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W1: Discussion
Week 1: Discussion: Deciphering the Code
| Term | Definition | Side 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NP | Nurse Practitioner | |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan | |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit | |
| L&B | Labor and Delivery | |
| ER | Emergency Room | |
| ♂ | Male | (symbols) |
| ♀ | Female | (symbols) |
| Dx | Diagnosis | (Associated with Health Records) |
| y/o | Years Old | (Associated with Health Records) |
| QD | 4 times Dailey | (Associated with Medication Prescriptions) |
| Heimlich maneuver | An emergency first-aid procedure for choking, | Dr. Henry Heimlich. |
| Fallopian tubes | The pair of tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus, | (the anatomist Gabriele Falloppio. |
| Parkinson's Disease | who identified this progressive nervous system disorder | (English surgeon James Parkinson) |
| Down Syndrome | who described the genetic condition. | (British physician John Langdon Down) |
| Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)/ Todd’s Syndrome | he named this the Alice in Wonderland syndrome because it is a brain-related condition that disrupts how you perceive your own body, the world around you or both. | (English Psychiatrist; Dr. John Todd) |
| Micropsia [mike-rope-see-a] | when objects appear smaller | |
| Macropsia [mac-rope-see-a]when | objects appear larger | |
| Pelopsia [pell-op-see-a] | closer | |
| Teleopsia [tell-op-see-a] | farther away | |
| Porropsia [purr-rope-see-a] | both smaller and moving farther away |