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TPR terminology
Medical HUC
Question | Answer |
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SOB | short of breath |
qid | four times a day |
_q | every |
_s | without |
_c | with |
TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
B/P | bloop pressure |
VS | vital signs |
q4h | every four hours |
tid | three times a day |
bid | twice a day |
hs | hours of sleep |
prn | as needed |
ad lib | as desired |
_qod | every other day |
_qd | everyday |
tachypnea | fast breathing |
bradypnea | show breath |
tachycardia | abnormally fast hearbeat |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
systole | contraction of the heartbeat |
asystole | absence of heartbeat |
eupnea | good, normal breathing |
apnea | absnece of breathing |
hyperpnea | increased depth of breathing |
bounding | a strong, forceful pulse |
thready | throbbing of arteries |
hyperventilation | overbreathing; faster than your normal breathing pattern |
dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
fever | higher-than-normal |
febrile | symptoms of fever |
afebrile | non-fever |
wheezing | highpitch squeal in breathing |
rales | bubbling sound in lungs |
rhonchi | rattling sound due to secretion in bronchioles |
orthopnea | dyspnea when lying flat.. you die |
angina | chest pains due to insufficient oxygen to the heart |