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Ch 2 Flashcards
med 104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | It just started recently |
| Chronic | It has been going on for a while now |
| Exacerbation | It is getting worse |
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Febrlle | To have a fever |
| Afebrlle | To not have a fever |
| Malalse | Not feeling well |
| Progessive | More and more each day |
| Symptom | Something a patient feels |
| Noncoutributory | Not related to this specific problem |
| CCU | Coronary care unit |
| ECU | Emergency car unit |
| ER | Emergency room |
| ED | Emergency department |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| PICU | Pediatric intensive unit |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| SICU | Surgical intensive care unit |
| PACU | Post anesthesia care unit |
| L$D | Labor and delivery |
| OR | Operating room |
| Post op | After surgery |
| Preop | Before surgery |
| (R) | Right |
| (L) | Left |
| (B) | Bilateral |
| VS | Vital signs |
| T | Temperature |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| HR | Heart rate |