Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

med skills

TermDefinition
@ at
aa of each
ac before meals
ad lib as desired
ADL activities of daily living
Amb ambulate
as tol as tolerated
ASA aspirin
AU both ears
bid twice a day
bp blood pressure
c with
ca calcium
cap capsule
cbc complete blood count
cc cubic centimeters
cdc centers for disease control and prevention
chf congestive heart failure
Cva cerebrovascular accident
d/c discontinue
D/W dextrose in water
DAT diet as tolerated
DHHS Deparment of health and human services
diff differential white blood cell count
Dx diagnosis
EEG Electroencephalogram
EMG electromyogram
FUO fever of unknown origin
gr grain
gtts drops
H2O water
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
HA headache
hct hematocrit
hgb hemogoblin
HOB head of bed
hs hour of sleep
IM intramuscular
inj injection
irr irrigate
IV intavenous
LUQ left upper quadrant
mg milligrams
mL milliliters
MN midnight
MS multiple sclerosis
N/S normal saline
NG nasogastric tube
NIH National institutes of health
noct night
NPO nothing by mouth
O2 oxygen
OPD outpatient department
OS left eye
OT occupational therapy
oz ounces
pc after meals
per by
per os by mouth
po by mouth
pre-op before surgery
prn whenever necessary or as needed
PT physical therapy
pt pint
q12h every 12 hours
q8h every 8 hours
qd every day
qid four times a day
R/O rule out
RDA recommended daily allowance
ROM range of motion
Rx prescription
Sig give the following directions
SOB shortness of breath
sol solution
sos if necessary
ss one half
staph staphylococcus
strep streptococcus
syp syrup
tab tablet
tid three times a day
TPR temperature, Pulse, respiration
tsp teaspoon
VS vital signs
w/s wheelchair
X 10
^ elevate
a, an without
al pertaining to
Created by: jamessantilli50
Popular Medical sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards