Quiz 5 Flashcards
Bradycardia
slow heart rate
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
Arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
Myocardial Infarction
Death (necrosis) of a portion of the heart muscle caused by lack of oxygen resulting from an interrupted blood supply (also called a heart attack)
Endarterectomy
excision within the artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall)
Leukocytopenia
abnormal reduction of white blood cells
Hematoma
tumor of blood (collection of blood that has leaked out of a broken vessel into the surrounding tissue)
(L) with a circle around it
Left
LAQ
Long Arc Quad
LBP
Lower Back Pain
LE
Lower Extremity
LMN
Lower Motor Neuron
LOA
Level of Assistance
LOB
Loss of Balance
LOC
Loss of Consciousness
LRAD
Least Restrictive Assistive Device
LTG
Long Term Goals
Max A
Maximum Assist
MHP
Moist Hot Pack
MI
Myocardial Infarction
Min A
Minimal Assist
Mod A
Moderate Assist
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
N&V
Nausea and Vomiting
N.P.O.
Nothing by Mouth
N/A
Not Applicable
N/t OR NT
Not Tested
NBQC
Narrow Base QC
NC
Nasal Cannula
Neg.
Negative
NIDDM
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NKA
No Known Allergies
NSAID
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
NWB
Non-weight Bearing
