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Vocab 4. H-L.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressive decline in thinking. | Dementia. |
| Cause of a disease. | Estiology. |
| Armpit area. | Axillary. |
| Groin area. | Inguinal. |
| Area above the stomach. | Epigastric. |
| Apex of heart. | Apical. |
| Generalized feeling of discomfort. | Malaise. |
| Spreading to another area. | Metastasis. |
| Death of tissue. | Necrosis. |
| Supportive. | Palliative. |
| Care of terminal patient with less than 6 months to live. | Hospice. |
| Open. | Patent. |
| Lying on stomach. | Prone. |
| Lying on back. | Supine. |
| Hepatitis B virus. | HBV. |
| Hematocrit. | Hct. |
| Hemoglobin. | Hgb. |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus. | HIV. |
| Head of bed. | HOB. |
| Hour of sleep. | HS. |
| Height. | Ht. |
| History. | Hx. |
| Intensive care unit. | ICU. |
| Intramuscular. | IM. |
| Intravascular. | IV. |
| Potassium. | K. |
| Kilogram. | Kg. |
| Labor and Delivery. | L & D. |
| Left lower quadrant. | LLQ. |
| Last menstrual period. | LMP. |
| Lumbar puncture. | LP. |
| Licensed practical nurse. | LPN. |
| Left upper quadrant. | LUQ. |