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Phlebotomy Chap 4 Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medical terminology is a special vocabulary of ____ and ____ terms used in the healthcare professions to ____ and ____ effectively and precisely. | of scientific and technical terms to speak and write effectively and precisely |
| Medical Terminology is based on an understanding of a few basic word elements primarily derived from ____ and ____ words that are used to form most _____ terms. | from Greek and Latin words that are used to form most medical terms |
| Once the meanings of the word elements are known, the general meaning of most medical terms can be established. List The 4 basic word elements? are ___ roots, ____, _____ and _________ forms. | are word roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms. |
| How do you determine the meaning of a medical term? Where do you start to break down the meaning? | start with the suffix, then go to the prefix, and identify the meaning of the word root or roots last. |
| Word Roots: A word root is also(sometimes called a ___ ____) is the part of a _____ term that establishes its basic meaning, and the _____ upon which the true meaning is built. | (sometimes called a word stem)is the part of a medical term that establishes its basic meaning and foundation upon which the true meaning is built. |
| The true meaning of a medical term is established by analyzing the other word elements such as ____ and ____ attached to the word root. | prefixes and suffixes |
| What does A word root typically indicates? ____, ____, ____ ___, ____, ______, or _____. For example, the word root PHLEB means "____", a body _______. | indicates a tissue, organ, body system, structure, substance, or condition.For example, the word root PHLEB means "vein", a body structure. |
| Some medical terms have more than one word root. The term Thrombophlebitis is made up of the word root PHLEB and the word root THROMB meaning "____" | PHLEB and the word root THROMB meaning "Clot" |
| In a few instances a root will have several very different meanings, For example the root PED appears in words derived from both Greek and Latin words for "foot" How would you establish the meaning of the root in these cases? | To establish the meaning of the root you would consider the context in which the word is used |
| A prefix is a word element, does it come (before or after) a word root? | A prefix comes before a word root |
| How does a prefix modify the meaning of the word root? | by adding information such as presence or absence, location, number or size. |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ADIP | Meaning: FAT Example: ADIPOSE |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: AER | Meaning: AIR Example: AEROBIC |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ANGI | Meaning: VESSEL Example: ANGIOGRAM |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ARTERI | Meaning: ARTERY Example: ARTERIosclerosis |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ARTHR | Meaning: JOINT Example: ARTHRitis |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: BILI | Meaning: BILE Example: BILIrubin |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: BRONCH | Meaning: BRONCHUS Example: BRONCHitis |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CARDI | Meaning: HEART Example: electroCARDIogram |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CEPHAL | Meaning: HEAD Example: CEPHALic |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CHONDR | Meaning: CARTILAGE Example: osteoCHONDRitis |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CRY | Meaning: COLD Example: CRYoglobulin |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CUTANE | Meaning: SKIN Example: perCUTANEous |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CYST | Meaning: BLADDER Example: CYSTITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CYT | Meaning: CELL Example: CYTOLOGY |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: DERM | Meaning: SKIN Example: DERMIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: DERMAT | Meaning: SKIN Example:DERMATITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ENCEPHAL | Meaning: BRAIN Example: ENCEPHALITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ENTER | Meaning: INTESTINES Example: ENTERITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ERYTHR | Meaning: RED Example: ERYTHROCYTE |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ESOPHAG | Meaning: ESOPHAGUS Example: ESOPHAGITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ESTR | Meaning: FEMALE Example: ESTROGEN |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: FIBRIN | Meaning: FIBER Example: FIBRINOLYSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GASTR | Meaning: STOMACH Example: GASTROINTESTINAL |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GLUC | Meaning: SUGAR,GLUCOSE Example:GLUCOSE |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GLYC | Meaning: SUGAR,GLUCOSE Example: GLYCOLYSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEM | Meaning: BLOOD Example: HEMOLYSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEMAT | Meaning: BLOOD Example: HEMATOLOGY |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEPAT | Meaning: LIVER Example:HEPATITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: LEUK | Meaning: WHITE Example: LEUKOCYTE |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: LIP | Meaning: FAT Example: LIPEMIA |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: MY | Meaning: MUSCLE Example: MYALGIA |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: NECR | Meaning: DEATH Example: NECROSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: NEPHR | Meaning: KIDNEY Example: NEPHRITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ONC | Meaning: TUMOR Example: ONCOLOGIST |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: OSTE | Meaning: BONE Example: OSTEOPOROSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PATH | Meaning: DISEASE Example: PATHOGEN |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PHLEB | Meaning: VEIN Example:PHLEBOTOMY |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PULMON | Meaning: LUNG Example: PULMONARY |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: REN | Meaning: KIDNEY Example: RENAL |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: SCLER | Meaning: HARD Example:SCLEROTIC |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: THROMB | Meaning: CLOT Example: THROMBOSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: THORAC | Meaning: CHEST Example: THORACIC |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: TOX | Meaning: POISON Example: TOXICOLOGY |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: VAS | Meaning: VESSEL Example: VASCULAR |
| Give the meaning and example of medical word root: VEN | Meaning: VEIN Example: VENIPUNCTURE |
| What does the prefix "a-" mean? | prefix a- means without |
| So what does the word root Nuclear mean? | it means a nucleus |
| so what does anuclear mean? | anuclear means "without a nucleus" |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: A-, AN-, AR- | Meaning: WITHOUT Example: ARRHYTHMIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANA- | Meaning: AGAIN, UPWARD, BACK Example:ANABOLISM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANISO- | Meaning: UNEQUAL Example: ANISOCYTOSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANTI- | Meaning: AGAINST Example: ANTISEPTIC |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BI- | Meaning: TWO Example: BICUSPID |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BIO- | Meaning: LIFE Example: BIOLOGY |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BRADY- | Meaning: SLOW Example: BRADYCARDIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: CATA- | Meaning: DOWN Example: CATABOLISM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: CYAN- | Meaning: BLUE Example: CYANOTIC |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: DYS- | Meaning:DIFFICULT Example:DYSPNEA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ENDO- | Meaning:IN, WITHIN Example: ENDOTHELIUM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EPI- | Meaning: ON, OVER Example: EPIDERMIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EXO- | Meaning:OUTSIDE Example:EXOCRINE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EXTRA- | Meaning:OUTSIDE Example:EXTRAVASCULAR |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HETERO- | Meaning:DIFFERENT Example:HETEROSEXUAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HOMO- | Meaning:SAME Example:HOMOGENEOUS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HOMEO- | Meaning:SAME Example:HOMEOSTASIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HYPER- | Meaning: TOO MUCH,HIGH Example: HYPERTENSION |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HYPO- | Meaning:LOW, UNDER Example:HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: INTRA- | Meaning: WITHIN Example: INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: INTER- | Meaning:BETWEEN Example:INTERCELLULAR |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ISO- | Meaning: EQUAL, SAME Example: ISOTHERMAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MACRO- | Meaning: LARGE, LONG Example: MACROCYTE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MAL- | Meaning: POOR Example: MALNUTRITION |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MICRO- | Meaning: SMALL Example: MICROCYTE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MONO- | Meaning: ONE Example: MONONUCLEAR |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: NEO- | Meaning: NEW Example: NEONATAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: POLY- | Meaning: MANY, MUCH Example: POLYURIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: POST- | Meaning: AFTER Example: POSTPRANDIAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PRE- | Meaning: BEFORE Example: PRENATAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PER- | Meaning: THROUGH Example: PERCUTANEOUS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PERI- | Meaning: AROUND Example: PERICARDIUM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: SEMI- | Meaning: HALF Example: SEMILUNAR |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: SUB- | Meaning: BELOW, UNDER Example: SUBCUTANEOUS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: TACHY- | Meaning: RAPID Example: TACHYCARDIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: TRI- | Meaning: THREE Example: TRICUSPID |
| A suffix is a word element, does it come (before or after) a word root? | A suffix comes after a word root. it is a word ending. |
| How does a suffix modify the meaning of the word root? | It either changes or adds to the meaning or the word root. |
