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MED104: Study Guide

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Medical language is derived from what two ancient languages? Greek and Latin
What is an acronym? A word formed from the first letters of other words.
What is an eponym? A medical term named after a person.
What is a synonym? A different word with the same meaning.
What is a prefix? A word part at the beginning that changes meaning.
What is a root? The main part of a medical word.
What is a suffix? A word part at the end that changes the meaning.
Systemic Affects the entire body.
Local Affects one specific area.
Hypocalcemia Low calcium level.
Hypercalcemia High calcium level.
Ipsilateral Same side of the body.
Contralateral Opposite sides of the body.
Subjective Information reported by the patient.
Objective Information observed or measured.
Assessment The diagnosis or medical impression.
Plan The treatment or next step.
Three main blood cells Red blood cells, White blood cells, Platelets
Cause of a disease Etiology
Partial dislocation Subluxation
Drug that relieves pain Analgesic
Drug that dissolves a clot Thrombolytic
Benign Noncancerous
Malignant Cancerous and may spread
Aorta aort/o
Anus and rectum proct/o
Black melan/o
Blue cyan/o
Bone oste/o
Bone marrow myel/o
Brain encephal/o
Cartilage chondr/o
Clot thromb/o
Drooping -ptosis
Dry xer/o
Eat phag/o
Eustachian tube salping/o
Formation -plasia
Finger dactyl/o
Fixation -pexy
Heart cardi/o
Hernia herni/o
Intestines enter/o
Itch prurit/o
Joint arthr/o
Kidney nephr/o or ren/o
Know gnos/o
Mind psych/o
Movement kines/o
Nail onych/o
Nerve neur/o
Opening stomat/o
Oxygen ox/o
Pus py/o
Red erythr/o
Renal pelvis pyel/o
Roof of mouth palat/o
Saliva sial/o
Secrete crin/o
Skin derm/o
Sleep somn/o
Speech phas/o
Sperm spermat/o
Stiff ankyl/o
Stone lith/o
Sweat hidr/o
Tear dacry/o
Testicle orchid/o
To be born nat/o
Tongue gloss/o or lingu/o
Ureter ureter/o
Vagina vagin/o
Vessel angi/o or vas/o
Walk ambul/o
White leuk/o
Yellow xanth/o
PERRLA Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation
SCA Sudden Cardiac Arrest
OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea
BID Twice daily
PO By mouth
PRN As needed
STAT Immediately
FROM Full Range of Motion
Fx Fracture
Hx History
Sx Symptoms
PFT Pulmonary Function Test
NPO Nothing by mouth
LP Lumbar puncture
CVA Stroke
VA Visual acuity
AD Right ear
AS Left ear
AU Both ears
OD Right eye
OS Left eye
OU Both eyes
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
FBS Fasting blood sugar
HRT Hormone replacement therapy
HgbA1C Hemoglobin A1C
HTN Hypertension
T3, T4, TSH Thyroid hormones and thyroid stimulating hormone
PCP Primary care provider
MI Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
TIA Transient ischemic attack
DAW Dispense as written
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
qhs Every night at bedtime
MS Multiple sclerosis
ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
PID Pelvic inflammatory disease
ABC Airway, Breathing, Circulation
q Every
ac Before meals
SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus
OA Osteoarthritis
RA Rheumatoid arthritis
VS Vital signs
RR Respiratory rate
mmHg Millimeters of mercury
bpm Beats per minute
Hct Hematocrit
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
CC Chief complaint
c/o Complains of
CA Cancer
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