Case 2 Medical Transcription

Front 1

Abduct

Back 1

To draw or pull a part of the body away from the median axis.

Front 2

Accu-Chek

Back 2

Trade name for a blood sugar monitor (equipment)

Front 3

ADA

Back 3

American Diabetes Association

Front 4

Ancef

Back 4

Trade name for cefazolin, an antibiotic

Front 5

Anicteric

Back 5

without icterus (jaundice; yellow appearance)

Front 6

Anteversion

Back 6

Forward displacement of an organ.

Front 7

Antibiotic

Back 7

Chemical substance produced by a variety of microorganisms; used to destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and/or other microorganisms.

Front 8

AP

Back 8

Refers to anteroposterior direction; from front to back.

Front 9

Appendectomy

Back 9

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

Front 10

AST

Back 10

Aspartate transaminase (an enzyme) newer name for and sometimes dictated in place of SGOT.

Front 11

Bipolar

Back 11

Having two poles, ends, or extremes.

Front 12

Buccal

Back 12

Pertaining to the inside of the cheek.

Front 13

C-arm images

Back 13

Results of portable x-ray unit used in the operating room; the C-shaped unit is made to surround the part being studied.

Front 14

Chronic

Back 14

Persisting over a long period of time.

Front 15

Click

Back 15

A brief sharp sound. (heart sound)

Front 16

Copious

Back 16

Yielding something abundantly.

Front 17

Cortical

Back 17

Pertaining to a cortex (outer layer of an organ or other body structure)

Front 18

CPK

Back 18

Creatine phosphokinase (a lab test done on blood)

Front 19

DePuy sliding screw

Back 19

Orthopedic device used in femoral fracture repair.

Front 20

Dissect

Back 20

To cut apart or separate.

Front 21

Dyspnea

Back 21

Difficult or labored breathing

Front 22

Electrocautery

Back 22

The application of an electric current to destroy or cut through tissue.

Front 23

Endotracheal

Back 23

Within or through the trachea.

Front 24

EOMI

Back 24

Extraocular muscles (or movements) intact.

Front 25

External rotation

Back 25

Movement of an external appendage about its axis, e.g., moving either the leg or the arm in a circle.

Front 26

Fascia lata

Back 26

The external layer of fascia (supportive layer of thin connective tissue) of the thigh.

Front 27

Femoral

Back 27

Pertaining to the femur (thigh)

Front 28

Flex

Back 28

To bend

Front 29

Flouroscopy

Back 29

Examination using a flouroscope (an instrument used for examining deep structures by means of roentgen rays)

Front 30

Funduscope

Back 30

An intrument for examining the fundus (bottom or base) of the eye.

Front 31

Gallop

Back 31

An abnormal rhythm of the heart.

Front 32

H & H

Back 32

Hemoglobin and Hematocrit (blood tests, part of a complete blood count)

Front 33

Hemovac drain

Back 33

A closed suction drainage unit to evacuate blood and serum postoperatively, trade name.

Front 34

Infarct

Back 34

Necrosis (death) of a tissue due to local ischemia (obstruction of blood)

Front 35

Intact

Back 35

Remaining uninjured or unimpaired.

Front 36

Intercostal

Back 36

Situated between the ribs.

Front 37

Interrupted sutures

Back 37

Sutures (surgical stitches) that are placed separately and tied separately.

Front 38

Intertrochanteric fracture

Back 38

A break within the trochanter (bones of the neck of the femur or thigh)

Front 39

Ischemia

Back 39

Obstruction of blood to a body part due to a pathologic condition.

Front 40

IVPB

Back 40

Intravenous piggyback (to infuse fluids, medicines, etc., into the body through an IV already established.)

Front 41

Lateralis

Back 41

Pertaining to one side; a point of reference farther from the midplane of the body.

Front 42

LDH

Back 42

Lactic dehydrogenase (a lab test done on blood)

Front 43

Lowman turkey-claw clamp

Back 43

Orthopedic equipment used during surgery.

Front 44

MI

Back 44

Myocardial infarction.(heart attack)

Front 45

Micronase

Back 45

Trade name for glyburide; used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Front 46

Myocardial

Back 46

Pertaining to the myocardium (muscular tissue of the heart)

Front 47

Nitro-Dur

Back 47

Trade name for nitroglycerin; used in treating angina pectoris and other cardiac problems.

Front 48

Nondiaphoretic

Back 48

No profuse perspiration.

Front 49

Normocephalic

Back 49

Pertaining to a normal-sized head.

Front 50

OR

Back 50

Operating Room

Front 51

Organomegaly

Back 51

Enlargement of one or more of the viscera (internal organs)

Front 52

ORIF

Back 52

Open reduction, internal fixation (of a fracture)

Front 53

PERRLA

Back 53

Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation.

Front 54

Plane

Back 54

An imaginary flat surface used for description or body, i.e., frontal, sagittal, and transverse.

Front 55

PMI

Back 55

Point of maximal impulse (cardiac term)

Front 56

Prominence

Back 56

A protrusion or projection

Front 57

Prosthesis

Back 57

An artificial replacement for a missing body part, such as eye, an arm, or a leg.

Front 58

Reamer

Back 58

An instrument used in orthopedic surgery to enlarge an artificial orifice or passage in bone.

Front 59

Renal insufficiency

Back 59

Inability of the kidneys to remove nitrogenous wastes adequately.

Front 60

Rhonchus

Back 60

A rattling sound in the lower respiratory tract heard on auscultation (pl. rhonchi)

Front 61

Rub (pericardial rub)

Back 61

A scraping or grating noise heard with the heartbeat.

Front 62

Sclera

Back 62

The sturdy white outer layer of the eyeball. (pl. sclerae)

Front 63

SGOT

Back 63

Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (a lab test done on blood); see AST

Front 64

ST-T waves

Back 64

Describes heart function on an electrocardiogram (EKG); there are P, Q, R, S, T, and U waves.

Front 65

TM

Back 65

Tympanic membrane (in the ear); eardrum

Front 66

Type and cross x2

Back 66

Medical jargon referring to the fact that the patient's blood type needs to be determined in the laboratory, then crossmatched against two units of blood. This blood will be held for the patient's needs during surgery. If not needed, it will be released for crossmatch against another patient's blood.

Front 67

UA

Back 67

Urinalysis (or urine analysis)

Front 68

Vastus lateralis

Back 68

A large muscle overlying the hip joint and anterolateral thigh.

Front 69

Wygesic

Back 69

Trade name for a narcotic pain medication (acetaminophen and propoxyphene)