| Question |
Answer |
| abdblood |
abdomen |
| a.c. |
before meals |
| ASLs |
activities of daily living |
| adm |
admitted |
| ax. |
axillary |
| b.i.d. |
twice a day |
| BM |
bowel movement |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BRP |
bathroom priviledges |
| c |
with |
| cap. |
capsule |
| c/o |
complains of |
| CSF |
cerebal spinal fluid |
| d/c |
discontinue |
| DOA |
dead on arrival |
| dsg. |
dressing |
| Dx. |
diagnosis |
| Fr. |
french |
| fx. |
fracture |
| H&P |
history and physical |
| ICU |
intensive care unit |
| I&D |
incision and drainage |
| IM |
intramuscular |
| IV |
intravenous |
| KVO |
keep vein open(with intravenous infusion) |
| LLE |
left lower extremity |
| LLQ |
left lower quadrant ( of abdomen) |
| LUE |
left upper extremity |
| LUQ |
left upper quadrant (of abdomen) |
| N/A |
not applicable |
| NPO |
nothing by mouth |
| O2 |
oxygen |
| PERRL |
pupils equal, round, reactive to light |
| p.c. |
after meals |
| p.r.n. |
when needed |
| qid |
4 times a day |
| RLE |
right lower extremity |
| RLQ |
right lower quadrant ( of abdomen) |
| R/O |
rule out |
| ROM |
range of motion |
| RUE |
right upper extremity |
| RUQ |
right upper quadrant |
| s |
without |
| s.o.b. |
short of breath |
| stat |
immediately |
| tab. |
tablet |
| t.i.d. |
3 times a day |
| TPR |
temerature, pulse, and respiration |
| UA |
urinalysis |
| ung. |
ointment |
| W/C |
wheelchair |
| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| AK Amp. |
above-knee amputation |
| ARDS |
adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| ASCVD |
arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| BE |
bacterial endocarditis |
| BK AMP |
Below-knee amputation |
| BPH |
benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| Ca |
cancer (carcinoma) |
| CF |
cystic fibrosis |
| CHD |
coronary heart disease |
| CHF |
congestive heart failure |
| COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CVA |
cerebral vascular accident |
| D&C |
dilation and curettage ( of uterus) |
| DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| STs |
delirium tremens |
| FUO |
fever of undetermined origin |
| GB |
gall bladder |
| GC |
gonococcal infection |
| HCVD |
hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| IDDM |
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| LTB |
laryngotracheobronchitis |
| MI |
myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency |
| MODM |
maturity onset diabetes mellitus |
| MRSA |
methicillin resistant Stapholococcus aureus |
| MS |
multiple sclerosis |
| PAP |
primary atypical pnuemonia |
| PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PVD |
peripheral vascular disease |
| RDS |
respiratory distress syndrome |
| RF |
rheumatic fever |
| RHD |
rheumatic heart disease |
| RIND |
reversible ischemic neurologic deficit |
| SBE |
subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| SIDS |
sudden infant death syndrome |
| STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
| T&A |
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TB or Tbc |
tuberculosis |
| TIA |
transient ischemic attack |
| TURB |
transurethral resection of the bladder |
| TURP |
transurethral resection of the prostate |
| URI |
upper respiratory infection |
| UTI |
urinary tract infection |
| VD |
venereal disease |
| a-,an |
without |
| ab- |
away from |
| ad- |
to, toward |
| adeno- |
gland |
| -algia |
pain |
| ambi- |
on two sides |
| angio- |
vessel |
| ano- |
anus |
| ante- |
before, forward |
| arterio- |
artery |
| arthro- |
joint |
| bis- |
two |
| broncho- |
bronchus |
| cardi-, cardio- |
heart |
| -cele |
hernia, tumor, protrusion |
| -centesis |
puncture |
| cepha-, cephalo- |
head |
| cerebro- |
cerebrum of brain |
| cervico- |
neck |
| chole- |
bile |
| cholecysto- |
gall bladder |
| chondro- |
cartilage |
| circum |
around |
| cranio- |
head |
| cysto |
sac, cyst, bladder (most often urinary bladder) |
| -cyte |
cell |
| derm- |
skin |
| dys- |
abnormal, painful |
| -ectasis |
expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy |
excision |
| -emia |
blood |
| encephalo-brain |
endo-withn, inner layer |
| entero- |
intestines |
| ex- |
out, out of, away from |
Leanne Belue Pitts
on 2009-10-18
Cardio Block2anatomy
