Test II Flashcards
=
equal
equal
=
Hx
history
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
electrocardiogram
ECG, EKG
EDC
expected date of confinement
expected date of confinement
EDC
“
inches, seconds
’
feet, minutes
feet, minutes
’
ICU
intensive care unit
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
electroconvulsive therapy
ECT
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
EDD
expected date of delivery
expected date of delivery
EDD
I & D
incision and drainage
EEG
electroencephalogram
electroencephalogram
EEG
IM
intramuscular
EENT
eye, ear, nose, and throat
eye, ear, nose, and throat
EENT
INR
international normalizing ratio
eg.
for example
for example
eg.
I & O
intake and output
EKG
electrocardiogram
electrocardiogram
EKG
IPPB
intermittent positive pressure breathing
ENT
ear, nose and throat
ear, nose and throat
ENT
IV
intravenous
ER
emergency room
emergency room
ER
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
ET tube
endotracheal tube
endotracheal tube
ET tube
IVPB
intravenous piggy back
>
greater than
greater than
>
K
potassium
etc
(et cetera) and so forth
(et cetera) and so forth
etc
KCL
potassium chloride
exam
examination
examination
exam
kg
kilogram
F
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit
F
KUB
kidney, ureter, & bladder x-ray
FBS
fasting blood sugar
Fe
iron
fasting blood sugar
FBS
iron
Fe
<
less than
FH
family history
family history
FH
l, L
liter
FHT
fetal heart tones
fetal heart tones
FHT
L
lumbar; left
FSH
follicle stimulating hormones
follicle stimulating hormones
FSH
L-1 - L5,
lumbar vertebrae
FUO
fever of unknown origin
fever of unknown origin
FUO
Lab
laboratory
Fx
fracture
fracture
Fx
lap
laparotomy
G
gravida
gravida
G
lat
lateral
g
gram
gram
g
lbs
pounds
GC, Gc
gonococcus, gonorrhea
gonococcus, gonorrhea
GC, Gc
LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
LH
luteinizing hormone
gtt
drops
drops
gtt
GU
genitourinary
genitourinary
GU
LLL
left lower lobe
GYN
gynecology
gynecology
GYN
LLQ
left lower quadrant
H
hypodermic
hypodermic
H
LMP
last menstrual period
H & H
hemoglobin and hematocrit
hemoglobin and hematocrit
H & H
LOC
level of consciousness
h, hr
hour
hour
h, hr
LP
lumbar puncture
H2O
water
water
H2O
lt
left
HCl
hydrochloric acid
hydrochloric acid
HCl
LUL
left upper lobe
hct
hematocrit
hematocrit
hct
LUQ
left upper quadrant
Hg
mercury
mercury
Hg
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
Hgb,hgb
hemoglobin
hemoglobin
Hgb,hgb
history
Hx
hs
hour of sleep
hour of sleep
hs
ht
height
height
ht
intensive care unit
ICU
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
incision and drainage
I & D
intramuscular
IM
international normalizing ratio
INR
intake and output
I & O
intermittent positive pressure breathing
IPPB
intravenous
IV
intravenous pyelogram
IVP
intravenous piggy back
IVPB
potassium
K
potassium chloride
KCL
—>
leads to, results in produces
kilogram
kg
kidney, ureter, & bladder x-ray
KUB
less than
<
liter
l, L
lumbar; left
L
lumbar vertebrae
L-1 - L5,
laboratory
Lab
laparotomy
lap
lateral
lat
pounds
lbs
lactic dehydrogenase
LDH
luteinizing hormone
LH
left lower extremity
LE
left lower lobe
LLL
left lower quadrant
LLQ
last menstrual period
LMP
level of consciousness
LOC
lumbar puncture
LP
left
lt
left upper lobe
LUL
left upper quadrant
LUQ
licensed vocational nurse
LVN
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GERD
↑
increased
LLE
left lower extremity
increased
↑
leads to, results in produces
—->
GI
gastrointestinal
-ectomy
to cutout, to remove
-stomy
to create a new permanent opening
-tomy
cutting into
-plasty
surgical repair
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-osis
a condition of
- itis
Inflammation of
-pathy
any disease of
-algia
pain
-rrhea
flow or excessive discharge
a-, an-, ar-
without or not
ad-
near, toward
ab-
away from
ante-
before
anti-
against
de-
take away, remove
dia-
through (as in running through)
dis-
from
hemi-
half
hyper-
high, too much, excessive
hypo-
low, too little
hydr-
water
inter-
between
intra-
within