Genitourinary
H2O
Water
I&O
Intake & Output