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Vocabulary#4
health occupations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dementia | progressive decline in thinking |
| Etiology | cause of a disease |
| Axillary | armpit area |
| Inguinal | groin area |
| Epigastric | area above the stomach |
| Apical | apex of heart |
| Malaise | generalized feeling of discomfort |
| Metastasis | spreading to another area |
| Necrosis | death of tissue |
| Palliative | supportive |
| Hospice | care of termial pt with less than 6 months to live |
| Patent | open |
| Prone | face down (lying on stomach) |
| Supine | lying on the back (face up) |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HS | hour of sleep |
| Ht | height |
| Hx | history |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IM | intramusular |
| IV | intravascular |
| Jt | joint |
| K | Potassium |
| Kg | kilogram |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| Lp | lumbar puncture |
| LPN | licensed practical nurse |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |