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Question | Answer |
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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 |