V - Z Flashcards

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1
Q

VT

A

tidal volume

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2
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VAE

A

venous air embolism

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3
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VATS

A

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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4
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VC

A

vital capacity

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5
Q

VD

A

venereal disease

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6
Q

VD/VT

A

dead space-to-tidal volume ratio

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7
Q

vol.

A

volume

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8
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Vol%

A

volume percent

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9
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V.O.

A

verbal order

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10
Q

V-P

A

ventricular-peritoneal

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11
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VS, v.s.

A

vital signs

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12
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VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

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13
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VSS

A

vital signs stable

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14
Q

V-Tach

A

ventricular tachycardia

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15
Q

WBC

A

white blood cells

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16
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WF

A

white female

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17
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wk

A

week

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18
Q

WM

A

white male

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19
Q

WNL

A

within normal limits

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20
Q

wt.

A

weight

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21
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w/u

A

work up

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22
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x

A

times

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23
Q

X-match

A

cross match

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24
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XR

A

X-ray

25
Q

Zn

A

zinc

26
Q

@

A

at

27
Q

A

check

28
Q

Δ

A

change, anion gap, heat

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Q

A

decrease, deficiency, depressed, diminished, inferior (position), less than

30
Q

↓↓

A

very decreased, very diminished

31
Q

↓↓↓

A

severely decreased, severely diminished

32
Q

A

approximately

33
Q

°

A

degree, hours

34
Q

/

A

divided by; per

35
Q

=

A

equals

36
Q

A

female

37
Q

A

male

38
Q

>

A

greater than, causes, indicates, radiating to, results in

39
Q

A

increase, elevated, enlarged, greater than, rising, superior (position), upper

40
Q

↑↑

A

very increased, very elevated

41
Q

↑↑↑

A

markedly elevated, markedly increased

42
Q
A

less than, caused by

43
Q

-

A

negative

44
Q

#

A

number or pounds

45
Q

A

primary, first degree

46
Q

A

secondary to, second degree

47
Q

A

tertiary, third degree

48
Q

i

A

one

49
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ii

A

two

50
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iii

A

three

51
Q

[ ]

A

concentration

52
Q

c

A

with

53
Q

s

A

without

54
Q

p

A

after

55
Q

.

A

decimal [never use trailing zero (1.0mg) or leading decimal (.1mg)]

56
Q

A

approximately

57
Q

A

none, nothing

58
Q

v

A

volt