click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Stack #4503508
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| RN | registered nurse |
| SOAP | Subject, Objective, Assessment, and Plan |
| MA | medical assistant |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| OR | operating room |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| Pre-op | before surgery |
| Post-op | after surgery |
| Lou Gehrig disease | Degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord |
| Parkinson’s disease | Loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain |
| Huntington’s disease | Genetic mutation in the huntingtin gene |
| Alzheimer’s disease | Accumulation of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | Misfolded prion proteins that damage brain tissue |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Enter/o | small intestine |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Neur/o | nerve |