Quiz #3 Flashcards
1
Q
altered level of consciousness
A
Aloc
2
Q
Atrial Septal Defect
A
ASD
3
Q
Wasting away of a tissue or organ
A
Atrophy
4
Q
Twice a day
A
b.i.d.
5
Q
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
A
BPD
6
Q
A type of catheter used as a long-term central line
A
Broviac Catheter
7
Q
Bowel movement
A
b.m.
8
Q
With
A
c
9
Q
Without
A
s
10
Q
After
A
p
11
Q
Before
A
a
12
Q
A flexible tube used to administer fluids to or drain fluids from the body
A
catheter
13
Q
Without symptoms
A
Asymptomatic
14
Q
complete blood count
A
cbc
15
Q
central nervous system
A
cns
16
Q
cerebral palsy
A
CP
17
Q
cerebrospinal fluid
A
csf
18
Q
congenital heart defect
A
CHD
19
Q
A tube that is surgically placed to drain fluid or air and to enable a collapsed lung to re-expand
A
Chest Tube
20
Q
congestive heart failure
A
CHF
21
Q
cystic fibrosis
A
CF
22
Q
discontinue
A
d/c
23
Q
diagnosis
A
dx
24
Q
disseminated intravascular coagulation
A
DIC
25
farther from the point of attachment or origin
distal
26
electrocardiogram
EKG or ECG
27
vomiting
emesis
28
An inflamation of the brain, usually caused by an infection
encephalitis
29
Endo tracheal tube
ETT
30
an abnormal passage between two hollow organs or between an organ and the surface of the body
fistula
31
fever of undetermined origin
FUO
32
follow up
f/u
33
gastrostomy tube
G Tube
34
hematocrit
hct
35
high frequency ventilation
HFV
36
history
hx
37
history of
h/o
38
A lack of sufficient oxygen in the body cells or blood
hypoxia
39
Intracranial hemorrhage
ICH
40
Referring to a disease without an identified cause
Idiopathic
41
Intake and Output
I & O
42
Intramuscular
IM
43
Normal Saline
N/S
44
Chief Complaint
CC
45
Chest X Ray
CXR
46
Do Not Resuscitate
DNR
47
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBI
48
The passing of fluid or cells into surrounding tissues, such as when an i.v. catheter slips out of a vein or when fluid collects in the lungs
Infiltrate
49
Intravenous immunoglobulin
IVIG
50
Intravenous Pyelogram
IVP
51
unstable or changing
Labile
52
lumbar puncture
LP
53
level of consciousness
loc
54
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
55
Nasogastric tube
NG Tube
56
nothing by mouth
NPO
57
oral gastric tube
OG tube
58
continuous positive airway pressure
CPAP