| Identify which is the Root and which is the suffix: GASTRIC | GASTR is the root (Stomach)IC is the suffix (pertaining to)Therefore the word GASTRIC means pertaining to the stomach |
| When a Suffix begins with RH what is doubled and added to the ending of the word? | The R is doubled as in HEMORRHAGE |
| When a Suffix is added to a word ending in X What is the X changed to ___ or ___? | The Xis changed to a G or C as in Pharynx becoming PHARYNGEAL and Thorax becoming THORACIC. |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -AC,-AL | Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: CARDIAC,NEURAL |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ALGIA | Meaning: PAIN Example: NEURALGIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -AR, -ARY | Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: MUSCULAR, URINARY |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ASE | Meaning: ENZYME Example: LIPASE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -CENTESIS | Meaning: SURGICAL PUNCTURE TO REMOVE FLUIDExample: THORACENTESIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -CYTE | Meaning: CELL Example: ERYTHROCYTE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -EMIA | Meaning: BLOOD CONDITION Example: ANEMIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -GRAM | Meaning: RECORDING, WRITING Example: ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IA | Meaning: STATE OR CONDITION Example: HEMOPHILIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IC | Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: THORACIC |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ISM | Meaning: STATE OF Example: HYPOTHYROIDISM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IST | Meaning: ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN Example: PHARMACIST |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ITIS | Meaning: INFLAMMATION Example: TONSILLITIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -RHAGE | Meaning: BURSTING FORTH Example: HEMORRHAGE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -LOGIST | Meaning: SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF Example: CARDIOLOGIST |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -LYSIS | Meaning: BREAKDOWN, SEPARATION Example: HEMOLYSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -MEGALY | Meaning: ENLARGEMENT Example: ACROMEGALY |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -METER | Meaning: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES OR COUNTS Example: THERMOMETER |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OLE | Meaning: SMALL Example: ARTERIOLE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OMA | Meaning: TUMOR Example: HEPATOMA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OSIS | Meaning: CONDITION Example: NECROSIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OXIA | Meaning: OXYGEN LEVEL Example: HYPOXIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PATHY | Meaning: DISEASE Example: CARDIOOMYOPATHY |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PENIA | Meaning: DEFINCIENCY Example: LEUKOPENIA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PNEA | Meaning: BREATHING Example: DYSPNEA |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -POIESIS | Meaning: FORMATION Example: HEMOPOIESIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -RRHAGE | Meaning: EXCESS/ABNORMAL FLOW Example: HEMORRHAGE |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -SPASM | Meaning: TWITCH, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE MOVEMENT Example: ARTERIOSPASM |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -STASIS | Meaning: STOPPING, CONTROLLING, STANDING Example: HEMOSTASIS |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -TOMY | Meaning: CUTTING, INCISION Example: PHLEBOTOMY |
| Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ULE | Meaning: SMALL Example: VENULE |
| A word root combined with a vowel is called a what? | a combining form. |
| What combining vowel is most frequently used? | Vowel is "O" |
| When is a combining vowel added to a word root? | It is added between two word roots or a word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier. |
| What is a combining form? | A root word combined with a vowel. |
| True or false? A combining vowel is kept between two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel? | YES IT IS True: |
| True or False? A combining vowel is normally used when a suffix starts with a vowel? | False: A combining vowel is NOT normally used when a suffix starts with a vowel |
| BREAKDOWN THE FOLLOWING WORD: give the word root,combining vowel or form, and suffix.GASTROENTEROLOGY | Word root: GASTR (stomach) combining vowel Oword root: ENTER(intestines)combining vowel OSuffix: LOGY (study of) |
| What does the term GASTROENTEROLOGY MEAN? | tHE STUDY OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES |
| WHAT IS THE TWO COMBINING FORMS IN THE WORD GASTROENTEROLOGY? | GASTRO AND ENTERO |
| TRUE OR FALSE: THE WORD PHLEBITIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COMBINING FORMS. | FALSE! Because the suffix -ITIS begins with a vowel, a combining vowel is not used after the word PHLEB. |
| Define the meaning of the word: PHLEBITIS | Inflammation of a vein |
