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Week One
med. abb. and med. terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dilated | to become wide, larger |
| systolic | contraction of heart when blood is pumped to heart (top BP#) |
| Diastolic | Rhythm of heart chambers when filled with blood (bottome BP#) |
| hemorrhage | excessive loss of blood from a blood vessel |
| acute | serious, severe or painful |
| supine | laying on back faceing up |
| Prone | laying face down |
| distal | appendage away from joint. |
| proximal | appendages closer to body |
| medial | towards the heart or midline |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOA | Dead on Arrival |
| SU | Subcutaneous |
| IV | intravenous |
| L with circle around it | Left |
| IM | intramuscular |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| R with circle around it | Right |