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Question | Answer |
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a.c. | before meals (ante cebum) |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
NPO or n.p.o. | nothing by mouth (nil per os) |
p.c. | after meals (post cebum) |
PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
ischemia | lack of blood flow |
PO or p.o. | by mouth (per os) |
AFB | acid-fast bacilla (leads to TB) |
AP | anteroposterior (view on a chest x-ray) |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CXR | chest x-ray |
DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
PA | posteroanterior (view on a chest x-ray) |
PCP | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (marker for AIDS) |
PFT | pulmonary function test |
SOB | shortness of breath |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
AAA | abdonimal aortic aneurysm |
AED | automatic external defibrillator |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
ECG/EKG | electrocardiography |
MI | muocardial infarction |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
PMI | point of maximum impulse |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction (arrhthymia) |
V fib | ventricular fibrillation |
V tach | ventricular tachycardia |
AIDS | aquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
CBC | complete blood count |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation (disorder of clotting, multiple small thrombi throughout body) |
HCT | hematocrit (percentage of RBCs in a blood sample) |
HGB | hemoglobin |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
RBC | red blood cell |
WBC | white blood cell |
Bx | biopsy |
I & D | incision and drainage |
SQ | subcutaneous |
tomy | process of cutting or making incision |
stomy | surgically crated opening (mouth) |
iatrogenic | treatment induced - think chemo |