Week 2 REVERSE Flashcards
Process of recording
-graphy
Surgical fixation
-pexy
Excision, surgical removal
-ectomy
Destroying, killing
-cidal, cide
Surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, typing together
-desis
Surgical puncture
-centesis
Crushing
-tripsy
Surgical repair
-plasty
Suture, suturing
-rrhaphy
Cutting into, incision
-tomy
Visual examination
-scopy
Measurement
-metry
Widening, stretching, expanding
-dilation
Treatment
-therapy
Weight
wt.
Every 2 hours
q2h
Symptoms or surgery
Sx
Review of systems
ROS
Before meals
ac
Discharge
d/c
Chief complaint
CC
Height
ht.
Year old
y/o or y.o.
History of
h/o
Complains of
c/o
Tolerate, tolerated, tolerance
tol
Evaluate, evaluation
eval.
Treatment, traction
Tx
Every other day
qod
After meals
pc
Every
q
Continue
cont.
Alert and oriented
A&O
Before
-^a
Do not resuscitate
DNR
Over the counter
OTC
By, through
per
Family history
FH
By mouth
p.o
Four times a day
qid
Every day
qd
History and physical
H&P
Twice a day
bid
History
Hx
Medications
Meds
Physical examination
PE
Bathroom privileges
BRP
Immediately
stat.
Status post
S/P or s/p
Directions for use, give as follows
sig
Edge of bed
EOB
Nothing by mouth
NPO
As desired, at discretion
Ad lib.
Diagnosis
Dx
Regarding, concerning
re:
Head of bed
HOB
Hour
h or hr.
Telephone order
TO or t.o.
Against medical advise
AMA
As needed
prn
After surgery
Post-op
Verbal order
VO or v.o.
Rule out
R/O or r/o
Night, at night
Noc
Three times a day
tid
Every hour
qh
Length of stay
LOS
Prescription, intervention plan
Rx
Date of birth
DOB
Before surgery
Pre-op
Patient
Pt. Or pt.
Activities of a daily living
ADLs
Study of
-logy, -ology
Specialist
-iatrist, -ician, -ist
Specialist in the study of
-logist, -ologist
Field of medicine
-iatrics, -iatry