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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| px, pn | pain |
| pain | px, pn |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan |
| PMH | Past Medical History |
| Past Medical History | PMH |
| x | time span |
| time span | x |
| x with _ | except |
| except | x with _ |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round & reactive to light & accomodation |
| FH | family history |
| family history | FH |
| H & P | history & physical |
| History & physical | H & P |
| PI | present illness |
| present Illness | PI |
| y.o. or y/o | year old |
| year old | y.o. or y/o |
| Asymptomatic | without symptoms |
| without symptoms | Asymptomatic |
| Homeostasis | state of equilibrum of internal envirorment |
| state of equilibrum of internal enviroment | Homeostasis |
| Atypical | not typical |
| not typical | atypical |
| Aural | having to do with the ear or hearing |
| having to do with the ear or hearing | Aural |
| Axillary | armpit |
| armpit | axillary |
| Hypothalamus | a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions |
| a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions | Hypothalamus |
| Orthopnea | difficulty breathing while standing straight |
| difficulty breathing while standing straight | Orthopnea |
| Reading | recording |
| recording | reading |
| Diaphragm | the muscule used for breathing |
| the muscule used for breathing | diaphragm |
| Auscultation | Listening to the internal sound of the body |
| listening to the internal sound of the body | Auscultation |
| para- | beside, next to, by |
| beside, next to, by | para- |
| post- | after, behind |
| after, behind | post- |
| epi- | upon, over, above |
| upon, over, above | epi- |
| -stasis | standing still |
| standing still | -stasis |
| pyr/o | fire, hot |
| fire, hot | pyr/o |
| therm/o | heat |
| heat | therm/o |
| -otomy | cutting into, incision |
| cutting into, incision | -otomy |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| surgical removal, excision | -ectomy |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| abnormal softening | -malacia |
| orth/o | straight upright |
| straight upright | orth/o |