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Unit 1 terms

chapters 1-3

TermDefinition
CCU Coronary Care Unit
RR Respiratory Rate
DDx Differential Diagnosis
NKDA No Known Drug Allergy
PRN As Needed
EKG/ECG Electrocardiogram Machine
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neb Nebulizer
ABG Arterial Blood Gas analyzer
AED Automated External Defibrillator
Alzheimer disease Progressive memory loss and dementia
Huntington disease Inherited movement and cognitive disorder
Legionnaires' disease Severe pneumonia
Graves disease Hyperthyroidism with eye bulging
Parkinson disease Tremors, slow movement, stiffness
Cardiovascular system Heart and blood vessels; circulates the blood
Nervous system Brain, spinal cord, and nerves; controls body functions
Respiratory system lungs and airways; breathing and oxygen exchange
Musculoskeletal system Muscles, bones, and joints; movements and support
Digestive (Gastrointestinal) system Breaks down food absorbs nurtrients
Mono-, uni- one
Bi- two
Tri- three
Ab- away
Ad- toward
Ecto-, exo- outside
Endo- in, inside
Epi- upon
Anterior or Ventral toward front of the body
Posterior or Dorsal toward back of the body
Superior top of the body
Inferior bottom of the body
Lateral away from midline
Distal farther from the point of attachment of limbs
Proximal closer from the point of attachment of limbs
Ambi- both, on both sides
Dys- bad
Eu- good
Homo- small, alike
Iso- equal, constant
Mal- abnormal, poor
-algia pain
-emia blood condition
-itis inflammation
-lysis loosen, break down
-oid resembling
-opathy disease, disorder, condition
-pnea breathing, respiratory
-centesis puncture
-ectomy removal
-ostomy surgical creation of an opening
-otomy cutting into, surgical incision
-orrhaphy surgical repair, suturing
-opexy surgical fixation, surgical attachment
-oplasty surgical repair, reconstruction, reshaping
-otripsy crushing, breaking
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