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Pt Care Med terms 2
S1 Unit 2 Med terms Hoang
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AMA | against medical advice |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| Tdap | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
| dx | diagnosis |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| ER or ED | emergency room or emergency department |
| ET tube | endotracheal tube |
| gb | gallbladder |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GU | genitourinary |
| gyn | gynecology |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HL | heparin lock |
| hx | history |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ID | identification |
| I & D | incision and drainage |
| IM | intramuscular |
| MMR | mumps, measles, rubella |
| mets | metastasis |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| OB or obs | obstetrics |
| OP | outpatient |
| OR | operating room |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| PACU | post anesthesia care unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| PE | physical exam |
| p/o | post operative |
| PO | phone order |
| pt | patient |
| PT | physical therapy |
| r/o | rule out |
| RR | recovery room |
| sx | symptoms |
| T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TB | tubercle bacillus/tuberculosis |
| TIA | transmitted ischemic attack |
| TKO | to keep open (refers to IV line) |
| TURP | transurethral resection prostate |
| vo | verbal order |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| ab- | away from |
| a-, an- | without |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | front |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two; twice |
| bil- | bile; gall |
| bin- | twice |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| bucc- | cheek |
| chromo- | color |
| co- | together |
| contra- | against |
| decub- | decubitus |
| dia- | through, between |
| dis- | apart |
| dors- | back |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| ecto- | outside, outer |
| en- | in |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| ex-, exo- | out, away from |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hemi- | half |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above or greater; excessive |
| hypo- | below or lesser; deficient |
| inter | between |
| intra- | within |
| infero- | below |
| mal- | bad |
| megal- | large |
| meso- | middle |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| oligo- | scanty, little |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post | back, after |
| primi- | first |
| pyro- | fire |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | backward |
| sclera- | hard |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below |
| super- /supra- | above, beyond |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| un- | back, reversal, not |
| uni- | one |
| vent- | front |
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