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level: Medical Terms 5

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level questions: Medical Terms 5

QuestionAnswer
flexionBending of a joint
fowlers positionsitting straight up or slightly back
frank (blood)Red (fresh) blood
FUOFever of unknown origin
FXFracture
GERDGastroesophageal reflux disease
g-tubeGastrostomy tube
guaiac testGuaiac fecal occult blood test
H&HHemoglobin & hematocrit
H&PHistory & physical
H2OWater
HemovacSurgical drain
high fowlersSitting upright
HOBHead of bed
HRHeart rate
HS/hsHour of sleep
htHeight
HTNHypertension
HX/hxHistory
I&DIncision and drainage
I&OIntake and output
I&O cathIntermittent catheterization
ICUIntensive care unit
IDDMinsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IMIntramuscular
impactionHard stool causing a blockage
incontinenceInability to control bowel/bladder
IVIntravenous
IVPIntravenous pyelogram
JPJackson Pratt Drain
KPotassium
KCLPotassium chloride
L&DLabor & delivery
L/ltLeft
L1 to L5lumber spine
labileUnstable
lateralSide
lateral rotationTurning outwards
left lateral recumbentLying on left side
LLELeft lower extremity
LLQLeft lower quadrant
LOCLoss of consciousness
log rollto move as one
LPLumbar puncture
LUELeft upper extremity
LUQLeft upper quadrant
medial rotationturn inwards
medsMedication
MIMyocardial infraction
mmMillimeter
MNMidnight
MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging
MRSAMethicillin resistant staph aureus
N&VNausea and vomiting
Na/naSodium
necroticDead tissue
neutropenialow white blood cells
NGNasogastric
NGTNasogastric tube
NIDDMNoninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
nocNight
nosocomialHospital acquired infection
NPONothing by mouth
NSAIDNon steroid anti-inflammatory drug
O&POva & parasites
O2Oxygen
OB stoolOccult blood in stool/feces
occultHidden
ODRight eye
oncologyDealing with cancer
ORIFOpen reduction internal fixation
orthoOrthopedic
orthopedicDealing with bones
orthostaticPostural hypotension
OSLeft eye
ostomySurgical opening in abdomen
OUBoth eyes
P with a line on topAfter
P&APercussion and auscultation
p.c.After meals
P/PRPulse rate
PARPost anesthesia recovery unit
path.Pathology
pcAfter meal
PCAPatient controlled analgesic
PDRPhysicians desk reference
PEGpercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
perineumBody inferior to the pelvic diaphragm and between the legs
phHydrogen ion concentration
PleuralCovering around the lungs
PO/poBy mouth/ per os
Pre-op. post-opBefore surgery/ after surgery
PRNAs needed
pronationPalm facing down
proneLying face down
PTPhysical therapy
ptPatient
PVDPeripheral vascular disease
PVCPremature ventricular contraction
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