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Quiz 1 Med Terminolo
quiz one basic skills medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| @ | AT |
| ABD | ABDOMEN |
| Ad lib | Freely, as desired |
| AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| amb | ambulatory |
| AP | ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR |
| Appt | APPOINTMENT |
| asap | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| Ax | AXILLARY |
| BE | BARIUM ENEMA |
| Bilat | BILATERALLY |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
| BSC | BEDSIDE COMMODE |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| C | CELSIUS |
| c with - on top | with |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CA | Cancer |
| CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
| CDC | CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| Cath | CATHETER |
| CAT | COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| C/O | COMPLAINTS OF |
| CO | CARDIAC OUTPUT |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| C&S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
| CT | COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY |
| CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| CP | CHEST PAIN |
| BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |