Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
LPT abbre & term
abbreviations and terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not, lack of |
| analgesic | without pain |
| apnea | without breath |
| anoxia | without oxygen |
| ante: | before, infront of |
| antepartum | before delivery |
| bi: | two, twice, double |
| bifocal | two lenes |
| brady: | slow |
| bradypnea | |
| bradycardia | slow pulse, heatbeat |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| contra: | aginst |
| contraceptive | prevents pregnancy |
| dis: | apart,free from |
| disinfected | free from microorganisms |
| dissect | cute apart |
| dys: | bad, painful |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| endo: | inner |
| endoscope | insterument for examing the inside of organ |
| endocardium | within the heart |
| endometrium | within the uterus |
| epi: | on, upon, over |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| erythro | red |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| ex | out, away from |
| exhale | to breath out |
| hemi: | half |
| hemisphere | one of two parts of the brain |
| hemiplegia | partial paralysis |
| hyper | to much, high |
| hypertersion | high blood pressure |
| hypo | below, under |
| hypotersion | low blood pressure |
| inter: | between, within |
| interdisciplinary | between disciplines |
| intercostals | between ribs |
| leuk: | white |
| leukopenia | decrease in white blood cells |
| mal: | bad, ilness, disorder |
| malformed | badly made |
| micro: | small |
| microscpic | too small for the eye to see |
| microcephaly | small head |
| olig: | small,scant |
| oliguria | small amout of urine |
| patho: | disease, suffering |
| pathology | study of disease |
| pathogenic | capable of causing disease |
| per: | by, though |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| peri: | around |
| pericardium | sac around the heart |
| periosteum | covering of bone |
| periodontal disease | disease of tissue around the teeth |
| poly: | many, much |
| polyuria | much urine |
| post: | after, behind |
| postmortem | period after death |
| postsurgical | after surgery |
| pre: | before, in front of |
| prenatal | period before birth |
| premenstrual | before menses |
| sub: | under, beneath |
| subcutaneous | beneath the skin |
| supra: | above, over |
| suprapelvic | located above the pelvis |
| tachy: | swifty, fast, rapid |
| tachycardia | rapid heartbeat |
| Abdomin(o): | abdomen |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| aden (o): | gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| angi (o): | vessel |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel using a balloon |
| arerio: | artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of artery walls |
| arthr (o): | joint |
| arthrotomy | cut into the a joint |
| brachi (o): | arm |
| brachial | pertaining to the arm |
| bronchi, bronch (o): | bronchus |
| bronchopneumonia | inflammation of lungs |
| bronchitis | infammation of bronchchial tree |
| card, cardi (o): | heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cardiologist | doctor who specializes in the heart |
| cephal(o): | head |
| cephalalgia | headache |
| cerebr (o): | cerebrum |
| Cerebrospinal | pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
| chole, chol(o): | bile |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gall bladder |
| colo: | colon |
| colonoscopy | examination of the large intestine or colon with a scope |
| cost (o): | rib |
| costochondral | pertaining to a rib |
| intercostals | in between the ribs |
| crani (o): | skull |
| craniotomy | cutting into the skull |
| cyan(o): | blue |
| cyanosis | blue,gray or purple tinge to the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood |
| cyst(o): | bladder, cyst |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| derm, derma: | skin |
| dermatits | inflammation of the skin |
| duoden(o): | duodenum |
| duodenal | pertaining to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine |
| encephal(o): | brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| gaster(o)gastro: | stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| geron: | aged |
| gerontology | study of the aged |
| gluco: | sweet |
| glucometer | device used to measure blood glucose |
| glyco, glye | sweet |
| glycosuria | glucose (surgar) in the urine |
| gyneco, glye | women |
| gynecology | study of diseases of the female reproductive organs |
| hema,hemato,hemo: | blood |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| hepato: | liver |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyster(o): | uterus |
| hysterctomy | sugical removal of the uterus |
| ile (o) ili (o): | ileum |
| ileorrhaphy | sugical repair of the ileum |
| laryng (o): | larynx |
| laryngectomy | excision of the larynx |
| lymph(o) | lymph |
| lymohocyte | type of white blood cell |
| mast (o): | breast |
| mastectomy | excision of the breast |
| melan(o): | black |