| Which is more important? To be able to identify the classification of a word element or be able to identify the meaning> | It is more important to be able to identify the meaning of a word element Such as the word element PHASIA means speech,normally classified as a Suffix. It functions as a word root, however in the word APHASIA which means without speech, same meaning. |
| When dealing with unique plural endings it is important to ______ medical terms individually to determine the correct plural form? | evaluate |
| How important is pronunciation in medical terminology? | Medical terms must be pronounced properly to convey the correct meaning, which can be changed by even one mispronounced syllable. |
| What is the plural word ending for -A? | -AE EX: VENA CAVAE (KA'VE) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -EN | -INA EX: LUMINA (LU'MIN-A) |
| What is the plural word ending for? - EX, -IX | -ICES EX:APPENDICES (A-PEN'DI-SEZ) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -IS | -ESEX: CRISES (KRI'SEZ) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -NX | -NGESEX:PHALANGES (FA-LAN'-JEZ) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -ON | -AEX: PROTOZOA (PRO"TO=ZO'A) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -UM | -A EX: OVA (O'VA) |
| What is the plural word ending for? -US | -IEX: NUCLEI (NU'KLE-I) |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: AE | PRONOUNCE THE SECOND VOWEL ONLY |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CIF IT PRECEDES E, I, Y | SOUNDS LIKE "S" |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CIF IT PRECEDES OTHER VOWELS A, O, U | HAS A HARD SOUND |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: G IF IT PRECEDES E, I, Y | SOUNDS LIKE A "J" |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: GIF IT PRECEDES OTHER VOWELS A,O,U | HAS A HARD SOUND |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CH | OFTEN PRONOUNCED LIKE A "K" |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: ESUCH AS WORD SYCOPE AND DIASTOLE | MAY BE PRONOUNCED SEPARATELY IF AT THE END OF A TERM |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: ES | MAY BE PRONOUNCED AS A SEPARATE SYLLABLE IF AT THE END OF A TERM |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: I | PRONOUNCE LIKE "EYE" IF AT THE END OF A PLURAL TERM SUCH S FUNGI OR NUCLEI |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PH | PRONOUNCE WITH AN "F" SOUND AS IN PHARMACY |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PN | PRONOUNCE THE "N" SOUND ONLY IF AT THE START OF A TERM SUCH AS -PNEUMONIA |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PNSUCH AS DYSPNEA OR APNEA | pRONOUNCE BOTH LETTERS SEPARATELY IF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TERM AS IN DYSPNEA AND APNEA |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PS | PRONOUNCE LIKE "S" AS IN PSEUDOPOD OR PSYCHOLOGY |
| ABGs | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES |
| ABO | BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM |
| a.c. | BEFORE MEALS |
| ACTH | ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE |
| ADH | ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE |
| ad lib | AS DESIRED |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| ALL | ACUTE LYPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA |
| ALT | ALANINE TRANSAMINASE (SEE SGPT) |
| AML | ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA |
| aq | WATER (AQUA) |
| AST | ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (SEE SGOT) |
| ASO | ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O |
| b.i.d. | TWICE A DAY (bis in die) |
| bili | bilirubin |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| C | with (cum) |
| Ca | calcium |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| cc*special note | cubic centimeter* On the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| chem | chemistry |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| cm | centimeter |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| CNS | CNETRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| crit | hematocrit (see HCT) |
| C-section | cesarean section |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT scan | computed tomography scan |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count of white blood cells |
| dil | dilute |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOB | date of birth |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| EBV | EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS |
| ECG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| ENT | EAR,NOSE, AND THROAT |
| Eos | EOSINOPHILS |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ESR | ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (SED RATE) |
| exc | EXCISION |
| FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
| Fe | IRON |
| FSH | FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE |
| FUO | FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN |
| gluc | GLUCOSE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| Gm, gm, g | GRAM |
| GTT | GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
| GYN | GYNECOLOGY |
| h | HOUR |
| Hb,Hgb | HEMOGLOBIN |
| HBsAg | HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN |
| HBV | HEPATITIS C VIRUS |
| HCG | HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN |
| HCL | HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
| Hct | HEMATOCRIT (SEE CRIT) |
| HCV | HEPATITIS C VIRUS |
| HDL | HIGH-DENSITIY LIPOPROTEIN |
| Hg | MERCURY |
| HH (H&H) | HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT |
| HIV | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
| h/o | HISTORY OF |
| H2O | WATER |
| h.s. | AT BEDTIME (HORA SOMNI) |
| hx | HISTORY |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM |
| K+ | POTASSIUM |
| Kg | KILOGRAM |
| L | LITER |
| L | LEFT |
| Lat | LATERAL |
| LD/LDH | LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE |
| LDL | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
| LE | LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS(LUPUS) |
| lymphs | LYMPHOCYTES |
| lytes | ELECTROLYTES |
| m | METER |
| MCH | MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN |
| MCHC | MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION |
| MCV | MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME |
| mcg | MICROGRAM |
| mets | METASTASES |
| mg | MILLIGRAM |
| Mg++ | MAGNESIUM |
| MI | MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| mL | MILLILITER |
| mm | MILLIMETER |
| mono | MONOCYTE |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| Na+ | SODIUM |
| neg | NEGATIVE |
| NG | NASOGASTRIC |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH (NULLA PER OS) |
| O2 | OXYGEN |
| OB | OBSTETRICS |
| O&P | OVA AND PARASITE |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| oz | OUNCE |
| P | PULSE; PHOSPHORUS |
| Path | PATHOLOGY |
| p.c.` | AFTER MEALS |
| PCO2 | PRESSURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD |
| Peds | PEDIATRICS |
| pH | HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (MEASURE OF ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY) |
| PKU | PHENYLKETONURIA |
| PMNs | POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES |
| PO2 | PRESSURE OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD |
| p/o | POSTOPERATIVE |
| p.o. | ORALLY (PER OS) |
| polys | POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES |
| pos | POSITIVE |
| post-op | AFTER OPERATION |
| PP | AFTER A MEAL (POSTPRANDIAL) |
| PPD | PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE (TB TEST) |
| pre-op | BEFORE OPERATION |
| prep | PREPARE FOR |
| PRN, prn | AS NECESSARY (PRO RE NATA) |
| PT | PROTHROMBIN TIME /PROTIME |
| PTT | PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME |
| pt | PATIENT |
| PVC | PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION |
| QNS,q.n.s. | QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT |
| R | RIGHT |
| RA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| RBC | RED BLOOD CELL OR RED BLOOD COUNT (ALSO rbc) |
| req | REQUISITION |
| RIA | RADIOIMMUNOASSAY |
| R/O | RULE OUT |
| RPR | RAPID PLASMA REAGIN |
| RT | RESPIRATORY THERAPHY |
| RR | RECOVERY ROOM |
| Rx | TREATMENT |
| ~S (CAP S WITH A LINE ABOVE THE S) | WITHOUT |
| Sed rate | ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) |
| segs | SEGMENTED WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| SGOT | SERUM GLUTAMIC-OXALOACETIC TRANSAMINASE (SEE AST) |
| SGPT | SERUM GLUTAMIC-PYRUVIC TRANSAMINASE (SEE ALT) |
| SLE | SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHATOSUS |
| SMAC | SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ANALYZER CUMPUTERIZED |
| sol | SOLUTION |
| Staph | STAPHYLOCOCCUS |
| Sx | SYMPTOMS |
| T | TEMPERATURE |
| T3 | TRIIODOTHYRONINE ( A THYROID HORMONE) |
| T4 | THYROXINE |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| T cells | LYPHOCYTES FROM THE THYMUS |
| T&C | TYPE AND CROSSMATCH (TYPE & X) |
| TIBC | TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY |
| TPN | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (INTRAVENOUS FEEDING) |
| TPR | TEMPERATURE, PULSE AND RESPIRATION |
| Trig | TRIGLYCERIDES |
| TSH | THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE |
| Tx | TREATMENT |
| UA, ua | URINALYSIS |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| UV | ULTRAVIOLET |
| VCU | VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM |
| VD | VENERAL DISEASE |
| VDRL | VENERAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY |
| W(W WITH A LINE THRU IT) | WATER REACTIVE |
| WBC,wbc | WHITE BLOOD CELL |
| wd | WOUND |
| WT, wt | WEIGHT |
| y/o | YEARS OLD |
| To help reduce the number of medical errors related to incorrect interpretation of medical terminology, what commission issued a "Do not use list"? | The JOINT COMMISSION |
| The___?_____commission issued a minimum list of dangerous ___?___, ___?__ and __?__that must be included on a "_?_ _?_ _?_" list by every organization it accredits. | The joint commission issued a minimum list of dangerous abbreviations, symbols and acronyms that must be included on a "do no use" list by every organization it accredits. |
| the "Do Not Use" list applies to all _?_ and all __?____-related documentation that is handwritten, entered on computer or written on preprinted forms | the "Do Not Use" list applies to all orders and all medication-related documentation that is handwritten, entered on computer or written on preprinted forms |
| True or False? The "Do not use" list applies to printed and electronic laboratory reports. | False. The "Do not use" list applies to handwritten laboratory reports, butdoes not apply to printed and electronic laboratory reports. |
| True or False? Laboratories are also exempt from the ban on the use of trailing zeros when they are necessary to indicate the precision of test results? | True. |
| What Institute has the (IOM)as its acronyms? | IOM Institute of Medicine |
