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CHAPTER 2 MEDTERM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACUTE | IT JUST STARTED RECENTLY OR IS A SHARP SEVERE SYSTEM |
| CHRONIC | IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW |
| EXACERBATION | IT IS GETTING WORSE |
| ABRUPT | ALL OF THE SUDDEN |
| FEBRILE | TO HAVE A FEVER |
| AFEBRILE | TO NOT HAVE A FEVER |
| MALAISE | NOT FEELING WELL |
| PROGRESSIVE | MORE AND MORE EACH DAY |
| SYMPTOMS | SOMETHING A PATIENT FEELS |
| NONCONTRIBUTORY | NOT RELATED TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM |
| LETHARGIC | A DECRESE IN LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS; IN A MEDICAL RECORD, THIS IS GENERALLY AN INDICATION THAT THE PATIENT IS REALLY SICK |
| GENETIC/HEREDITARY | IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY |
| ALERT | ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, RESPONSIVE, INTERACTIVE |
| ORIENTED | BEING AWARE OF WHO HE OR SHE IS, WHERE HE OR SHE IS, AND THE CURRENT TIME; A PATIENT WHO IS AWARE OF ALL THREE IS "ORIENTED x3" |
| MARKED | IT REALLY STANDS OUT |
| UNREMARKABLE | ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING NORMAL |
| AUSCULTATION | TO LISTEN |
| PERCUSSION | TO HIT SOMETHING AND LISTEN TO THE RESULTING SOUND OR FEEL FOR THE RESULTING VIBRATION; DRUMS ARE A PERCUSSION INTRUMENT |
| PALPATION | TO FEEL |
| IMPRESSION | ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING ASSESMENT |
| DIAGNOSIS | WHAT THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL THINKS THE PATIENT HAS |
| DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS | A LIST OF CONDITIONS THE PATIENT MAY HAVE BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED AND THE RESULTS OF THE EXAM |
| BENIGN | SAFE |
| MALIGNANT | DANGEROUS; A PROBLEM |
| DEGENERATION | TO BE GETTING WORSE |
| ETIOLOGY | THE CAUSE |
| REMISSION | TO GET BETTER OR IMPROVE; MOST OFTEN USED WHEN DISCUSSING CANCER; REMISSION DOES NOT MEAN CURE |
| IDIOPATHIC | NO KNOWN SPECIFIC CAUSE; IT JUST HAPPENS |
| LOCALIZED | STAYS IN A CERTAIN PART OF THE BODY |
| SYSTEMIC/ GENERALIZED | ALL OVER THE BODY OR MOST OF IT |
| MORBIDITY | THE RISK OF BEING SICK |
| MORTALITY | THE RISK OF DYING |
| PROGNOSIS | THE CHANCES FOR THINGS GETTING BETTER OR WORSE |
| OCCULT | HIDDEN |
| PATHOGEN | THE ORGANISM THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM |
| LESION | DISEASED TISSUE |
| RECURRENT | TO HAVE AGAIN |
| SEQUELAE | A PROBLEM RESULTING FROM A DISEASE OR INJURY |
| PENDING | WAITING FOR |
| DISPOSITION | WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PATIENT AT THE END OF THE VISIT |
| DISCHARGE | LITERALLY TO UNLOAD; TO SEND HOME; FLUID COMING OUT OF PART OF THE BODY |
| PROPHYLAXIS | PREVENTIVE CARE |
| PALLIATIVE | TREATING THE SYMPTOMS, BUT NOT ACTUALLY GETTING RID OF THE CAUSE |
| OBSERVATION | WATHC, KEEP AN EYE ON |
| REASSURANCE | TO TELL THE PATIENT THAT THEPROBLEN IS NOT SERIOUS OR DANGEROUS |
| SUPPORTIVE CARE | TO TREAT THE SYMPTOMS AND MAKE THE PATIENT FEEL BETTER |
| STERILE | EXTREMELY CLEAN, GERM-FREE CONDITIONS |
| PROXIMAL | CLOSERIN TO THE CENTER |
| DISTAL | FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER |
| LATERAL | OUT TO THE SIDE |
| MEDIAL | TOWARD THE MIDDLE |
| VENTRAL/ANTRAL/ANTERIOR | THE FRONT |
| DORSAL/POSTERIOR | THE BACK |
| CRANIAL | TOWARD THE TOP |
| CAUDAL | TOWARD THE BOTTOM |
| SUPERIOR | ABOVE |
| INFERIOR | BELOW |
| PRONE | LYING ON THE BELLY |
| SUPINE | LYING ON THE BACK |
| CONTRALATERAL | OPPOSITE SIDE |
| IPSILATERAL | SAME SIDE |
