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Ch. 1 terms
Chapter 1 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Uni |
| RR | Respiratory Rate |
| DDx | Differential Diagnosis |
| ROS | Review of symptoms |
| Epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| Subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| Dermabraison | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| CVL | Central venous line |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| Steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| suborrhea | Oil discharge from skin |
| keratoderma | hard skin |
| CTA | clear to ausculation |
| EKG/ECG | electrocardiogram |
| qHS | at bedtime |
| b.i.d | twice a day |
| p.c | after meals |
| p.o | by mouth |
| A&O | Alert and oriented |
| Axanthopisa | Unable to see color |
| Keratodema | hard skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| Erythro | red |
| xantho | yellow |
| pruritus | itchy skin |
| anhidrosis | lacking sweating |
| heterograft | graft from another species |
| xenograft | graft from another species |
| Bx | biopsy |
| -desis | binding/fixation |
| -tomy | incision |
| -oid | resembling |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -cele | hernia |
| -lysis | loosen/breakdown |
| xen/o | foreign |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| ASL: Lou Gehrig’s disease | Terminal neurodegenerative disorder |
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