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PGS

Pediatric general surgery

PNEP

Pediatric nephrology

PEDN

pediatric neurology

Nervous system

PM&R- give definition

Physical medicine and rehabilitation


Deals with assisting to normal health thru rehab

Not pediatric

PS

Plastic surgery

not pediatric

PSY

Psychiatry


Psychiatry versus psychology

Psychiatry: Dx, Tx and prevention of mental and emotional disorder


Psychology: not medical doctor and can't prescribe medication

RADO - Breakdown of meaning

Radiation oncology


Radiation: electromagnetic waves and radioactive substances


Onc/o: gene causing cancer and tumors

RHEU - give definition and root meaning

Rheumatology: study and Tx of pathologies of the fluids in muscles, tendons and joints



Rheum/o: fluids or mucus

RESM

Respiratory medicine

RI and definition and definition

Respiratory illness: lung disorders and difficulty breathing

ROH

Alcohol

RXN - definition

Reaction: term used by doctors to describe if certain medication or procedures had any effect on a patient


Ex. Reaction to an allergy shot

STD or STI

Sexually transmitted diseases

TS

Thoracic surgery

Done in the chest

UROL & urol/o

Urology


Urol/o: urinary

Related to pee

VS & vascular

VS: Vascular surgery


Vascular: pertaining to vessels, veins, and blood supply

HRT - also definition

Hormone replacement therapy: prescribing hormones to stabilize hormone levels

Pills taken after menopause