| melanoma | mole or tumor, maybe cancerous |
| mening(o):meninges; | membranes covering the spinal cord or brain |
| meniegitis | inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord or brain |
| necro: | death |
| necrotic | dead tissue |
| nephr (o): | kidney |
| nephrectomy | removal of a kidney |
| neur (o): | nerve |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| onc (o): | tumor |
| oncology | study of tumors |
| ophthalm(o): | eye |
| ophthalmologist | eye doctor |
| oste (o): | bone |
| osteoarthritis | disease of the joints |
| ot (o): | ear |
| otology | science of the ear |
| pharyng (o): | pharynx |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat, sore throat |
| phelb (o): | vein |
| phebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| pneo (a): | breathing |
| apnea | without breathing |
| pneum: | air, gas, respiration |
| pneumomia | inflammation of the lung |
| pod(o): | foot |
| podiatrist | foot doctor |
| proct (o): | anus, rectum |
| proctology | study of the rectum |
| pulm(o): | lung |
| pulmonary | relating to the lung |
| splen (o): | spleen |
| splenmegaly | enlarged spleen |
| stomat (o): | mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of mouth |
| therm(o): | hot, heat |
| thermometer | measures temperature |
| thorac (o): | chest |
| thoracotomy | incision into chest wall |
| thromb (o): | blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot blocking a vessel |
| toxic (o), tox (o): | poison |
| toxicology | study of poison |
| trache (o): | trachea, windpipe |
| tracheostomy | incision to make an artifieial airway |
| urethr(o): | urethra |
| urethritis | infalmmation of urethra |
| -leuko | white |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| erytho: | red |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| -cyan | blue |
| cyanosis | blue discoloration of skin |
| -melan: | black |
| melanoma | black malignant tumor primariy of the skin |
| -chlor: | green |
| chlorama | green malignant tumor |
| -xanth: | yellow |
| xanthopsia | abnormal vision in which everything has a yellow hue |
| xasthoses | yellow discoloration of tissue of malignant diseases |
| -cyte: | cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| -ectomy: | excision, removal of |
| splenectomy | removal of spleen |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| -emia: | blood condition |
| anemia | lack of red blood cells |
| -ism: | a condition |
| hyperthyroidism | condition caused by a an excessive production of thyrioid hormones |
| -itis: | inflammation |
| stomatitis | infammation of the mouth |
| -logy: | study of |
| hematology | study of the blood |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| -oma: | tumor |
| melanoma | mole or tumor, may be cancerous |
| -osis: | condition |
| halitosis | bad breath |
| -ostomy: | creation of an opening |
| ileostomy | creation of an opening into the ileum |
| -pathy: | disease |
| myopathy | disease of the muscle |
| -penia | lack |
| leukopenia | a lacl of white blood cells |
| -phagia | to eat |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| -phasia: | speaking |
| aphasia | absence of speaking |
| -phobia | exaggerated fear |
| -plasty: | surgical repair |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel using a balloon |
| -plegia: | paralysis |
| paraplegia | paralysis of lower portion of the body |
| -rrhage: | excessive flow |
| hemorrhage | excessive flow of blood |
| -scopy: | examination using a scope |
| colonoscopy | examination of the large intestine or colon with a scope |
| -stomy: | creation of an opening |
| colostomy | opening into the colon |
| -tomy: | incision, cutting into |
| thoracotomy | incision into chest wall |
| -uria: | condition of the urine |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| a | before |
| *HS/hs | hours of sleep write: bedtime |
| a.c. | before meals |
| a.p./AP | apical pulse |
| abd | abdomen |
| ac, a.c. | before meals |
| ad lib | as desired |
| ADLs | activies of daily living |
| am,AM | morning |
| Amb | ambulate, ambulatory |
| amt. | amount |
| approx. | approximately |
| as tol | as tolerated |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| assist | assistance |
| ax | axillary |
| BID,b.i.d. | two times a day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP, B/P | blood pressure |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| BR | bedrest |
| C | centigrade, Celsius |
| c | with |
| c/o | complains of , in care of |
| Ca/CA | calcim, cancer, carcinoma |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| cal. | calorie |
| cath. | catheter |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| C-diff | clostridium difficile |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| chol | cholesterol |
| ck | check |
| cl liq | clear liquid |
| cm | centimeter |
| CNA | certified nursing assistant |
| CNP | certified nurse practitioner |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| CVA | cerebrocascular accident, stroke |