| You will need to study common symbols on page 133 Table 4-7. unable to translate symbols into this format | You will need to study common symbols on page 133 Table 4-7. unable to translate symbols into this format |
| a pg133 symbols | alpha |
| B pg133 symbols | beta |
| 8 pg133 symbols | delta |
| y pg133 symbols | gamma |
| /\sort of like an upside down V pg 133 symbols | lamba |
| oo sort of an 8 on it's side pg133 symbols | infinity |
| u see pg 133 symbols* special note | micron *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list |
| ug see pg 133 symbols *special note | microgram *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list |
| + see pg 133 symbols | plus, positive |
| - see pg 133 symbols | minus, negative |
| = see pg 133 symbols | equals |
| < see pg 133 symbols *special note | less than *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list |
| < with a line under the < see pg 133 symbols | equal to or less than |
| > see pg 133 symbols *special note | greater than *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list |
| > with a line under the > see pg 133 symbols | equal to or greater than |
| + with a line under it see pg133 symbols | plus or minus, positive or negative |
| R with a circle around it see pg 133 symbols | registered trademark |
| TM see pg 133 symbols | trademark |
| # see pg 133 symbols | number, pound |
| % see pg 133 symbols | percent |
| triangle see pg 133 symbols | heat |
| the symbol with a circle on top and a plus below see pg 133 | female |
| the symbol with a plus pointing at 1o'clock with a circle under it pg133 | male |
| arrow up pg 133 symbols | increase |
| arrow down pg 133 | decrease |
| IU Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: mistaken for IV or 10(ten) Replace with: write "international unit" |
| U Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: mistaken for 0(zero),4(four),or cc Replace with: Write "unit" |
| MS Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate Replace with:Write "morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate" |
| MSO4 and MgSO4 Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: can be confused with one another Replace with: write "magnesium sulfate or morphine sulfate" |
| Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily) Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: mistaken for each other Replace with: write "daily" |
| Q.O.D.,QOD., q.o.d, qod (every other day)Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: period after the Q mistaken for I and the O mistaken for IReplace with: write "every other day" |
| No leading zero (.X mg) Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Decimal point is missed Replace with: Write "0.X mg" |
| Trailing zero(X.0 mg) *special note why? Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Decimal point is missed Replace with: Write "X mg" *a trailing zero may be used when it is needed to show the level of precision of the value being reported as in labtest results, imaging reports on the size of lesions, catheter/tube sizes |
| > (greater than) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: misinterpreted as the # 7 Replace with: Write "greater than" |
| < (less than) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: misinterpreted as the letter L confused with each other Replace with: Write "less than" |
| @ (at sign) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: mistaken for the # 2 (two) Replace with:Write "at" |
| CcPossible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Mistaken for U (units) if poorly written Replace with: Write "mL" or "milliliters" |
| u see pg134 table 4-9 for symbol clarificationPossible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Mistaken for "mg" (milligrams) resulting in 1000-fold overdose Replace with: Write "mcg" or micrograms |
| Abbreviated drug names Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Misinterpreted because many drugs have similar abbreviations Replace with: write drug names in full |
| Apothecary units Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ? | Rationale: Unfamiliar to many practitioners confused with metric units Replace with: use metric units |
| A prefix is ? | comes before a word root and modifies its meaning |
| A word root is ? | Establishes the basic meaning of a medical term. |
| A suffix is ? | follows a word root and adds to or changes its meaning |
| A combining vowel is ? | Makes pronunciation of the term easier. |
| Which part of gastro/o/enter/o/logy is the suffix? | Logy |
| To what part of the body does the work root hepat refer to? | Liver |
| What does the suffix -algia mean? | Pain |
| The pleural form of atrium is? | ATRIA SEE PG 130 TABLE 4-4 IF ?'S |
| The medical term for red blood cell is | Erythrocyte |
| The medical term for white blood cell is | Leukocyte |
| The medical term for liver cell? | Hepatocyte |
| The medical term for a clot cell? | Thrombocyte |
| What does Cystitis mean? | Inflammation of the bladder |
| The "e" is pronounced separately in which of the following?Diastole, systole, syncope or all of the above? | All of the above |
| the abbreviation NPO means? | Nothing by mouth |
| True or false: CC abbreviation is on the current Joint Commission "Do Not Use" list | False. CC is on the Possible future additions to the do not use list by the joint commission. |
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