Medical Terminology Ch02
Terms
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- A
- assessment
- A&W
- alive and well
- CC
- chief complaint
- c/o
- complains of
- Dx
- diagnosis
- FH
- family history
- HEENT
- head,eyes,ears,nose,throat
- H&P
- history and physical
- Hx
- history
-
HPI
PI -
history of present illness
present illness - IMP
- impression
- L&W
- living and well
- NAD
- no acute distress
-
NKA
NKDA -
no known allergies
no known drug allergies - O
- objective information
- OH
- occupational history
- P
- pulse
-
PE
Px - physical examination
- PERRLA
- pupils equal round and ractive to light and accommodation
-
PH
PMH -
past history
past medical history -
ROS
SR -
review of systems
systems review - R/O
- rule out
- S
- subjective information
- SH
- social history
- Sx
- symptom
- UCHD
- ususal childhood diseases
- WNL
- within normal limits
- acute
-
sharp
having sever symptoms and a short course - chronic
- condition developing slowly and persisting over a period of time
- benign
-
mild
noncancerous - malignant
-
harmful
cancerous - degeneration
- gradual deterioration
- diagnosis
- determination of the presence of a disease
- etiology
- study of the cause of a disease
- exacerbation
- increase in severity of a disease with aggravation of symptoms
- remission
- period in which symptoms and signs stop
- febrile
- relating to a fever
- idiopathic
- condition occurring without a clearly identified cause
- localized
- limited to a definite area
- systemic
- relating to the whole body rather than one part
- malaise
- feeling of unwellness
- morbidity
-
sick
diseased state - mortality
- state of being subject to death
- prognosis
- prediction of the likley outcome of a disease
- progressive
- pertaining to the advance of a conditon
- prophylaxis
- process or measure that prevents disease
- recurrent
- to occur again
- sequela
- disorder or condition, usually resulting from a previous disease or injoury
- sign
- objective evidence of disease
- syndrome
- combination of symptoms and signs that give a distinct clinical picture
- noncontributory
- not involved in bringing on the condition or result
- unremarkable
- not significant
- CCU
- coronary care unit
- ECU
- emergency care unit
- ER
- emergency room
- ICU
- intensive care unit
- IP
- inpatient
- OP
- outpatient
- OR
- operating room
- PAR
- post anesthetic recovery
-
post-op
postop - postoperative (after surgery)
-
pre-op
preop - peroperative (before surgery)
- RTC
- return to clinic
- RTO
- return to office
- BRP
- bathroom privileges
- CP
- chest pain
-
DC
D/C -
discharge
discontinue - ETOH
- ethyl alcohol
- L
- liter
- R
- respiration
- pt
- patient
- RRR
- regular rate and rhythm
- SOB
- shortness of breath
- Tr
- treatment
- Tx
-
treatment
traction - VS
- vital signs
- T
- temperature
- BP
- blood pressure
- Ht
- height
- Wt
- weight
- WDWN
- well-developed and well-nourished
-
y/o
y.o. - year old
- #
-
number (#2)
pound (140#) - cm
- centimeter
-
g
gm - gram
- kg
- kilogram
- mg
- milligram
-
ml
mL - milliliter
- mm
- millimeter
- cu mm
- cubic millimeter
- fl oz
- fluid ounce
- gr
- grain
- gt
- drop
- gtt
- drops
- dr
- dram (1/8 ounce)
- oz
- ounce
-
lb
# - pound
- qt
- quart
-
drug form:
tab, tablet - oral, by mouth (PO)
-
drug form:
cap, capsule -
sublingual, under tongue (SL)
buccal, in the cheek -
drug form:
suppository -
vaginal, in vagina (PV)
rectal, in rectum (PR) -
drug form:
fluid -
inhalation, by nose
inhalation, by mouth -
drug form:
parenteral -
injections:
intradermal, in skin (ID)
intramuscular, in muscle (IM)
intravenous, in vein (IV)
subcutaneous, in skin (SC, SQ) -
drug form:
cream
lotion
ointment - topical, applied to skin
-
drug form:
other - transdermal, absorption of drug through unbroken skin
-
drug form:
implant - reservoir, imbedded in the body, provides continual infusion
-
ā
-a- - before
- ac
- before meals
- am
- before noon
- bid
- twice a day
- d
- day
- h
- hour
- hs
- at hour of sleep
- noc
- night
- -p-
- after
- pp
- after meals
- pc
- after meals
- pm
- afternoon
- prn
- as needed
- q
- every
- qd
- every day
- qh
- every hour
- q2h
- every 2 hours
- qid
- four times a day
- qod
- every other day
- STAT
- immediately
- tid
- three times a day
- wk
- week
- yr
- year
- AD
- right ear
- AS
- left ear
- AU
- both ears
- ad lib
- as desired
- amt
- amount
- aq
- water
- â’·
- bilateral
- C
-
Celsius
centigrade - -c-
- with
- F
- Fahrenheit
- ⓜ
- murmur
- NPO
- nothing by mouth
- OD
- right eye
- OS
- left eye
- OU
- both eyes
- per
-
by
through - po
-
per os
by mouth - PR
-
through rectum
per rectum - PV
-
through vagina
per vagina - qns
- quantity not sufficient
- qs
- quantity sufficient
- Rx
-
recipe
prescription - Sig
-
label
instruction to the patient - -s-
- without
- -ss-
- one-half
- wa
- while awake
- x
-
times or for
(x6 six times)