Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
74 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
High blood pressure |
HTN Hypertension |
|
|
High cholesterol |
Hyperlipidemia (HLD) |
|
|
Thyroid problem |
Usually Hypothyroidism, but sometimes hyperthyroidism |
|
|
I only take pills for my diabetes |
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) |
|
|
I take insulin shots for my diabetes |
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) |
|
|
Heart Disease |
CAD |
|
|
Heart Attack |
MI and CAD |
|
|
Heart Failure |
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
|
|
Irregular Heartbeat |
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) |
|
|
Murmur |
Heart Murmur |
|
|
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat |
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) |
|
|
Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
|
|
Blood clot in lungs |
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) |
|
|
Pneumonia |
PNA |
|
|
Reflux |
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) |
|
|
Ulcer |
Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
|
Kidney infection |
Pyelonephrotis (pyelo) |
|
|
Kidney Stones |
Renal Calculi |
|
|
I'm on dialysis |
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) |
|
|
Enlarged Prostate |
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) |
|
|
Blood clot in leg |
Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
|
Triple A or bulge in my aorta |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) |
|
|
Bad blood flow to my legs |
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) |
|
|
Numbness in my legs |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
|
|
Low back pain |
Chronic low back pain |
|
|
Bulging/Herniated disc |
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) |
|
|
Arthritis |
Usually osteoarthritis (OA), sometimes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
|
|
Joint Pain |
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) |
|
|
Weak/Fragile Bones |
Often Osteoporosis |
|
|
CA |
Cancer |
|
|
Spread to my... |
With metastases to... |
|
|
Cut it out |
s/p surgical resection |
|
|
Tonsils removed |
Tonsillectomy |
|
|
Adenoids Removed |
Adenoidectomy |
|
|
Ear Tubes |
Pressure Equalizer (P.E.) tubes |
|
|
Heart Bypass |
CABG -> PMHx CAD |
|
|
Stents |
Coronary Stents -> PMHx CAD |
|
|
Heart Cath |
Cardiac Catheterization |
|
|
Balloon |
Angioplasty -> PMHx CAD |
|
|
Valve Surgery |
Valve Repair or Replacement (Bovine vs. Mechanical) |
|
|
Defib |
Automated Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) |
|
|
Surgery for Afib |
Afib s/p cardiac ablation |
|
|
Breast removal |
Mastectomy |
|
|
Hole in throat |
Tracheostomy |
|
|
Part of lung removed |
Partial Lobectomy |
|
|
Appendix removed |
Appendectomy |
|
|
Hernia Repair |
Herniorrhaphy |
|
|
Partial colon removal |
Partial colectomy |
|
|
Bag used to collect stool |
Colostomy |
|
|
Spleen Removed |
Splenectomy |
|
|
Stomach Stapled |
Gastric Bypass |
|
|
Nephrectomy |
Kidneys Removed |
|
|
Uterus removed |
Hysterectomy |
|
|
Ovary removed |
Oophorectomy |
|
|
Ovary and fallopian tubes removed |
Salpingo-oophorectomy |
|
|
Tubes tied |
Tubal ligation (f), Vasectomy (m) |
|
|
C-section |
Cesarean Section |
|
|
Prostate Removed |
Prostatectomy |
|
|
Uterine product removed |
Dilation and Curettage D&C |
|
|
Neck artery cleaned |
Carotid Endarterectomy |
|
|
Brain surgery |
Craniotomy |
|
|
Shunt |
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt |
|
|
Dialysis fistula |
AV (arteriovenous) Fistula |
|
|
Dialysis Graft |
AV graft |
|
|
PICC Line |
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) |
|
|
Port |
Port-a-cath or Medi-Port |
|
|
Clot filter (lower abdominal) |
IVC (inferior vena cava) filter |
|
|
Clot filter (leg) |
Greenfield Filter |
|
|
Leg amputated |
Above knee amputation (AKA) Below Knee amputation (BKA) |
|
|
Joint repair |
Arthroplasty |
|
|
Metal plates and pins |
Hardware |
|
|
Neck fused |
Cervical spinal fusion |
|
|
Back fused |
Lumbar spinal fusion |
|
|
Hip surgery |
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF) |
