The Language of Medicine Flashcards
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anti
A
against
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conta
A
against
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decub
A
side
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hydro
A
water
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hyper
A
above or greater
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hypo
A
below or lesser
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peri
A
around
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para
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abdomen
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poly
A
many
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post
A
back or after
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pre
A
before
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thora
A
chest
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angio
A
vessel
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cardi
A
heart
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entro
A
intestine
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gastr
A
stomach
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hem
A
blood
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hepat
A
liver
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-algia
A
pain
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-centesis
A
puncture
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-ectomy
A
excision
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-scopy
A
inspection
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-tomy
incision
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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TJC
The Joint Commission
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JRCERT
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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WHO
World Health Organization
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Scatter
Radiation that spreads out in different directions from a radiation beam when the beam interacts with a substance, such as body tissue.
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3 Principles of radiation protection
Time, Distance, and shielding
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Voxel
A voxel is a unit in graphic information. It is a 3D version of a pixel, and the word comes from "volume" and "pixel.
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Window Level
used to adjust the brightness
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Window Width
adjust the contrast of the digital image
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ASAP
As Soon As Possible
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BE
Barium Enema
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BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Bx
Biopsy
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CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
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COPD
Chronic Obstructive Heart Disease
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CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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CT
Computed Tomography
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CXR
Chest X Ray
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DOB
Date Of Birth
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DX
Diagnosis
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EMR
Electronic Medical record
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ER; ED
Emergency Room; Emergency Department
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GI
Gastrointestinal
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GSW
Gunshot wound
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HH
Hiatal Hernia
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HIPAA
health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
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IVP, IVU
Intravenous pyelogram, Intravenous urogram
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KUB
Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder
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LMP
Last Menstrual Period
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MI
myocardial infractions (heart attack)
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NPO
Nothing By Mouth
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R/O
Rule Out
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SOB
Shortness of Breath
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Stat
Immediately
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APR, APT
Anatomically programmed radiography
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Artifact
unwanted marking on an radiographic image
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Blur
Effect of motion on the radiographic image
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Contrast Media
a solutions or gasses introduced into the body to increase the scale of contrast, making more detail visible; negative contrast medium is air; positive contrast media are barium and iodine
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computed radiography (CR)
digital radiographic imaging using a cassette containing an imaging plate
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DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine)
a standard protocol used for blending a picture archiving and
communications system and various imaging modalities
direct radiography (DR) uses fixed detectors that directly
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direct radiography (DR)
uses fixed detectors that directly communicate with a computer
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HIS
hospital information system
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HL7
health level seven, an international standard for
communicating medical information
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KVp
kVp peak kilovoltage that is applied to the x-ray tube, which
determines the wavelength of the x-ray beam and its ability to
penetrate the body, impacting the overall contrast of the
radiographic image
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RIS
radiology information system
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SID
(source-to-image receptor distance) distance from the
source of radiation (x-ray tube anode) to the image receptor
