Prefixes, Suffixes, & Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

ARF

A

Acute renal failure

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2
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3 Stages of ARF

A

Prerenal
Intrarenal
Postrenal

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3
Q

Prerenal

A

Kidneys aren’t getting an accurate amount of blood

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4
Q

Intrarenal

A

Damage to the kidneys

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5
Q

Postrenal

A

Urine blockage

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6
Q

BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

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7
Q

ESRD

A

End-stage renal disease

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8
Q

pH

A

Acid/base level

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9
Q

UA

A

Urinalysis

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10
Q

UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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11
Q

Dys-

A

Painful

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12
Q

Painful

A

Dys-

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13
Q

Poly-

A

Many

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14
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Many Prefix

A

Poly-

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15
Q

-lysis

A

Separation

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16
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Separation Prefix

A

-lysis

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17
Q

peri-

A

Surrounding

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18
Q

Surrounding

A

peri-

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19
Q

retro-

A

Behind

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20
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Behind

A

retro-

21
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

22
Q

Pertaining to

A

-eal

23
Q

-lithiasis

A

Condition of stones

24
Q

Condition of stones

A

-lithiasis

25
Q

-plasty

A

Repair

26
Q

Repair

A

-plasty

27
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

28
Q

Suture

A

-rrhaphy

29
Q

-tripsy

A

Crush

30
Q

Crush

A

-tripsy

31
Q

Acute Renal Failure

A

ARF

32
Q

Blood Urea Nitrogen

A

BUN

33
Q

End-Stage Renal Failure

A

ESRD

34
Q

HD

A

Hemodialysis

35
Q

Hemodialysis

A

HD

36
Q

IVP

A

Intravenous Pyelogram

37
Q

Intravenous Pyelogram

A

IVP

38
Q

KUB

A

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder

39
Q

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder

A

KUB

40
Q

Acid/Base Level

A

pH

41
Q

PKU

A

Phenylketonuria

42
Q

Phenylketonuria

A

PKU

43
Q

sp gr

A

Specific Gravity

44
Q

Specific Gravity

A

sp gr

45
Q

Urinalysis

A

UA

46
Q

UPJ

A

Ureteropelvic Junction

47
Q

Ureteropelvic Junction

A

UPI

48
Q

Urinary Tract Infection

A

UTI