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med term quiz 2
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Undergraduate 3
10/09/2012
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Term
I &D (I AND D)
 Definition
INCISION AND DRAINAGE
Term
ICU
 Definition
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Term
i.e.
 Definition
that is (id est)
Term
I & O (I and O)
 Definition
intake and output
Term
IPPA
 Definition
insoection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
Term
IPPB
 Definition
intermittent positive pressure breathing
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
Term
K
 Definition
POTASSIUM
Term
L
 Definition
LEFT, LITER, LUMBAR
Term
LLE
 Definition
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY
Term
LLL
 Definition
LEFT LOWER LOBE
Term
LLQ
 Definition
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
Term
LMP
 Definition
LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD
Term
LOA
 Definition
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Term
lt, L
 Definition
left
Term
LUQ
 Definition
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
Term
MI
 Definition
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Term
mid
 Definition
middle
Term
min
 Definition
minute, minim
Term
mod
 Definition
moderate
Term
Na
 Definition
sodium
Term
no. no
 Definition
number
Term
noc, noct
 Definition
at night
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth (nothing per ora/os)
Term
NS, N/S
 Definition
normal saline
Term
N/V
 Definition
nausea and vomiting
Term
O2
 Definition
OXYGEN
Term
OOB
 Definition
OUT OF BED
Term
os
 Definition
MOUTH
Term
OT
 Definition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Term
Oz
 Definition
ounce
Term

_

      P,  /p

 Definition
after
Term
P
 Definition
pulse
Term
Path, Patho
 Definition
pathology, disease
Term
PA
 Definition
posterior anterior
Term
p.c., pc
 Definition
after meals (post cibum)
Term
PE
 Definition
physical examination
Term
per
 Definition
by, through
Term
PERRLA
 Definition
pupils equal round and reactive to light and accommodation
Term
P.H., PMH
 Definition
past medical history
Term
p.o., PO
 Definition
by mouth (per os)
Term
PM, pm
 Definition
afternoon (past meridian)
Term
p.r.n.
 Definition
when necessary (pro re nata), when required
Term
pt, Pt
 Definition
patient
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapy, physical therapist
Term
PWB
 Definition
partial weight bearing
Term
q.a.m., q.am
 Definition
every morning (quaque ante meridian)
Term
q.day
 Definition
every day (quaque die)
Term
q.h., q.1h.
 Definition
every hour (quaque hora)
Term
q.2h., q.3h., etc.
 Definition
every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc.
Term
q.h.s., q.hs
 Definition
every night at bedtime (quaque hora somni)
Term
q.i.d.
 Definition
four times a day (quater in die)
Term
qs
 Definition
quantity sufficient
Term
R
 Definition
right, respiration, rectal
Term
r/o
 Definition
rule out
Term
RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
Term
Rt, rt, R
 Definition
right
Term
RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
Term
Rx
 Definition
prescription, take, therapy
Term
ROM
 Definition
range of motion
Term

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    s, /s

 Definition
without (sine)
Term
S-1
 Definition
first sacral vertebrae
Term
sang
 Definition
sanguineous, bloody
Term
Sig.
 Definition
let it be labeled, write on the label (signa)
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
Term
Sp gr
 Definition
specific gravity
Term

SS

 

 Definition
soap suds, soap solution
Term

_

        SS, /SS

 Definition
one- half
Term
stat.
 Definition
immediately, at once (statim)
Term
Sx
 Definition
symptoms
Term
T-1
 Definition
first thoracic vertebrae, T-2 second, etc.
Term
t.i.d., tid
 Definition
three times a day (ter in die)
Term
TLC
 Definition
tender loving care
Term
TRP
 Definition
temperature, pulse, respirations
Term
U/A, UA
 Definition
urinalysis
Term
VDRL
 Definition
venereal disease research laboratory (a test for syphilis)
Term
VO
 Definition
verbal order
Term
VS, v.s.
 Definition
vital signs
Term
WC, w/c
 Definition
wheelchair
Term
WF
 Definition
white female
Term
WM
 Definition
white male
Term
WNL
 Definition
within nirmal limits
Term
wt. wt
 Definition
weight
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