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medical terminology
NURS 205
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| T | temperature |
| P | pulse |
| HR | heart rate |
| R | respirations |
| BP | blood pressure |
| O2 | oxygen saturation |
| SP02 | oxygen saturation |
| #/# (ie. 0/10, 5/10, 10/10) | pain scale |
| AC | antecubital |
| AC/HS | before meals/before sleep |
| AC | before meals |
| HS | before sleep |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| ABC | airway, breathing, circulation |
| BM | bowel movement |
| Q | every |
| Q daily | every day |
| q2h | every two hours |
| Q2h | every two hours |
| bid | two times a day/twice daily |
| q | every |
| q daily | every day |
| b.i.d | two times a day/twice daily |
| tid | three times a day/three times daily |
| t.i.d | three times a day/three times daily |
| qui | four times a day/four times daily |
| q.u.i | four times a day/four times daily |
| PO | by mouth/orally |
| GT | by gastronomy tube |
| IM | intramuscular |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVP | intravenous push |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback |
| IVF | intravenous fluids |
| hypo- | deficient/too little |
| hyper- | excessive/too much |
| pre- | before |
| ante- | before |
| post- | after |
| tachy- | rapid/faster than normal |
| brady- | slow/slower than normal |
| a- | absent |
| dys- | abnormal/painful |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mal- | bad |
| trans- | across/through |
| hemi- | half |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quad- | four |
| poly- | many |
| -itis | inflammation of... |
| -ism | condition/disease of... |
| -osis | condition/disease of... |
| -ous | pertaining to/about... |
| -ic | pertaining to/about... |
| -ac | pertaining to/about... |
| -ectomy | excision/surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -otomy | cut into... |
| -scopy | to look at through a scope |
| -ology | the study of... |
| -logist | practitioner of... |
| -pathy | disease/disorder |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| athr- | joint (skeletal) |
| bronch- | bronchus (respiratory) |
| card- | heart (cardiovascular) |
| derma- | skin (integument) |
| encephal- | brain (neurological) |
| enter- | intestine (gastrological) |
| gastr- | stomach (gastrological) |
| glyc- | sugar (glycemic) |
| hemat- | blood |
| hemo- | blood |
| heme- | blood |
| hepat- | liver (gastrological) |
| hepatic- | liver (gastrological) |
| my- | muscle (muscular) |
| myel- | spical cord (nervous) |
| necr- | dead/cell death (integument) |
| necro- | dead/cell death (integument) |
| nephr- | kidneys (urinary and endocrine) |
| nephro- | kidneys (urinary and endocrine) |
| neur- | nerves (nervous) |
| neuro- | nerves (nervous) |
| oste- | bone (skeletal) |
| ox- | oxygen (respiratory) |
| oxy- | oxygen (cardiac/cardiovascular) |
| pector- | chest (respiratory/cardiac/cardiovascular) |
| phleb- | vein (cardiovascular) |
| pneum- | air/lung (respiratory) |
| pulmon- | lung (respiratory) |
| ren- | kidney (urinary) |
| renal- | kidney (urinary) |
| thromb- | clot (cardiovascular/lymphatic) |
| ureter- | urether (urinary) |
| erethr- | urethra (urinary) |
| uria- | urine/urether (urinary) |
| ven- | vein/venous (cardiovascular) |
| ABX | antibiotics |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DX | diagnosis (medical) |
| NDX | nursing diagnosis |
| HX | history |
| RX | treatment/prescription |
| TX | treatment |
| SX | surgery |
| ALOC | altered level of consciousness |
| AAOx_ | alert and oriented times __ |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| WBC | white clood cells |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| H&H | hemoglobin & hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Plt | platelets |
| BG | blood glucose |
| UA | urinalysis |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity |
| U | *DO NOT USE* "unit" |
| IU | *DO NOT USE* "international unit" |
| QD | *DO NOT USE* "daily" |
| qd | *DO NOT USE* "daily" |
| Q.D | *DO NOT USE* "daily" |
| q.d | *DO NOT USE* "daily" |
| MS | *DO NOT USE* "morphine sulfate" |
| MSO4 | *DO NOT USE* "morphine sulfate" |
| MgSO4 | *DO NOT USE* "magnesium sulfate" |
| qod | *DO NOT USE* "every other day" |
| trailing zeros (x.0) | *DO NOT USE* |
| q.o.d | *DO NOT USE* "every other day" |
| QOD | *DO NOT USE* "every other day" |
| Q.O.D | *DO NOT USE* "every other day" |
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