Quiz 2 Acronyms And Terminology Flashcards
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bid
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Two times per day
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BiPAP
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Bilevel positive airway pressure
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BKA
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Below knee amputation
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BLS
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Basic life support
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BM
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Bowel movement
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BMI
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Body mass index
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BP
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Blood pressure
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BPH
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Benign prostatic hypertrophy
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bpm
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Beats per minute
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BRP
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Bath room privileges
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BS
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Bowel sounds or breath sounds
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BSC
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Bedside commode
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BUN
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Blood urea nitrogen
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DBP
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Diastolic blood pressure
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D&C
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Dilation and curettage
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D/C
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Discontinue or discharge
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Diff.
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Differential white blood cell count
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DIC
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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DJD
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Degenerative joint disease
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DKA
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
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DM
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Diabetes mellitus
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DNR
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Do not resuscitate
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DOA
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Dead on arrival
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DOB
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Date of birth
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DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
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DPT
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
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DTs
Delirium tremens
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DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
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Dx
Disease or diagnosis
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Adherence
the degree to which the person's behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider/The extent to which an individual’s behavior coincides with medical or health advice
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Acute illness
Illness Characterized by symptoms of relatively short duration
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Chronic illness
Illness Characterized by symptoms that last for an extended period, usually 6 months or more
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Disease
Alteration in body functions (can’t maintain homeostasis of body) resulting in a reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span
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Etiology
Cause of a disease or condition
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Exacerbation
It is timeline when symptoms reappears
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Health beliefs
Concepts about health that an individual believes are true
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Health behaviors
The actions people take to understand their health state, maintain an optimal state of health, prevent illness and injury, and reach their maximum physical and mental potential.
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Illness behavior
Describe individual’s different ways to respond to their own health status.
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Remission
Timeline when symptoms disappear
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Risk factors
Practices that have potentially negative effects on health or health disease that predispose/at high risk to lead to other diseases.
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Locus of control
A concept from social learning theory that nurses can use to determine whether clients are likely to take action regarding health
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Abrasion
an injury where skin rubs off that causes pain, skin discoloration and light bleeding.
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Alopecia
Hair loss condition that is caused by hair follicle damage by either targeted inflammatory or nonspecific inflammation. The etiology might be dihydrotestosterone and other causes like drugs, systemic disorders, etc.
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Callus
Thickened portion of epidermis that can causes pain when scraping the layer off.
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Cerumen
Earwax
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Corn
keratosis caused by friction and pressure from a shoe, usually on a bony prominence
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Cross contamination
the process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, with harmful effect.
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Fissure
Deep grooves of the brain
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Hirsutism
Growth of excessive body hair
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Plantar warts
Appear on sole of the foot, caused by papovavirus hominis
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Pediculosis
Parasitic insects that infest mammals
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Scabies
Contact precaution diseases that cause bumps like rash, pimples on skin or even look like scaly eczema.
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Tinea pedis
A fungal infection that usually begins between the toes that causes scaly rash that usually causes itching, stinging, and burning.
