Quiz One Flashcards
FHT
Fetal Heart Tone
FAST (POC US)
Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (point of care for ultrasound)
BPM
Beats per minute
Fetal- 131 beats per minute at full term
180 @ 12 weeks
Bx
Biopsy
DM
Diabetes mellitus
Htn
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
120/80 (border line)
EDC
Estimated date of confinement
EDD
Estimated date of delivery/due date
PROM
Premature rupture of membrane (water breaks too soon)
LMP
Last Menstrual Period
r/o
Rule Out
LFT’s
Liver function test (ex, liver labs; bilirubin, ggt, epiline phosphatase. most common indications is wonky labs for liver scan not pain)
S/P
Status Post (ex. status post cholecystectomy)
WBC
White Blood Count
RLQ
Right lower quadrant (ex. pain: ovarian cyst, appendicitis if wbc count high, urethral stone pain if blood in urine)
c/o
Complains of
Hx
History of
LLD
Left Lateral Decubitus
Dx
Diagnosis
F/U
follow up
ALARA
As low as reasonably achievable
don’t keep probe on one spot for too long
Sonographic window
The best place to put your probe to get the best image
Differential diagnoses
List of possible diagnoses, radiologist does this
Gold Standard
Best imaging modality to find an image. All others are compared to the ultrasound. Ex. stroke: CT; Gallstones: ultrasound
Indication
Reason for exam; have to have one or it’s fraud
ICD-10 code
Billing code for diagnosis
Protocol (Sonographic)
Images that must be taken every time you do an exam. Protocol means to find the pathology; not the purpose of exam.
Real -time Imaging
Being able to see what things look like in real life; Sonography only one.
Sonographer
A highly educated individual that has boards takes images for the sonologist.
Work Ethic
Worth Ethic
