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pt care abbreviations to know Flashcards

1
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whatever necessary

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prn

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prescription

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Rx

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3
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provide medications 4 times a day

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qid

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Hemorrhage

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another term for bleeding

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benign

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not cancerous

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diagnosis

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Dx

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History

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Hx

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8
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abbreviation IM means?

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intramuscular

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9
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ET tube would be located in?

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esophagus

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10
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algia

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means pain

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11
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gram

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record

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12
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plasty

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surgical repair

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poly

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many

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psuedo

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flase

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mono

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one

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centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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edema

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large amount of fluid

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sinus invertus

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complete reversal of all abdominal organs
-ex.) stomach is on the right side instead of left

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19
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infra

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below

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contra

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against

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21
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sublingly

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under the tounge

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22
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stenosis

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constriction or narrowing of a blood vesssel

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anemia

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insufficient red blood cells or hemoglobin

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dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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Aneurysm

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a dilation or sac like formation in a weakened blood vessel wall

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of arteries

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embolism

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obstruction of a blood vessel

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thromb means??

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thrombus

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a blood clot that has formed within a vessel

30
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coraction of aorta

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severe narrowing of aorta

31
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immun

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protection

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ventricular fibilration

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irregular ,rapid, ineffective twitches of the ventricles

33
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hemophilia

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lacking the substance in the blood for clotting

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arrthymia

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a person’s heart beating irregularly

35
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leukemia

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Unrestricted growth of WBC

36
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esophogeal varices

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varicose veins on esophagus

37
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phelbitis

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inflammation of the vein

38
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spondlyolothesis

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when one vertebrae slips forward on the other.

39
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Osteomyelitis

A

infection of the bone

40
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costa

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oste

42
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spina bifdia

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a failure of the neural arch of a vertebrae to close

43
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colle’s fracture

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fracture at the distal end of the radius

44
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impacted fracture

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when one bone segment is driven into another

45
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orth means?

46
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Buritis

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inflammation of fluid filled sacs around the joint

47
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osteoma

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begion bone tumor

48
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what is gout

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a disease of the joint that results in excessive uric acid

49
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atrophy

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shrinking or wasting of the bone due to inactivity

50
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osteogenic sarcoma

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primary bone malignancy

51
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Hirchsprung disease involves what body part

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large intestine

52
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lleus

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another name for bowel obstruction

53
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cholecystitis

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Inflammation of gallbladder

54
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Volvulus

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twisting or kinking of a bowel

55
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hepatitis is a contagious disease that affects which organ

56
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pyloric stenosis

A

narrowing of pyloric orifiace
-most often found in young infants

57
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hital hernia

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when part of the stomach slips through the diaphragm into the thorax

58
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deglutition

A

Swallowing

59
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chrons disease involves what organs

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intestines

60
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Anuria

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a patients kidneys cannot excrete any more urine

61
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renal calculus

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kidney stone

62
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hematuria

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blood in the urine

63
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Wilms tumor involves which organ?

64
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Hodgkin’s disease

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the disease process involving cancer of the lymphatic system

65
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metastasis

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spread of cancer to a distant site

66
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“new growth”

67
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splenomegaly means what

A

enlargement of the spleen

68
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goiter

A

enlarged thyroid gland

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