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med terms & charting
medical terminology, charting, & abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| define tonsillitis (sa) | inflammation of tonsils |
| the term hypo- means.. (sa) | under, below average |
| -o/stomy means.. (sa) | opening |
| what does DNR stand for? (sa) | do not resuscitate |
| what is PO? (sa) | by mouth |
| If the doctor prescribes a medicine BID, how often should it be taken? (sa) | twice a day |
| what does HS stand for? (sa) | at bedtime |
| Where does the patient's chief complaint go when charting? (sa) | under history and physical |
| True or False.... if you make an error when charting, you must make a single line through it (sa) | true |
| What is the most common method for measuring temperature? (sa) | oral |
| Kussmaul's breathing, often seen in diabetic ketoacidosis, has what type of breathing pattern? (sa) | increase rate and depth |
| What are normal lung sounds? (sa) | vesicular |
| define -o/tomy (am) | incision |
| define -ectomy (am) | excision, removal |
| define hyper- (am) | excessive, above average |
| What is a specialist who studies cells? (am) | cyto/logist |
| pertaining to the middle of the back (am) | poster/o/meadial |
| fartherst from the point of attachment (am) | distal |
| semi-sitting position with the head of bed elevated (am) | fowler's |
| enlargement of the internal organs (am) | visecer/o/megaly |
| pertaining to the groin (am) | inguin/al |
| instrument used to view or examine (am) | -o/scope |
| instrument used for measuring (am) | -o/meter |
| surgical repair (am) | -o/plasty |
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