Med Term And Abbrev Quiz 3

Front 1

O2

Back 1

oxygen

Front 2

OB

Back 2

obstetrics

Front 3

OD

Back 3

overdose

Front 4

OPA

Back 4

oropharyngeal airway

Front 5

oz

Back 5

ounce

Front 6

po

Back 6

orally

Front 7

p

Back 7

post, after

Front 8

PAC

Back 8

premature atrial contraction

Front 9

PAT

Back 9

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

Front 10

PE

Back 10

pulmonary embolism, physical exam, pleural effusion

Front 11

PEARL

Back 11

pupils equal, reactive, and accomodating to light

Front 12

PEEP

Back 12

positive end expiratory pressure

Front 13

PMD

Back 13

Private medical doctor

Front 14

PMH

Back 14

past medical history

Front 15

po

Back 15

by mouth

Front 16

pr

Back 16

by rectum

Front 17

PRN

Back 17

as needed

Front 18

pt

Back 18

patient

Front 19

PUD

Back 19

peptic ulcer disease

Front 20

PVC

Back 20

premature ventricular contractions

Front 21

PVD

Back 21

peripheral vascular disease

Front 22

q

Back 22

every

Front 23

qid

Back 23

four times a day

Front 24

R (circled)

Back 24

right, right turn

Front 25

r/o

Back 25

rule out

Front 26

ROM

Back 26

range of motion

Front 27

RUL

Back 27

right upper lobe

Front 28

RUQ

Back 28

right upper quadrant

Front 29

Rx

Back 29

treatment

Front 30

s (with a line over it)

Back 30

without

Front 31

Rx

Back 31

treatment

Front 32

SC, SQ

Back 32

subcutaneous

Front 33

sl

Back 33

sublingual

Front 34

SOB

Back 34

shortness of breath

Front 35

SpO2

Back 35

oxygen saturation (oximetry)

Front 36

STAT

Back 36

immediately

Front 37

STEMI

Back 37

ST elevation myocardial infarction

Front 38

Sx

Back 38

symptoms

Front 39

TB

Back 39

tuberculosis

Front 40

TIA

Back 40

transient ischemic attack

Front 41

tid

Back 41

three times a day

Front 42

TKO

Back 42

to keep open

Front 43

X

Back 43

times (multiple)

Front 44

URI

Back 44

upper respiratory infection

Front 45

UTI

Back 45

urinary tract infection

Front 46

VF

Back 46

ventricular fibrillation

Front 47

VT

Back 47

ventricular tachycardia

Front 48

c (with a line over it)

Back 48

with

Front 49

W/D

Back 49

warm and dry

Front 50

WNL

Back 50

within normal limits

Front 51

Wt

Back 51

weight

Front 52

yo, y/o

Back 52

year old

Front 53

mal-

Back 53

bad, ill

Front 54

-mega, -megaly

Back 54

large, enlargement of, million

Front 55

-meter

Back 55

measure

Front 56

mono-

Back 56

participation or involvement of a single element or part

Front 57

micro-

Back 57

small

Front 58

multi-

Back 58

many

Front 59

my/o-

Back 59

muscle

Front 60

nas/o-

Back 60

nose

Front 61

necr/o

Back 61

death

Front 62

neo-

Back 62

new

Front 63

nephro-

Back 63

kidney

Front 64

neur-, neur/o-

Back 64

nerve, nerve tissue

Front 65

non-

Back 65

not

Front 66

nos/o-

Back 66

disease

Front 67

-oid

Back 67

resemblance to, equivalent to

Front 68

olfact-

Back 68

smell

Front 69

olig/o-

Back 69

few

Front 70

-oma

Back 70

tumor

Front 71

orth/o

Back 71

straight, normal

Front 72

-osis

Back 72

process, condition

Front 73

-ostomy

Back 73

artificial or surgical opening

Front 74

-otomy

Back 74

a cutting operation

Front 75

para-

Back 75

departure from the normal, beside, alongside, adjacent

Front 76

path-, path/o-, -pathy

Back 76

disease

Front 77

ped-, ped/i, ped/o

Back 77

child, foot or feet

Front 78

per-

Back 78

through, intensive

Front 79

peri-

Back 79

around, about, near

Front 80

pharmac/o-

Back 80

drugs

Front 81

-phasia

Back 81

speech

Front 82

-plegia

Back 82

paralysis

Front 83

-pnea

Back 83

breath, respiration

Front 84

pre-

Back 84

anterior, before