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Set 8
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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AV | arteriovenous |
BKA | below-knee amputation |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
FYI | for you information |
HEENT | head, eye, ear, nose and throat |
HBP | high blood pressure |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IM | intramuscular |
LOA | leave of absence |
LRS | lactated Ringer's solution |
MD | muscular dystrophy |
MOM | milk of magnesia |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
NBM | nothing by mouth |
NPO | nil per os |
NSD | no significant disease |
PDR | Physician's Desk Reference |
PERRLA | The pupils are equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
WBC | white blood count |