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QuestionAnswer
a- an without, not
ac before meals
ad lib freely as desired
ADLs activities of daily living
-algia pain
antero- anterior, front
arthro- joint
ASAP as soon as possible
BID twice a day
BM bowel movement
brachy- short
brady- slow
- c with
c/o complains of
carcino- cancer
cardio- heart
CBC complete blood count
CBG capillary blood glucose
chole- bile, gall
cyano- blue
DNR do no resuscitate
dorso- back
dx diagnosis
dys- difficult, painful
-ectomy excision
-emia blood
erythro- red
eu- good, normal
FBS fasting blood sugar
gastro- stomach
GI Gastrointestinal
gtt Drop
GU genitourinary
GYN gynecological
Hct hematocrit
Hgb hemoglobin
hemi- half
hemo- blood
hepato- liver
HOB head of bed
hypno- sleep
hypo- less than, below
hyper- above, more than
I intake and output
inter- between
intra- within
-itis inflammation
kypho humped
latero- side
leuko- white
LLL left lower lobe
LLQ left lower quadrant
LOC level of consciousness
LUL left upper lobe
LUQ left upper quadrant
macro- large
-megaly enlargement of a body part
melano- black
meso- middle
micro- small
mono- one
necro- death
nephro- kidney
neuro- nerve, nervous system
NPO nothing by mouth
O2- oxygen
olig- few, small, scant
OOB out of bed
osteo- bone
oto- ear
-tomy cutting
OTC over the counter
patho- disease
per through
pc after meals
phago- eating, ingestion
peri- around
PERRLA pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
-plegia paralysis
PO orally
poly- many, much
PRN as necessary
pseudo false
pulmo- lung
q every
qh every hour
qid four times a day
rhino-; naso- nose
RLL right lower lobe
RLQ right lower quadrant
s without
SL sublingual
sol; Sol solution
ss half
STAT immediately
sub-; infra below
supra- above
tachy- fast
tid three times a day
-uria; uro- urine
Created by: dmorgan7989
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