| DC, d/c | Discontinue |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DON | director of nursing |
| Dr. | Dorctor |
| drsg | Dressing |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| Dx/dx | diagnosis |
| e.g. | for example |
| ECG,EKG | electrocardiogram |
| EENT | eye, ear, nose and throat |
| ER | emergency room |
| exam | examination |
| F | fahrenheit, female |
| F/U, f/u | Follow up |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Fe | iron |
| FF | force fluids |
| Fld | fluids |
| FWB | full weight bearing |
| fx | Fracture |
| FYI | for your information |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| Gal | gallon |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| Gm,gm | Gram |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| GYN/gyn | gynecology |
| H | history and physical |
| h,hr,hr. | hour |
| H/A | headache |
| H2O | water |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | hepatitis E virus |
| Hg | mercury |
| Hi-cal | high calorie |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| ht | height |
| Hx | history |
| hyper | above normal, too fast, rapid |
| hypo | low, less than normal |
| I | intake and output |
| i.e. | that is |
| I.V., IV | Intravenous |
| ID | identification |
| IM | intramuscular |
| In | inch |
| inc | incontinent |
| IQ | intelligence quotient |
| K+ | Potassium |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | Left |
| l | liter |
| lab | laboratory |
| lb | Pound |
| LE | lower extremity |
| liq | liquid |
| Low-cal/ Low-fat | low calorie, low fat |
| M.D. | medical doctor |
| meds | medications |
| mg | milligram |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| min | miunte |
| mL | milliliter |
| mm | millimeter |
| mm Hg | millimeters of mercury |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aurens |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| N/A | not applicable |
| N/C | no complaints, no call |
| Na | sodium |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| noc | Night |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting,and diarrhea |
| NWB | non-wight-bearing |
| occ | occasionally |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| *O.D. | right eye write right eye |
| *O.S. | Left eye write left eye |
| *O.U. | both eyes write both eyes |
| O2 | oxygen |
| q | every |
| QA | quality assurauce |
| qam | every morning |
| *qd | every day write daily |
| qh, qhr | every hour |
| qhs | every night at bedtime |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| q3h | every 3 hours |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| qt. | quart |
| R | respirations, rectal |
| R rt. | right |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RDT | registered dietician |
| reg. | regular |
| RN | registered nurse |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Rx | prescription, treatment |
| s | without |
| sl | sublingually |
| SLP | speech-language pathologist |
| sm | small |
| spec. | specimen |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| ss | one-half |
| SSE | soapsuds enema |
| staph | staphulococcus |
| STAT/stat | immediately |
| STDs | sexually-transmitted diseases |
| strep | streptococcus |
| supp. | suppository |
| T., temp | Temperature |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| TIA | transient ischemic attcak |
| t.i.d.,tid | three times a day |
| TLC | tender loving care |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| T.P.R. | Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| Tx. tx | traction, treatment |
| U/A, u/a | urinalysis |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| vag. | vaginal |
| VS,vs | vital signs |
| W/A, WA | while awake |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| wt. | weight |
| yr. | year |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| acrophobia | fear of high places |
| Lg | large |
| MD | Muscular Dystrophy |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VD | venereal disease |
| WBC | white blood cell / count |
| w/c, W/C | wheelchair |
| CAIT | Colorado Approved Intervention Technique |
| CCB | Community Centered Board |
| CDHS | Colorado Department Of Human Services |
| CWMH | Colorado West Mental Health |
| HCB-DD | Home Community Based (waiver) for the Developmentally Disable |
| HIMS | Health Information Management System- can also be HIM, for our Records Department |
| ITS | Information Technology Services- all your computer needs |
| PMAP | Performance Management and Pay, employee performance rating tool |
| SSC | Service and Support Coordinator, overall supervisor of living sites and coodinates supports and services |
| HRC | Human Rights Committee |
| BDR | Behavior Drug Review |
| IHP | Individual Habilitation Plan |
| SIB | Self Abusive behavior |
| LTNCP | Long Term Nursing Care Plan |
| STNCP | Short Term Nursing Care Plan |
Created by:
LPT Program
Popular Health & Social Care sets