| UNILATERAL | ONE SIDE |
| BILATERAL | BOTH SIDES |
| DORSUM | THE TOP OF THE HAND OR FOOT |
| PLANTAR | THE SOLE OF THE FOOT |
| PALMAR | THE PALM OF THE HAND |
| SAGITTAL | DIVIDES THE BODDY IN SLICES RIGHT TO LEFT |
| CORONAL | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SLICES FROM FRONT TO BACK |
| TRANSVERSE | DIVIDES THE TOP FROM BOTTOM |
| PHYSICIAN | A SKILLED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO ATTENDED AND GRADUATED MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| PEDIATRICIAN | A PHYSICIAN WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN CARING FOR CHILDREN |
| SURGEON | A PSYSICHIAN QUALIFIED TO TREAT PATIENTS SURGICALLY, THAT IS, BY MEANS OF OPERATION OR INVASIVE PROCEDURE |
| ANESTHESIOLOGIST | A PHYSICIAN WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN PAIN SEDATION AND PAIN CONTROL |
| PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) | A MIDLEVEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO WORKS UNDER THE LICENSE OF A SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN; REQUIRES POST GRADUATE TRAINING |
| NURSE PRACTITIONER (NP) | A NURSE WITH POSTGRADUARE TRAINING THAT SERVES AS A MIDLEVEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; WORKS UNDER THE LICENSE OF A SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN |
| EMERGECNY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN | SPECIALLY TRAINED IN THE EMERGENCY CARE OF A PATIENT BEFFORE AND OR DURING TRANSPORT TO MEDICAL FACILITY |
| SPEECH THERAPIST | SPECIALLY TRAINED IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PROBLEMS WITH SPEECH AND OR SWALLOWING |
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST | SPECIALLY TRAINED IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PROBLEMS WITH PERFORMING DAILY ACTIVITIES AT HOME, SCHOOL, OR WORK |
| PHYSICIAL THERAPIST | SPECIALLY TRAINED IN EVALLUATING AND TREATING PHYSICAL IMIPAIRMENTS INVLUDING DISABLILITIES OR RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY |
| DIETICIAN | SPECIALLY TRAINED IN TREATING PATIENT'S RESPIRATORY ISSUES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| LICENSED PREACTICAL NURSE (LPN) | TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO PROAVIDE BASIC CARE TO A PATIENT |
| REGISTERED NURSE (RN) | AN ADVANCED LEVEL NURSE WHO HAS COMPLETED AN ASSOCIATES OR BACHELOR DEGREE; OFTEN ASSISTS WITH PATIENT CARE PLANNING AND PATIENT EDUCATION |
| MEDICAL ASSISTANT | TRAINED TO CARRY OUT BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL TASKS UNDER THE GUIDANE OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| PATHOLOGIST | A PHYSICIAN WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN BOTH EVALUATINGTHE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISEASWE AND IN LABORATORY MEDICINE |
| MEDICIAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN | TRAINED IN PERFOMING LABORATORY TESTING ON BODILY FLUIDS |
| PHLEBOTOMIST | TRAINED INT EH REMOVAL OF BLOOD FROM THE BODY FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPUTIC PURPOSES |
| RADIOLOGIST | A PHYSICIAN SPECIALLY TRAINED IN EVALUATING IMMAGES OF THE BODY TO DIAGNOSE ILLNESS OR INJURY |
| RADIOLOGY TECHNICIAN | TRAINED TO PERFORM RADIOLOGIC TESTING OR ADMINISTER RADIATION THERAPY UNDER THE DIECATION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| ULTRASONAGRAPHER | TRAINED IN PERFOMING ULTRASOUND IMAGING ON A PATIENT |
| PHARMACIST | TRAINED AND LICENSED IN PREPARING AND DISPENSING MEDICINE |
| PHARMACY TECHNIIAN | TRAINED TO ASSIST A PHARMACIST WITH PHARMACY-RELATED TASKS |
| PATIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR | HANDLES ADMINISTRATIBE TASKS AND COORDINATES PATIENT CARE |
| MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST | TRAINED IN CONVERTING THE VOIVE-RECORDED DICATIONS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INTO TEXT FORMAT |
| CHEIF COMPLAINT | THE MAIN REASON FOR THE PATIENT'S VISIT |
| HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS | THE STORY OF THE PATIEN'S PROBLEM |
| REVIEW OF SYSWTEMS | DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL BODY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO DISCOER ANY SYMPTOMS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MEAN PROBLEM |
| PAST MEDICAL HISTORY | OTHER SIGNIFICANT PAST ILLNESSES, LIKE HIGH B/P, ASTHMA, OR DIABETES |
| PAST SURGICAL HISTORHY | ANY OF THE PATIENTS PAST SURGERIES |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ANY SIGNIFICANT ILLNESSES THAT RUN IN THE PATIENTS FAMILY |
| SOCIAL HISTORY | A RECORD OF HABITS LIKE SMOKING, DRINKING, DRUG ABUSE, AND SEXUAL PRACTICES THAT CAN IMPACT HEALTH |
| CCU | CORANARY CARE UNIT |
| ECU | EMERGENCY CARE UNIT |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| PICU | PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| NICU | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| SICU | SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| PACU | POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT |
| L&D | LABOR AND DELIVERY |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| POST-OP | AFTER SURGERY |
| PRE-OP | BEFORE SURGERY |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| DDx | DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS |
| Tx | TREATMENT |
| Rx | PRESCRIPTION |
| H&P | HISTORY AND PHYSICAL |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| HPI | HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLESS (THE STORY OF THE SYMPTOMS) |
| ROS | REVIEW OF SYMPTOMS (AYNTHING ELSE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CHEIF COMPLAINT) |
| PMHx | PAST MEDICAL HISTORY |
| FHx | FAMILY HISTORY |
| NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| PE | PHYSICAL EXAM |
| Pt | PATIENT |
| Y/O | YEARS OLD |
| H/O | HISTORY OF |
| PCP | PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER |
| F/U | FOLLOW UP |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| HEENT | HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, THROAT |
| PERRLA | PUPILS ARE EQUAL, ROUND, AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION |
| NAD | NO ACUTE DISTRESS (THE PATIENT DOES NOT DISPLAY ANY INTENSE SYMPTOMS) |
| CV | CARDIOVASCULAR |
| RRR | REGULAR RATE AND RHYTHM |
| CTA | CLEAR TO AUSCALTATION |
| WDWN | WELL DEVELOPED, WELL NOURISHED |
| A&O | ALERT AND ORIENTED |
| WNL | WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
| NOS | NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED |
| NEC | NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED |
| PO | PER OS (BY MOUTH) |
| NPO | NIL PER OS |
| PR | PER RECTUM |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| CVL | CENTRAL VENUS LINE |
| PICC | PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER |
| Sig | INSTRUCGITONS SHORT FOR SIGNA,FROM LATIN, FOR "LABEL" |
| BID | TWICE DAILY |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| Q | EVERY |
| QD | DAILY |
| QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| QHS | AT NIGHT |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
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