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Chapter 2 Keywords
Health Records: abbreviations and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ipsilateral | Same Side |
| NPO | Nil Per Os (nothing by mouth) |
| BID | Twice Daily |
| PACU | Postanesthesia Care Unit |
| Plantar | Side of the Foot |
| Caudal | Toward the Bottom |
| Prophylaxis | Preventive Treatment |
| Disposition | What Happened to the Patient at the End of/After the Visit |
| Impression | Another way of saying Assessment |
| Occult | Hidden |
| Lesion | Diseased Tissue |
| Auscultation | To Listen |
| Lethargic | A Decrease in the Level of Consciousness |
| Coronal | Divides the Body into slices Front to Back |