SLPs in the Adult Setting and Medical Terms Flashcards
Abbreviation-on exam
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at
Abbreviation-on exam
≈
approximately
r/t
related to
s/p
status post
r/o
rule out
hx
history
2º
secondary to/due to
dx
diagnosis
rx
prescription
D/C
discontinue/discharge
w/c
wheelchair
QD
everyday
QOD
every other day
BID
Twice Daily
TID
Three times Daily
HS
Bedtime
POC
Plan of Care
PMX
past medical history
ALOC
altered level of consciousness
c/o
complains of
H&P
history & physical
SOB
shortness of breath
F/u
follow up
c with a line on top of it
with
s with a line above it
without
p with a line above it
after
L with a circle around it
left
r with a circle around it
Right
I with a circle around it
independent
Describe the continuum of care from most intensive to least intensive
ICU/NICU
Critical Care Unit (CCU)
Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)/Telemetry Care Unit (TCU)
Acute Care
Medical-Surgical (med-surg)/surgical
Acute Rehab Unit
Subacute Rehab Unit
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
- Rehab SNF - Long-Term Care (nursing home)
Intermediate Care Facility/Board & Care/ Assisted Living
Home Health/Health at Home
Outpatient Facilities
What are some things that SLPs evaluate and treat in the hospitals?
aphasia
dysarthria
cognitive-linguistic deficits (TBI, CVA)
Voice Disorders
DYSPHAGIA
outpatient facilities may get more of a variety such as accent reduction, fluency, or AAC
What are the different diseases related to the respiratory system?
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Restrictive Airway Disease
Respiratory Arrest/Acute Respiratory failure
Pneumo-Thorax (lung collapses b/c of air in pleura)
Pleural Effusion (fluid in the pleural cavity)
Pulmonary Embolism
What are the subtypes of COPD? (COPD=can’t get air OUT)
emphysema
asthma
cystic fibrosis
chronic bronchitis
What are the types of Restrictive Airway Disease?
Pneumonia
Neuromuscular
Can’t get air IN
What is the acronym for Pneumonia?
PNA
What does ARF stand for?
Acute Respiratory Failure
How is pneumonia different than pleural effusion?
pneumonia is different from pleural effusion b/c pneumonia is an infection in the lungs due to food/liquid not being able to get it out of the lungs
ON EXAM
What are the 3 ways to get aspiration pneumonia?
- food/liquid gets into lungs–turns into infections–get pneumonia
- can get it from bacteria from our mouth. The most bacteria in our bodies are our mouth.
- Aspirate on acid reflux and/or vomit
What does PE stand for?
Pulmonary Embolism
What are different diseases/diagnoses associated with the nervous system?
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Transient Ischemic Attack
Traumatic Brain Injury
Anoxia/Anoxic event (total depletion of oxygen
Hypoxia/hypoxic event (deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues)
Alzheimer’s disease/dimentia
seizure
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Bell’s Palsy
Brain Tumor/Cancer
Encephalitis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Huntington’s Chorea
Meningitis
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Parkinson’s Disease
Peripheral Neuropathy
What does TIA stand for?
transient ischemic attack
What does TBI stand for?
Traumatic Brain Injury
What does AD stand for?
alzheimer’s disease
What does ALS stand for?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
What does CA stand for?
cancer
What does MS stand for?
multiple sclerosis
What does MG stand for?
myasthenia gravis