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Med Rec Terminology
terminology that applies to cardiology, ortho and gen med patients
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12/16/2010

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Term
Code Stemi
Definition

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

 

AHA "door to balloon" guideline is under 90 minutes

Term
CVA
Definition

cerebrovascular accident

 

a.k.a. stroke

Term

 

 

hypo-

Definition

 

 

beneath, under

Term

 

 

hyper-

Definition

 

 

increased, excessive

Term

 

 

diverticulitis

Definition

 

when bulging pouches anywhere in digestive system become inflamed or infected

 

Term

 

 

sepsis/septic

Definition

 

whole body inflamation in response to infection

a.k.a. blood poisoning

Term

 

 

hypokalemia

Definition

 

low blood level of potassium, can lead to heart arrhythmias, rhabdomyolysis, fatigue and paralysis

Term

 

 

Ren/o

Definition

 

 

kidney

 

Term

 

 

hyperkalemia

Definition

 

high blood levels of potassium,

can lead to arrhythmias,

often asymptomatic

Term

 

 

vertigo

Definition

 

feeling that your environment is spinning,

can be caused by issues in brain or inner ear

Term

 

 

syncope

Definition

 

temporary loss of consciousness and posture,

a.k.a. fainting

Term

 

 

DVT

Definition

 

deep vein thrombosis, 

blood clot that forms in deep veins, usually in the leg or pelvis

 

 

Term

 

 

anemia

Definition

 

blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells, often due to low iron

Term

 

 

pancreatitis

Definition

 

inflammation of the pancreas, may be acute or chronic, symptoms include: abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting

Term

 

 

pneumonia

Definition
inflammation of the lungs usually due to infection, may be bacterial, viral or fungal,sypmtoms include: productive cough, fever, chills, chest pain, shortness of breath
Term
TIA
Definition

 

transient ischemic attack, a.k.a. mini stroke, usually lasts only a few minutes and generally leaves no permanent damage

Term

 

 

pyelonephritis

Definition

 

 

infection of the kidneys, usually due to bacteria spread from the bladder

Term

 

 

pulmonary embolism

Definition
condition when one or more arteries in lungs become blocked, often due to a clot that travels from another part of the body, often the legs
Term

 

 

bilateral

Definition

 

 

involving or affecting both sides

Term

 

 

cellulitis

Definition

 

 

a common but potentially life threatening infection of the skin

Term

 

 

cholecystitis

Definition

 

 

inflammation of the gall bladder

Term

 

 

COPD

Definition

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,

cronic trouble breathing, including chronic bronchitis or emphysema

Term

 

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

removal or excision

 

ex. appendectomy is removal of appendix

Term

 

 

-otomy

Definition

 

process of cutting into

ex. tracheotomy is cutting into windpipe

Term

 

 

-ostomy

Definition

 

new opening

 

ex. colostomy

Term

 

 

neutropenia

Definition

 

abnormally low number of white blood cells called neutrophils, increased risk of infection

Term

 

 

bradycardia

Definition

 

 

slower than normal heart rate

Term

 

 

tachycardia

Definition

 

 

faster than normal heart rate

Term

 

 

echocardiogram

Definition

 

ultrasound that produces a moving picture of the heart,

a.k.a. ECHO

Term

 

 

EKG

Definition

 

electrocardiogram,

a.k.a. ecg

used to monitor heart rate

Term

 

 

EEG

Definition

 

 

electroencephalogram,

monitors electrical activity in the brain

Term

 

 

nephr/o

Definition

 

 

kidney

Term

 

 

pneum/o

Definition

 

 

lungs

Term

 

 

encephal/o

Definition

 

 

brain

Term

 

 

onc/o

Definition

 

 

tumor

 

Term

 

 

hepat/o

Definition

 

 

liver

Term

 

 

thromb/o

Definition

 

 

clot

Term

 

 

cholecyst/o

Definition

 

 

gall bladder

Term

 

 

gastr/o

Definition

 

 

stomach

Term

 

arter/o

or

arteri/o

Definition

 

 

artery

Term

 

 

ather/o

Definition

 

 

plaque, fatty substace

Term

 

card/o

or

cardi/o

Definition

 

 

heart

Term

 

hem/o

or

hemat/o

Definition

 

 

pertaining to the blood

Term

 

 

phleb/o

Definition

 

 

vein

Term

 

 

aort/o

Definition

 

 

aorta

Term

 

 

-stenosis

Definition

 

 

abnormal narrowing

Term

 

 

-sclerosis

Definition

 

 

abnormal hardening

Term

 

 

-otomy

Definition

 

 

surgical incision

Term

 

 

-pathy

Definition

 

 

disease, suffering, feeling

Term

 

 

-oma

Definition

 

 

tumor

Term

 

 

-osis

Definition

 

 

abnormal condition

Term

 

 

-itis

Definition

 

 

inflammation

Term

 

 

-necrosis

Definition

 

 

tissue death

Term

 

-gram

or

-graph

Definition

 

 

a picture or record

Term

 

 

-cyte

Definition

 

 

cell

Term

 

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

 

surgical removal

Term

 

 

-emia

Definition

 

 

blood, blood condition

Term

 

 

-algia

Definition

 

 

pain or suffering

Term

 

 

peri-

Definition

 

 

surrounding

Term

 

 

Dx

Definition

 

 

diagnosis

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