RX & DX 7/1 Flashcards
Externship
A supervised employment experience in a qualified health care facility as part of the educational curriculum
Career laddering
Job positioning in which you may progress based upon your interest, training, and experience
Performance objective
Statement on a resume which identify a persons specific knowledge, skills, or behaviors
Resume
Summary, especially of work experiences.
Ad lib
As desired
BID
Twice a day
PC
After meals
Prn
As needed
Qid
Four times a day
-uria
Urination, urine
-scopy
Visual examination
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-otomy
Cutting, surgical incision
Hemat/o
Blood, relating to the blood
Glycos/o
Glucose sugar
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Albumin/o
Albumin, protein
Chronological
The arrangement of events, dates in order of occurrence
Functional
Practical, working, useful
Practicum
Experience in a facility as part of the educational curriculum; also known as an externship
Ac
Before meals
Amt
Amount
Npo
Nothing by mouth
Po
By mouth; orally
Rx
Prescription, recipe
Tid
Three times a day
Son/o
Sound
Radi/o
Radiation,x-rays,radius
Phleb/o
Vein
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
-graphy
The process of producing a picture or record
Creatin/o
Creatinine
Calc/i
Calcium
