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Quiz 1 Med Terminolo
quiz one basic skills medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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@ | AT |
ABD | ABDOMEN |
Ad lib | Freely, as desired |
AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
amb | ambulatory |
AP | ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR |
Appt | APPOINTMENT |
asap | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
Ax | AXILLARY |
BE | BARIUM ENEMA |
Bilat | BILATERALLY |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
BSC | BEDSIDE COMMODE |
BX | BIOPSY |
C | CELSIUS |
c with - on top | with |
Ca | Calcium |
CA | Cancer |
CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
CDC | CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL |
CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
Cath | CATHETER |
CAT | COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
C/O | COMPLAINTS OF |
CO | CARDIAC OUTPUT |
COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
C&S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
CT | COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY |
CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
CP | CHEST PAIN |
BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |