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CNA SET 2
Certified Nursing Aide Training
49
Medical
Undergraduate 1
08/07/2018

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

 

 

HTN

Definition

 

 

 

Hypertension

Term

 

COPD

Definition

 

 

Chronic Obstructive

Pulmonary Disease

Term

 

 

CHF

Definition

 

 

Congestive Heart

Failure

Term

 

 

CVA

Definition

 

 

Cerebrovascular

Accident

Term

 

 

DJD

Definition

 

 

Degenerative Joint 

Disease

Term

 

 

DM

Definition

 

 

Diabetes

Mellitus

Term

 

 

w/c

Definition

 

 

Wheel Chair

Term

 

 

NWB

Definition

 

 

Non Weight

Bearing

Term

 

PWB

Definition

 

 

Partial Weight

Bearing

Term

 

SBA

Definition

 

 

Stand By 

Assist

Term

 

UE

Definition

 

Upper

Extreminty

Term

 

LE

Definition

 

 

Lower 

Extremity

Term

 

Up ad lib

Definition

 

 

Up as

desired

Term

 

 

ADL

Definition

 

 

Activity of

Daily Living

Term

 

 

HOB

Definition

 

 

Head of Bed

Term

 

 

geriatric

Definition

 

 

Aged People

Term

 

 

pediatric

Definition

 

 

Children

(medical deals with)

Term

 

 

NPO

Definition

 

 

Nothing By

Mouth

(Oral)

Term

 

 

PO

Definition

 

 

By Mouth

(Oral)

Term

 

 

HOH

Definition

 

 

Hard of 

Hearing

Term

 

 

Full Code

Definition

 

 

(Opposite of DNR)

All possible measures

to revive

Term

 

 

DNR

Definition

 

Do Not 

Resuscitate

Term

 

 

a & o

Definition

 

 

Aware &

Oriented

Term

 

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

 

Surgically

Removed

Term

 

 

prn

Definition

 

 

When necessary

(pro re nata)

Term

 

 

BID

Definition

 

 

Twice a Day

(bis in die)

Term

 

 

TID

Definition

 

 

Three a Day

(ter in die)

Term

 

 

QID

Definition

 

 

Four a Day

(quarter in die)

Term

 

 

Q

Definition

 

 

One a Day

(quaque die)

Term

 

 

QOD

Definition

 

 

Every Other Day

(Quaqe attera die)

Term

 

 

hs

Definition

 

 

At Bedtime

(hora somni)

Term

 

 

ac

Definition

 

 

Before a Meal

(ante cibum)

Term

 

 

pc

Definition

 

 

After Meals

(post cibum)

Term

 

 

supine

Definition

 

 

On Back 

Face Up

Term

 

 

prone

Definition

 

 

On Chest

Head to Side

Term

 

 

Sim's

Definition

 

 

On Side

Knee Up Toward

Chest

Term

 

 

Semi-Fowler's

Definition

 

 

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30º

Term

 

 

High-Fowlers

Definition

 

 

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>80

Term

 

 

-ostomy

Definition

 

 

Surgically Create 

Opening

Term

 

 

hemo-

Definition

 

 

Blood

Term

 

 

NKA

Definition

 

 

No Known 

Allergies

Term

 

 

NCS

Definition

 

 

Nerve Conduct 

Study

Term

 

 

emesis

Definition

 

 

 

Vomiting

Term

 

 

c/o

Definition

 

 

 

Cardiac

Output

Term

 

 

-itis

Definition

 

 

Inflammation

Term

 

 

dysphagia

Definition

 

 

Difficulty in 

Swallowing

Term

 

 

aspiration

Definition

 

 

Breathing in 

Foreign Object(s)

 

 

Term

 

 

dyspnea

Definition

 

 

Difficulty

Breathing

Term

 

 

Edema

Definition

 

 

Fluid in Tissue;

Swelling

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