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Medical Vocab
Abbreviations ROP LVN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abandonment of care | wrongful cessation of the provision of care to a patient |
| Civil law | Laws concerned with relationships among people and the protection of a person's rights |
| Common law | Term given to unwritten law, customs with authority of law, or precedents established by judges and juries in past cases |
| Crime | An act that is forbidden or the omission of A duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law |
| criminal law | las that defines legal obligations between the individual citizen and the state; distinguished from civil law, which defines legal relationships between private individuals |
| Deposition | Testimony taken under oath |
| Felony | Term used for serious crimes, ones for which the penalty is imprisonment in the state prison for more than one year |
| Good Samaritan Law | Legal stipulation for protection of those who give first aid in an emergency situation |
| Informed consent | A person's agreement to allow something to happen based on a full disclosure of facts needed to make an intelligent decision |
| Litigation | A lawsuit |
| Misdemeanor | A crime that is less serious than a felony, and punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of less than one year |
| Privileged communication | Personal or private information given by a patient to medical personnel |
| Standards of care | Acts permitted to be performed or prohibited from being performed by a prudent person working within the parameters of his/her training, license, and experience and the conditions existing at the time. The nurse's duty to a patient with whom there is an e |
| ▲ | change |
| ® | rectal |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| aka | also known as |
| AKA | Above the knee amputation |
| ALOC | Altered Level of Consciousness |
| ATB/ABX | antibiotics |
| ax | axillary |
| B.E. | barium enema |
| BKA | Below the knee amputation |
| Bld | Blood |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate/ bowel sounds |
| BR | bed rest |
| BS | Blood sugar/ bowel sounds |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CNA | certified nurses assistant |
| cont | continuously |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CP | cerebral Palsy |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CS | central supply |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| DOU | Definitive Observation Unit |
| DRG | diagnosis related group |
| DSD | dry sterile dressing |
| drsg, dsg | dressing |
| ED | emergency department |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EENT | eye, ear, nose & throat |
| EKG/ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EMT | emergency medical technician |
| ER | emergency room |
| ETOH | Alcohol |
| F/C | Foley Catheter |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FF | force fluids |
| FUO | fever unknown origin |
| GB | gallbladder |
| gm | gram |
| GU | genitourinary |
| gyn | gynecology |
| h,hr,º | hour |
| hi-cal | high calorie |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HTN | hypertension |
| hx | history |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| ie | for example |
| IM | intramuscular |
| Kg | kilogram |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| L | litter |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| L/P or LP | lumbar puncture |
| lb, # | pound |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| Lt | left |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| mcg | microgram |
| MD | medical doctor |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MRI | magnetic resonance image |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| nc | nasal cannula |
| NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| noc | night |
| NS | normal saline |
| N/V, N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OP | outpatient |
| OR | operating room |
| OT | occupational therapy |
| oz | ounce |
| p | after |
| peri | perineum/perineal |
| PT | physical therapy |
| qs | quantity sufficient |
| R/T | related to |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| ROM | range of motion |
| rt (R) | right |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| Rx | prescription, take |
| shwr | shower |
| SNC | skilled nursing center |
| SNF | skilled nursing facility |
| sp. gr. | specific gravity |
| SSE | soap suds enema |
| supp | suppository |
| surg/sg | surgery |
| TCU | transitional care unit |
| temp | temperature |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| TX | traction |
| Tx | treatment |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| vag | vaginal |
| w/c | wheelchair |
| WBC | white blood cells |
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