Terminology (week 2) Flashcards

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1
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Ca

A

Calcium

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2
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YOB

A

Year of Birth

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3
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gr.

A

Grain

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4
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FUO

A

Fever of unknown origin

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5
Q

STAT/stat

A

Immediately

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6
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O.D/OD

A

Right eye

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7
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O.S/OS

A

Left eye

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8
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O.U/OU

A

Both eyes

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9
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ESR

A

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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10
Q

ss/ss

A

W/ With

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11
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Dr.

A

Doctor

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12
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dr.

A

Dram

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13
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amt

A

Amount

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14
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CA/ca

A

Cancer

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15
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RTW

A

Return to work

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16
Q

C

A

Cervical

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17
Q

SX

A

Symptoms

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18
Q

DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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19
Q

MI

A

Myocardial infarction

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20
Q

PE

A

Pulmonary embolism

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21
Q

s

A

Without

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22
Q

q.h./qh

A

Every hour

23
Q

NPO/npo

A

Nothing by mouth

24
Q

DX/dx

A

Diagnosis

25
Q

TST

A

Treadmill stress test

26
Q

SL/subling

A

Sublingual

27
Q

EENT

A

Ear Nose & Throat

28
Q

tsp.

A

Teaspoon

29
Q

HR

A

Heart rate

30
Q

VD

A

Venereal disease

31
Q

ext

A

External

32
Q

O/O

A

On the account of

33
Q

KLS

A

Kidney Liver Spleen

34
Q

neg

A

Negative

35
Q

WNL

A

Within normal limits

36
Q

CNS

A

Central Nervous System

37
Q

wt.

A

Weight

38
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rev

A

Review

39
Q

RN

A

Registered nurse

40
Q

exc

A

Excisior

41
Q

FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

42
Q

reg

A

Regular

43
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ER

A

Emergency room

44
Q

ROS

A

Review of symptoms

45
Q

c

A

w/ with

46
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BID/b.i.d/bid

A

Twice a day

47
Q

oint

A

Ointment

48
Q

PO/per os

A

By mouth

49
Q

qhs

A

Hours of sleep

50
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NS

A

Normal saline

51
Q

mcg

A

Microgram

52
Q

liq

A

Liquid

53
Q

PRN/p.r.n/prn

A

As needed