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Medical Terms Ch 2

10 Medical Terms in Ch 2 that I struggle with

TermDefinition
Palliative Treating symptoms but not getting rid of the cause
Prophylaxis Preventive Treatments
Etiology The Cause
Malignant Dangerous; a problem
Differential Diagnosis (DDx) A list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam
Benign Safe
Sequela A problem resulting from disease
Idiopathic No known specific cause; Just happens
Morbidity The risk of getting sick
Mortality The risk for death
Disposition What happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, ICU, normal hospital bed)
Sagittal In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from left to right
Coronal In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from front to back
Transverse In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from top to bottom
CCU Coronary Care Unit
SICU Surgical Intensive Care Unit
PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PACU Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
NKDA No Known Drug Allergies
NAD No acute distress
A&O Alert and Oriented
NEC Not elsewhere classified
NOS Not otherwise specified
SC Subcutaneous (Under the skin)
PICC Peripherally inserted central catheter AKA "PICC LINE" in conversation
PR By rectum (medicine)
IM Intramuscular
QHS Nighty dose (Medicine)
ad lib As desired
PRN As needed
AC (prescriptions) ante cibum; before meals
PC (prescriptions) post cibum; After meals
Created by: kcaluag
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