Chaper 7 Part 2

Front 1

Aer/o

Back 1

Air, gas

Front 2

Bar/o

Back 2

Pressure

Front 3

Chrom/o, chromat/o

Back 3

Color, stain

Front 4

Chron/o

Back 4

Time

Front 5

Cry/o

Back 5

Cold

Front 6

Electr/o

Back 6

Electricity

Front 7

Erg/o

Back 7

Work

Front 8

Phon/o

Back 8

Sound, voice

Front 9

Phot/o

Back 9

Light

Front 10

Radi/o

Back 10

Radiation/ x-Ray

Front 11

Son/o

Back 11

Sound

Front 12

Therm/o

Back 12

Heat, temperature

Front 13

-graph

Back 13

Instrument for recording data

Front 14

-graphy

Back 14

Act of recording data

Front 15

- graph +

Back 15

Record of data

Front 16

-meter

Back 16

Instrument for measuring

Front 17

-meter

Back 17

Instrument for measuring

Front 18

-metry

Back 18

Measurement of

Front 19

-scope

Back 19

Instrument for viewing or examining

Front 20

-scopy

Back 20

Examination of

Front 21

-centesis

Back 21

Puncture, tap

Front 22

-desis

Back 22

Binding fusion

Front 23

-ectomy

Back 23

Excision, surgical removal

Front 24

-pexy

Back 24

Surgical fixation

Front 25

-plasty

Back 25

Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

Front 26

-rhaphy

Back 26

Surgical repair

Front 27

-stomy

Back 27

Surgical creation of an opening

Front 28

-tome

Back 28

Instrument for incising (cutting)

Front 29

-tomy

Back 29

Incision, cutting

Front 30

-tripsy

Back 30

Crushing

Front 31

Clubbing

Back 31

Enlargement of the ends of fingers and toes bc of soft-tissue growth of the nails, seen in variety of disease especially heart and lung

Front 32

Colic

Back 32

Acute abdominal pain associated with smooth- muscle spasms

Front 33

Cyanosis

Back 33

Blue discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen

Front 34

Diaphoresis

Back 34

Profuse sweating

Front 35

Malaise

Back 35

Feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often indicative of infection or other disease

Front 36

Nocturnal

Back 36

Pertaining to or occurring at night

Front 37

Pallor

Back 37

Paleness, lack of color

Front 38

Prodrome

Back 38

Symptom indicating an approaching disease

Front 39

Sequela

Back 39

Lasting effect of a disease

Front 40

Syncope

Back 40

Temporary loss of consciousness bc of inadequate blood flow to the brain, fainting

Front 41

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

Back 41

Fetal protein that appears in the blood of adults with certain types of cancer

Front 42

Bruit

Back 42

A sound, usually abnormal, heard in auscultation

Front 43

Facies

Back 43

Expression or appearance of the face

Front 44

Febrile

Back 44

Pertaining to fever

Front 45

Nuclear mesicine

Back 45

Branch of medicine concerned with use of radioactive substances ( radionuclides) for diagnosis , therapy, and research

Front 46

Radiology

Back 46

Branch of medicine uses radiation such as x-Rays, in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Front 47

Radionuclide

Back 47

Substance that gives radiation used for diagnosis and treatment ( radioisotope)

Front 48

Speculum

Back 48

Instrument for examining a canal

Front 49

Syndrome

Back 49

Group of signs and symptoms that together characterize a disease condition

Front 50

Catheter

Back 50

Thin tube that can be passed into the body, used to remove fluids from or into a body cavity

Front 51

Clysis

Back 51

Introduction of fluid into the body , other than orally, as in rectum or abdominal cavity

Front 52

Irrigation

Back 52

Flushing of a tube, cavity, or area with fluid

Front 53

Lavage

Back 53

Washing out of a cavity, irrigation

Front 54

Normal saline NS

Back 54

A salt solution compatible with living cells ( physiologic saline solution PSS)

Front 55

Paracentesis

Back 55

Puncture of a cavity for removal of fluid

Front 56

Prophylaxis

Back 56

Prevention of disease

Front 57

Drain

Back 57

Device for allowing matter to escape from a wound or cavity, common types Penrose ( cigarette), t-tube, Jackson-Pratt (J-P), and hemovac

Front 58

Ligature

Back 58

A tie or bandage, process of binding or tying

Front 59

Resection

Back 59

Partial excision of a structure

Front 60

Stapling

Back 60

In surgery, the joining of tissue by using wire staples that are pushed through the tissue and bent

