Question | Answer |
KUB | X-Ray of Kidneys, Ureters & Bladder |
GERD | Gastroesophagea; Reflux Disease |
CVA | CerebroVascular Accident (Stroke) |
/_\ (triangle) | Change |
-c | with (latin cum) |
-p | after |
-a | before |
-s | without (Latin: sine) |
NSAID | Non-Steroidal AntiInflammatory Drug |
NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
PO | By Mouth (Latin: per os) |
NPO | Nothing by Mouth (Latin: Nil Per Os) |
ht | height |
wt | weight |
c/o | complains of |
cc | chief complaint |
BMI | Body Mass Index |
BP | Blood Pressure |
BPM | Beats Per Minute |
BM | bowel movement |
HIV | Human Immunodeficency Virus |
AIDS | Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
Afebrile | Without Fever |
Antecubital Space | The space located at the from of the elbow |
Antipyretic | An agent that REDUCES FEVER |
Aorta | Largest Artery in the Body |
Apnea | Temporary Cessation (ceasing) of breathing (think "sleep apnea" no-breath) |
Axilla | the armpit |
Bradycardia | Abnormally SLOW HEART BEAT (brady/cardia) (slow/heart) |
Bradypnea | Abnormally SLOW BREATHING (brady/pnea) (slow/breath) |
Cyanosis | Blueish Discoloration of the skin & mucus membrane (Cyan = blue) |
Diastolic | Phase in the cardia (heart) cycle when the heart Relaxes |
Dyspnea | Shortness of breath (Dys/pnea) (difficult/breath) |
Dysrhythmia | Irregular Rhythm (think arrhythmia) |
Eupnea | Normal (breathing) respiration (eu/pnea) (good breath) |
Febrile | Pertaining to FEVER |
Hyperpnea | Abnormal increase in rate & depth of respiration (hyper/pnea) (fast/breath) |
Hypertension | High Blood Pressure |
Hypotension | Low Blood Pressure |
Hypoxemia | Decrease in Oxygen saturation of the BLOOD (little/O2/blood) |
Hypoxia | Reduction of Oxygen supply to the TISSUES of the body |
Intercostal | Between the ribs |
Malaise | Vague sense of discomfort, weakness, fatigue |
Orthopnea | Breathing easier when sitting or standing |
Pulse Oximetry | Use of a Pulse Oximeter to measure the Oxygen saturation of Arterial (artery) blood |