IHO stufff Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What does noscomial infection mean? | hospital aquired infection |
what is a thrombus? | blood clot (stationary) |
what is a embolus?? | blood clot that originated elsewhere |
what is vertigo? | dizziness |
what is tinnitus? | ringing in the ear |
What is an epistaxis? | nosebleed |
what is amnesia? | loss of memory |
what is lethargic? | sluggish, drowsy |
What is ascites? | abnormal accumulation of the fluid in the abdomen |
what is atrophy? | wasting away of muscle due to lack of use |
what is benign? | not cancerous |
what is malignant? | cancerous |
what is a biopsy? | removal and examination of a living tissue |
what is coagulate? | to change from a liquid to a thickened mass |
d | day |
D & C | dialation and curettage |
d/c | discontinue or discharge |
Dept. | department |
DHHS | department of health and human services |
DNR | do not resuscitate |
DOA | dead on arrival |
DOB | date of birth |
DON | director of nurses |
DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, tetnus |
drsg | dressing |
DT | delirium tremens |
dx | diagnosis |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
EKG | electrocardiogram |
ENT | ear nose throat |
EPA | environmentak protection agency |
ER | emergency room |
Ex or exam | examination |
Etoh | alcohol |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
FC | foley catheter |
Fe | iron |
FF | force fluids |
fx | fracture |
GB | gallbladder |
GI | gastrointestinal |
gtts | drops |
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