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Week 2
Office Management Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SPECIALIST WHO DIAGNOSES & TREATS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | GASTROENTEROLOGIST |
| SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | GYNECOLOGIST |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| INTRA | WITHIN |
| kg | KILOGRAM |
| SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM | IMMUNOLOGIST OR DERMATOLOGIST |
| mg | MILLIGRAM |
| mm | MILLIMETER |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| RE | AGAIN & AGAIN, BACKWARDS, UNABLE TO |
| SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | PULMONOLOGIST |
| SUPRA | ABOVE |
| Sx | SURGERY |
| T&A | TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY |
| TACHY | RAPID, FAST |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| U/A | URINE ANALYSIS |
| SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM | UROLOGIST |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| WBC | WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT |
| ANTERIOR | FRONT |
| BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |
| CERVICAL | NECK |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| DISTAL | AWAY FROM POINT OF REFERENCE |
| DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
| DORSAL | BACKSIDE OF THE BODY |
| SPECIALIST WHO TREATS AND DIAGNOSES DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS | HEMATOLOGIST |
| SPECIALIST WHO TREATS INTERNAL ORGANS MEDICALLY NOT SURGICALLY | INTERNIST |
| LATERAL | TOWARDS THE SIDE OR AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE |