Abbreviations And Medical Terminology

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c (with a line over)

Back 1

With

Hint 1

Spanish: con

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s (with a line over)

Back 2

without

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h

Back 3

Hour

Hint 3

Time

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q

Back 4

every

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qh

Back 5

Every hour

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W/C

Back 6

wheel chair

Hint 6

chair

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TB

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tuberculosis

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q2h

Back 8

Every 2 hours

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q3h

Back 9

Every 3 hours

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qid

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Four times a day

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bid

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Two times a day

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tid

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Three times a day

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I & O

Back 13

Intake and output

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ac

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Before meals

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pc

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After meals

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PT

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Physical therapy

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OT

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Occupational therapy

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c/o

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Complaint of / complains of

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mL

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Milliliter

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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O2

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Oxygen

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Prn

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As needed

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Stat

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Right away / Now

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pt

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Patient

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IV

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Intravascular

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PO

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By mouth

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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Dx

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Diagnosis (what is wrong)

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Px

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Prognosis (the outcome/what will happen)

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Sx

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Symptom

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UTI

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Urinary tract infection

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U/A

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Urinalysis

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T (vital sign)

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Temperature

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P (vital sign)

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Pulse

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R (vital sign)

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Respiration

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B/P(vital sign)

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Blood pressure

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ADL (examples included)

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Activities of Daily Living

Examples:

Getting Dressed

Taking Showers

Brushing of Teeth

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ROM

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Range of Motion

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TIA (examples included)

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Transient Ischemic Attack

Examples:

weakness/paralysis

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Pre-op

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Before surgery

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Post-op

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After surgery

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HIV

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Human immune virus

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CHF (examples included)

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Congestive heart failure

(Heart isn't pumping well)

Examples:

Shortness of breath

Edema (building of fluid in tissue)

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HBV

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Hepatitis B vaccine

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OOB

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Out of bed

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BM

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Bowel movement

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⬆

Back 50

Up

Increase

Elevate

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⬇

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Down

Decrease

Lower

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Root: Arth

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Joint

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Root: Bronchi

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Tube in the lung

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Root: Cardi

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Heart

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Root: Carcin

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Cancer Causing

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Root: Derm or Dermat

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Skin

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Root: Encephal

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Brain

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Root: Gastr

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Stomach

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Root: Herm or Hermat

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Blood

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Root: Hepat

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Liver

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Root: Hyster

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Uterus

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Root: Neuro

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Nerve

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Root: Path

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Disease

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Root: Uria

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Urination

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Root: Ped (Greek)

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Child

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Root: Ped (Latin)

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Foot

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Prefix: A

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No / not / without

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Prefix: Dys

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Difficult

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Prefix: Brady

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Slow

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Prefix: Tachy

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Fast

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Suffix: ology

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Study of

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Suffix: ologist

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person who specializes in the study of

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Suffix: itis

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Inflammation of or infection of

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Suffix: ectemony

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Removal of

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Suffix: (o)stomy

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to create an opening

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Suffix: algia

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Pain

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Suffix: pnea

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Respiration / breathing