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Med Terms
Chapter Two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| Chronic | It has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation | It is getting worse |
| Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
| Palpation | to feel |
| Transverse | divides the body from top to bottom |
| Coronal | divides the body along hypothetical plan from front to back |
| Physician | A skilled health care provider who attended and graduated from medical school |
| Medical Assistant | Trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical task under the guidance of a health care provider |
| CCU | Coronary care unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care |
| PACU | Post-anesthesia care unit |
| WDWN | well developed, well nourished |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| PRN | As needed |