Front 61

Surgeon

Back 61

Physician who specializes in surgery

Front 62

ADL

Back 62

Activities of daily living

Front 63

BP

Back 63

Blood pressure

Front 64

bpm

Back 64

Beats per minute

Front 65

C

Back 65

Celsius (centigrade)

Front 66

CC

Back 66

Chief complaint

Front 67

c/o, co

Back 67

Complains of

Front 68

EOMI

Back 68

Extraocular muscles intact

Front 69

ETOH

Back 69

Alcohol ( ethyl alcohol)

Front 70

F

Back 70

Fahrenheit

Front 71

HEENT

Back 71

Head, eyes, ear, nose and throat

Front 72

HIPAA

Back 72

Health insurance portability and accountability act

Front 73

h/o

Back 73

History of

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H&P

Back 74

History and physical

Front 75

HPI

Back 75

History of present illness

Front 76

HR

Back 76

Heart rate

Front 77

Hx

Back 77

History

Front 78

I&O

Back 78

Intake and output

Front 79

IPPA

Back 79

Inspection, Palpation, percussion, auscultation

Front 80

IVDA

Back 80

Intravenous drug abuse

Front 81

NAD

Back 81

No apparent distress

Front 82

NKDA

Back 82

No known drug allergies

Front 83

P

Back 83

Pulse

Front 84

PE

Back 84

Physical examination

Front 85

PE(R)RLA

Back 85

Pupils equal (regular) react to light and accommodation

Front 86

PMH

Back 86

Past medical history

Front 87

pt

Back 87

Patient

Front 88

R

Back 88

Respiration

Front 89

R/O

Back 89

Rule out

Front 90

ROS

Back 90

Review of systems

Front 91

T

Back 91

Temperature

Front 92

TPR

Back 92

Temperature, pulse,respiration

Front 93

VS

Back 93

Vital signs

Front 94

WD

Back 94

Well developed

Front 95

WNL

Back 95

Within normal limits

Front 96

w/o

Back 96

Without

Front 97

YO, y/o

Back 97

Years old, year- old

Front 98

ABC

Back 98

Aspiration, biopsy cytology

Front 99

AFP

Back 99

Alpha-fetoprotein

Front 100

BS

Back 100

Bowel sounds, breath sounds

Front 101

bx

Back 101

Biopsy

Front 102

CAM

Back 102

Complementary and alternative medicine

Front 103

Ci

Back 103

Curie ( unit of radioactivity)

Front 104

C&S

Back 104

Culture and (drug) sensitivity ( of bacteria)

Front 105

CT

Back 105

Computed tomography

Front 106

D/C, dc

Back 106

Discontinue

Front 107

Dx

Back 107

Diagnosis

Front 108

EBL

Back 108

Estimated blood loss

Front 109

ICU

Back 109

Intensive Care unit

Front 110

I&D

Back 110

Incision and drainage

Front 111

MET

Back 111

Metastasis

Front 112

MRI

Back 112

Magnetic resonance imaging

Front 113

NCCAM

Back 113

National center for complementary and alternative medicine

Front 114

NS,N/S

Back 114

Normal saline

Front 115

PCA

Back 115

Patient controlled analgesia

Front 116

PET

Back 116

Positron emission tomography

Front 117

PICC

Back 117

Peripherally inserted central catheter

Front 118

Postop

Back 118

Postoperative

Front 119

Preop

Back 119

Preopetative

Front 120

PSS

Back 120

Physiologic saline solution

Front 121

RATx

Back 121

Radiation therapy

Front 122

Rx

Back 122

Drug, prescription, therapy

Front 123

SPECT

Back 123

Single-photon emission computed tomography

Front 124

TNM

Back 124

(Primary) tumor, (regional lymph) nodes, (distant) metastases

Front 125

UV

Back 125

Ultraviolet

Front 126

AP

Back 126

Anteroposterior

Front 127

LL

Back 127

Left lateral

Front 128

PA

Back 128

Postanterior

Front 129

RL

Back 129

Rightlateral

Front 130

AMA

Back 130

Against medical advice

Front 131

AMB

Back 131

Ambulatory

Front 132

BRP

Back 132

Bathroom privileges

Front 133

CBR

Back 133

Complete bed rest

Front 134

DNR

Back 134

Do not resuscitate

Front 135

KVO

Back 135

Keep vein open

Front 136

NPO

Back 136

Nothing by mouth

Front 137

OOB

Back 137

Out of bed

Front 138

QNS

Back 138

Quantity not sufficient

Front 139

QS

Back 139

Quantity sufficient

Front 140

STAT

Back 140

Immediately

Front 141

TKO

Back 141

To keep open