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Med Term
Medical Terminology units 3 & 4 MCC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does A.R.R.T stand for | Amercian Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
| What does N.Y.S.D.O.H stand for | New York State Department of Health |
| A.S.R.T | American Society of Radiologic Technologists |
| C.A.R.E. bill | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy |
| N.Y.S.S.R.S. | NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC SCIENCES |
| J.R.C.E.R.T. | JOINT REVIEW COMMITTTEE ON EDUCATION IN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY |
| J.R.C.A.H.O | JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS |
| A.C.R. | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY |
| F.D.A | FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION |
| M.Q.S.A | MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT |
| ABD | ABDOMEN |
| KUB | KIDNEY, URETER AND BLADDER |
| CXR | CHEST XRAY |
| PCXR | PORTABLE CHEST XRAY |
| GB | GALL BLADDER |
| BE OR BaE | BARIUM ENEMA |
| UGI | UPPER GASTRO-INTESTINAL SERIES |
| SBFT | SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW THROUGH |
| BaSw | BARIUM SWALLOW |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM |
| IVU | INRAVENOUS UROGRAM |
| VCU; VCUG | VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM |
| TMJ | TEMPRO-MANDIBULAR JOINTS |
| FAS | FREE AIR SERIES |
| ERCP | ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY |
| US OR SONO | ULTRASOUND OR SONOGRAPHY |
| MR OR MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| PBL | POSITIVE BEAM LIMITING |
| HVL | HALF VALUE LAYER |
| ALARA | AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE |
| CAT | COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CAT SCAN OR CT) |
| Ba | BARIUM |
| BaS04 | BARIUM SULFATE |
| CR AND DR | COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY |
| RIS / PACS | RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM / PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM |
| H.I.P.A.A | HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT |
| CP | CHEST PAIN |
| LP | LUMBAR PUNCTURE |
| PSA | PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES |
| ARD | ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASE |
| BCLS | BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT |
| DJD | DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE |
| H & P | HISTORY AND PHYSICAL |
| MVA | MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT |
| N/A | NOT APPLICABLE |
| PE | PULMONARY EMBOLUS (OR PHYSICAL EXAM) |
| PICC | PERCUTANEOUSLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER |
| PO | ORALLY |
| WNL | WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| Ca | CANCER |
| HH | HIATAL HERNIA |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| BPH | BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| Pn | PNEUMONIA |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| TBC | TUBERCULOSIS CAUTION |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| MI | MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| FUO | FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| R/O FX | RULE OUT FRACTURE |
| HX | HISTORY |
| LLL/RLL | LEFT LOWER LOBE / RIGHT LOWER LOBE |
| LUL / RUL / RML | LEFT UPPER LOBE / RIGHT UPPER LOBE / RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE |
| RUQ / LUQ / RLQ / LLQ | RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT, LEFT UPPER QUADRANT, RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT AND LEFT LOWER QUADRANT |
| NG TUBE | NASAL GASTRIC TUBE |
| CHD / CAD / COPD | CORONARY HEART DISEASE / CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE / CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| INSP / EXP | INSPIRATION / EXPIRATION |
| OOP | OUT OF PLASTER |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| ? | QUESTION OF |
| FB | FOREIGN BODY |
| PRN | AS NEEDED, WHEN NECESSARY |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| PID | PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE |
| TAH | TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY |
| C | WITH |
| S | WITHOUT |
| AIDS, ARC, HTLV, HIV | ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, AIDS RELATED COMPLEX, HUMAN T CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
| ADM | ADMISSION |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| RR | RECOVERY ROOM |
| PACU | POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT |
| PRE OP | BEFORE SURGERY |
| POST OP | AFTER SURGERY |
| AKA | ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| BKA | BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| GSW | GUN SHOT WOUND |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| RX | TREATMENT |
| OOB | OUT OF BED |
| BID | TWICE A DAY |
| QD | EVERY DAY |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| RLE | RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| S/P | STATUS POST |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY (STATIN) |
| PUD | PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE |
| CABG | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
| ANATOMICAL POSITION | STANDING ERECT WITH PALMS TURNED FORWARD |
| MEDIAN PLANE / SAGITTAL PLANE | PASSING LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE BODY FROM FRONT TO BACK DIVIDING IT INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES |
| TRANSVERSE / HORIZONTAL PLANE | PASSING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH THE BODY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE MIDSAGITTAL/MEDIAN PLANE AND DIVIDING THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS |
| APEX / BASE | TOP OF A BODY, ORGAN OR PART / THE LOWEST PART OR FOUNDATION OF ANYTHING |
| MEDIAL / LATERAL | SITUATED TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY / FARTHER FROM THE MEDIAN PLANE OR MIDLINE OF THE BODY |
| ANTERIOR / POSTERIOR | SITUATED AT OR DIRECTED TOWARD THE FRONT / SITUATED AT OR DIRECTED TOWARD THE BACK |
| VENTRAL / DORSAL | DIRECTED TOWARD OR SITUATED ON THE BELLY SURFACE / PERTAINING TO THE BACK |
| SUPERIOR / INFERIOR | SITUATED ABOVE OR DIRECTED UPWARD / SITUATED BELOW OR DIRECTED DOWNWARD |
| INTERNAL / EXTERNAL | SITUATED OR OCCURRING ON THE INSIDE / SITUATED OR OCCURRING ON THE OUTSIDE |
| PROXIMAL / DISTAL | NEAREST TO A POINT OF REFERENCE / REMOTE, FARTHER FROM ANY POINT OF REFERENCE |
| VISCERAL / PARIETAL | OF OR PERTAINING TO THE COVERING OF AN ORGAN / OF OR PERTAINING TO THE OUTER WALLS OF A CAVITY |
| INTRINSIC / EXTRINSIC | SITUATED ENTIRELY WITHIN OR PERTAINING EXCLUSIVELY TO A PART / OF EXTERNAL ORIGIN |
| RECUMBENT / ERECT | LYING DOWN / STANDING UPRIGHT |
| CEPHALIC / CEPHALAD / CAUDAL / CAUDAD | PERTAINING TO THE HEAD / TOWARD THE HEAD / SITUATED MORE TOWARD THE TAIL / DIRECTED TOWARD THE TAIL OR DISTAL END |
| PALMER / PLANTAR / VOLAR | PERTAINING TO THE PALM OF THE HAND / PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT / PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OR PALM INDICATING THE FLEXOR SURFACE OF THE FOREARM, WRIST OR HAND |
| RIGHT LATERAL DECUBITUS / LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS | WHEN THE SUBJECT LIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE / WHEN THE SUBJECT LIES ON THE LEFT SIDE |
| SUPINE / PRONE | LYING ON THE BACK WITH FACE UPWARD PALMS TURNED UP / LYING FACE DOWN WITH HAND AND PALM TURNED DOWN |
| LONGITUDINAL | PERTAINING TO A MEASUREMENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LONG AXIS OF AN OBJECT, BODY OR ORGAN |
| GREATER; MAJOR / LESSER; MINOR | LARGER; ABOVE THE MINOR / SMALLER; BELOW THE MAJOR |
| ABDUCT / ADDUCT | MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN PLANE / MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MEDIAN PLANE |
| CIRCUMDUCT | MOVEMENT OF A BODY PART IN A CIRCULAR MOTION |
| DORSIFLEX | PROCESS OF BENDING A BODY PART BACKWARD |
| EXTEND | THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING A FLEXED LIMB |
| EVERT | THE PROCESS OF TURNING OUTWARD |
| FLEX | THE PROCESS OF BENDING A LIMB |
| ROTATE | THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BODY PART AROUND A CENTRAL AXIS |
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