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Flash Cards
Flash Cards Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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BMI | Body Mass Index |
PMHx | Past Medical History |
Tx | Treatment |
QID | Four Times a Day |
A&O | Alert and Oriented |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ECG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
IV | Intravenous |
ED | Emergency Department |
Lou Gehrig | Death of neurons in the brain and spinal cord/ stiff muscles. |
Graves | Over production of thyroid hormones |
Chron | Inflammatory bowel disease |
Bell Palsy | Disfunction of the cranial nerve, causing facial paralysis |
Alzheimer | Chronic neurodegenerative disease- most common form of dementia |
Pediatrician | A physician with special training in caring for children |
EMT | Specially trained in the emergency of a patient before and/or during transport to a medical facility. |
Radiologist | A physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury. |
Medical Assistant | Trained to carry-out basic administration and clinical task under the guidance of a health care provider. |
Anesthesiologist | A physical with special training in pain sedation and pain control. |