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Pt Assessment - Med Terms

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A&O
Alert and oriented
AC
Before meals
AD
Right ear
AS
Left ear
AU
each ear
Bx
Biopsy
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
C/O
Complains of
CC
Chief complaint
CTA
Clear to ausculatation
CV
Cardiovascular
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
Diff
Differential blood count
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
HA
Headache
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
HPI
History of present illness
HS
Bedtime
HSM
hepatosplenomegaly
I&O, I/O
Input and output
IMP
Impression
INR
International normalized ratio
IVPB
Intravenous piggy bag
JVD
Jugular venous distension
KVO
Keep vein open
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
LV
Left Ventricle
MDI
Metered dose inhaler
NPP
Non-prescription products
OD
Right eye
OS
Left eye
OU
Each eye
PC
After meals
PE
Physical exam
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
PMH
Past medical history
PPD
Purified protein derivative
qs
Quantity sufficient
ROS
Review of symptoms
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
s/sx
signs and symptoms
SH
Social history
STI
sexually transmitted infection
sx
symptoms
TIA
transient ischemic attack
Tx
Treatment
VS
Vital signs
The end of an organ
Apex
A wasting or decrease in size
atrophy
Listening to sounds produced by the body w a stethoscope
Auscultation
Removal of tissue for microscopic exam
biopsy
Completely unconscious. Does not respond to pain or any stimulation.
Comatose
The reduction or resolution of fever
Defervesce
A state of dulled cognition, impaired alterness. Inattentive
Delirium
Abnormal passageway from an internal organ to the body surface or between two organs
Fistula
Gravida
Pregnancy
An adverse event caused by medical or surgical treatment
Iatrogenic
The inner open space of a tubular organ
Lumen
Tends to become progressively worse
Malignant
Originating in a hospital
Nosocomial
Refers to something that is open and not obstructed
Patent
The prediction of an outcome of a diagnosis
Prognosis
Difficult to arouse. Confused when aroused. Speech may be incoherent
Obtunded
Hidden, typically describes blood
Occult
Unconscious with some response to pain or vigorous shaking
stupor
Pertaining to internal organs
visceral
Front of the body
Anterior/ventral
Back of the body
Posterior/dorsal
Arthro
joint
Bio
life
Carcino
cancer
cysto
urinary bladder
cyto
cell
encephalo
brain
entero
intestines (usually small)
glyco
sugar
gyneco
female
hemo, hemato
blood
neuro
nerve
onco
tumor
ophthalmo
eye
patho
disease
septo
infection
Spondylo
backbone
Thoraco
chest
thrombo
clot
tricho
hair
onycho
nail
melano
black
auro
ear
pyelo
renal pelvis (collecting basin of the kidney)
a-, an-
no, not, without
ante-
before, forward
Anti-
against
Dys-
bad, painful, difficult
Ec-
outside
endo-
within, inner
ex-
out
extra-
outside of
hemi-
half
mal-
bad
neo-
new
para-
beside, near
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many
pro-, pros-
Before, forward
sub-
under
-al, -ac, -an, -ar, -ary
pertaining to
(neural, pleural, vascular)
-algial, -dynia
pain
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cision
process of cutting
-ectomy
excision (removal); process of cutting
-emia
blood condition
-genesis, -poiesis
Producing, forming
-genic
produced by
-globin
protein
-lysis
destruction, breakdown
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
-pathy
disease condition
-penia
deficiency
-phasia
speech
-plagia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive flow
-stasis, -stat
control, stop, place, stand
-stomy
opening
-tomy
incision
-uria
urine condition
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