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medical terminology

abreviations

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ac before meals
am morning
bid twice a day
c/o complains of
e.g. for examply
etc and so on
h.s. hours sleep
p after
p.m. afternoon
q every
s without
t.i.d. three times a day
aa of each
ad lib as desired
as tol as tolerated
c with
d/c discharge; discontinue
et and
h/o history of
p.c. after meals
p.o. by mouth
prn whenever necessary
q.i.d. four times a day
STAT immediately
w/c wheelchair
ADL activities of daily living
OOB out of bed
BRP bathroom privileges
ASAP as soon as possible
CBR complete bed restq
T, C, DB turn, cough, deep breat
CCU coronary care unit
Dr. doctor
LPN licensed practical nurse
MICU medical intensive care unit
PT physical therapy
RR recovery room
RN registered nurse
OR operating room
DON director of nursing
DO doctor of osteopathy
MD medical doctor
OT occupational therapist
RT respiratory therapist
RD registered dietician
ER emergency room
SICU surgical intensive care
ABG arterial blood gas
BE barium enema
cyan- blue
leuko- white
xanthero- yellow
erythro- red
melano- black
a/an- without
bi- twice
centi- 1/100
hemi- 1/2, one side
semi- half
micro- small
multi- many
poly- many, much
quadri- 4
uni- 1
ante- before
brady- slow
diplo- double
macro- large
mega- large
milli- 1/1000
mono- single
nulli- none
tachy- fast, quick
tri- 3
cyto- cell
neo- new
pyo- puss
derm- skin
necro- dead
chole- gall, bile
gastro- stomach
litho- stone
mal- bad
entero- intestine
lipo- fat
stoma- mouth
fl fluid
gr grain
h hour
kg kilogram
lab laboratory
minum minum
ml mililiter
NS normal saline
qt quart
tab tablet
G gram
gtt drop
IV intravenous
L liter
lb pound
mcg microgram
mm milimeter
NOC night
mg milligram
x times
ASHD arteriosclerotic heart disease
CHF congestive heart failure
EENT eyes, ears, nose, throat
GB ballbladder
GU genitourinary
O2 oxygen
PE pulmonary embolus
T&A tolnisllectomy & adnoidectomy
UTI urinary tract infection
A&O alert & oriented
CO2 carbon dioxide
Fx fracture
GI gastrointestinal
H&P history and physical
OB obstetrics
PID pelvic inflammatory disease
URI upper respiratory infection
myo- muscle
thrombo- clot
vasa-, vaso- vessel
phlebo- vein
necro- dead
cardio- pertaining to heartq
cysto- bladder
litho- stone
oligo- scanty, deficient
nocto- night
dys- difficulty
nephro- kidney
pyo- pus
neuro- nerve
cerebro- brain
encephalo- brain
psych- mind
febri- fever
hetero- different
hema-, hem-, hemo- blood
homo- same
arthro- joint
osteo- bone
tendo- tendon
normo- normal
pre- before
psuedo- false
primi- first
post- after
pro- before; in front of
psych mind
re- do again
BM bowel movement
BS blood sugar
Bx biopsy
CBC complete blood count
diff differential
ECG, EKG electrocardiogram
FBS fasting blood sugar
HCT hematocrit
lymphs lymphocytes
Na sodium
RBC red blood cell count
WBC white blood cell count
BP blood pressure
BUN blood urea nitrogen
C & S culture and sensitivity
D & C dilation and curettage
Dx diagnosis
EEG electroencephalogram
HGB hemoglobin
KUB kidneys, ureters, bladder
K potassium
PFT pulmonary function test
sp. gr. specific gravity
WNL within normal limits
A&P anterior/posterior
ax axillary
cath catheterize
CNS central nervous system
DAT diet as tolerated
exam examination
Hx history
Ht height
ID intradermal
LLQ left lower quadrant
LMP last mentral period
NKDA no known drug allergies
PID pelvic inflammatory disease
RLQ right lower quadrant
Rx treatment/prescription
SS soapsuds
TPR temperature, pulse, respiration
abd abdominal
C centigrade
CC chief complaint
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
DOA dead on arrival
F fahrenheit
HOB head of bed
HR heart rate
I & O intake and output
LUQ left upper quadrant
NKA no known allergies
NPO nothing by mouth
R respirations
RUQ right upper quadrant
SOB short of breath
TLC tender loving care
VS vital signs
Wt weight
amp ampule
cm cenitmeter
ASA aspirin
cap capsule
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