Shared Flashcard Set

Details

PACS Clinical Medical Terminology
Medical Abreviations
63
Health Care
Not Applicable
02/20/2012
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
Abd
 Definition
Abdomen
Term
KUB
 Definition
Kidneys, Ureters, & Bladder
Term
AED
 Definition
Automatic External Defibrillator
Term
BP
 Definition
Blood Pressure
Term
C
 Definition
With
Term
CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
Term
CPR
 Definition
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Term
DC
 Definition
Discontinue
Term
ECG or EKG
 Definition
Electro Cardiogram
Term
ED
 Definition
Emergency Department
Term
EEG
 Definition
Electro encephalogram
Term
EENT
 Definition
Eye, Ear, Nose, & Throat
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency Room
Term
Fld
 Definition
fluid
Term
GB
 Definition
Gall Bladder
Term
GI
 Definition
Gastro Intestinal
Term
Gtt
 Definition
drops
Term
GU
 Definition
Genito Urinary 
Term
gyn
 Definition
Gynocology
Term
Hypodermically
 Definition
(H)
Term
H or hrs
 Definition
hours
Term
H20
 Definition
water
Term
HA
 Definition
Headache
Term
Hgb or Hb
 Definition
Hemaglobin
Term
I&O
 Definition
Intake & Output
Term
IM
 Definition
Intramuscular
Term
IV
 Definition
Intravenous
Term
L or Lt
 Definition
Left
Term
L or l
 Definition
Liter
Term
LBP
 Definition
Low Back Pain
Term
LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
Term
LLQ
 Definition
Left Lower Quadrant
Term
LUQ
 Definition
Left Upper Quadrant
Term
MI
 Definition
Myocardinal Infarction
Term
MVA
 Definition
Motor Vehicle Accident
Term
NPO
 Definition
Nothing by Mouth
Term
NS
 Definition
Normal Saline or No Show
Term
OB or obs
 Definition
Obstetrics
Term
OP or OPC
 Definition
Out-Patient Clinic
Term
OR
 Definition
Operating Room
Term
pH
 Definition
Hydrogen Ion Concentration Acidity/Alkalinity
Term
PO
 Definition
“post oral” or “by mouth”
Term
pm
 Definition
as needed
Term
RBC
 Definition
Red Blood Cells
Term
RLQ
 Definition
Right Lower Quadrant
Term
RUQ
 Definition
Right Upper Quadrant
Term
Rx
 Definition
therapy
Term
s
 Definition
without
Term
SOB
 Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
spec
 Definition
specimen
Term
SQ
 Definition
Subcutaneous
Term
stat
 Definition
at once, urgent
Term
TPR
 Definition
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
Term
URI
 Definition
Upper Respiratory Infection
Term
UTI
 Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
Term
WBC
 Definition
White Blood Cell
Term
WC
 Definition
Wheelchair
Term
wt
 Definition
weight
Term
x
 Definition
times
Term
MLO
 Definition
medio-lateral oblique
Term
CC
 Definition
Craniocaudal
Term
PET
 Definition
Positron Emission Tomography-is a computer generation of a biological activity within the body produced through the detection of gamma rays that are emitted.
Term
CT
 Definition
Computed radiography-formerly known as CAT scan, is an axial imaging modality, which uses the principle of X-ray and digital techniques like MPR to create images.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!