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Cna headmaster vacob
Question | Answer |
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CNA | Certified Nurding Assistants |
LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
RN | Registered Nurse |
HS | Hours of sleep |
C/O | complains of |
W | with |
W/O | without |
R | right |
L | left |
Raise | ^ |
HOH | Hard of hearing |
BM | Bowel movement |
@ | at |
DNR | do not resuscitate |
AM | moring |
PM | evening |
Pre | before |
Post | after |
VS | Vital Signs |
T | temperature |
P | pulse |
R | respirations |
BP | blood pressures |
TPR | temp,pulse,resp |
Wt | weight |
Ht | height |
PRN | as needed |
Ad lib | as desired |
Brady | slow |
Tachy | fast or rapid |
Mortem | death |
Anti | against |
Natal | birth |
Bi/o | life |
Bid | twice a day |
Tid | three times a day |
Qid | four times a day |
Gtt | drops |
After | P |
Q or q | every |
q_hr | every hour |
stat | immediately |
Hx | History |
Tx | treatment |
Sx | symptoms |
Dx | Diagnosis |
DRG | diagnosis related group |
Ca | Cancer |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
HTN | hypertension |
MI | Myocardial Infarctions (Heart attack) |
AKA | above the knee amputation |
BKA | below the knee amputation |
R/O | rule out |
R/T | related to |
WNL | Within normal limits |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency syndrome |
AIDS | Acquired Immodeficeincy syndrome |
IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
CVA | Cerebral Vascular accident |
Tox | having to do with poison |
Pnea | breathing |
thromobo | clot |
Renal | Kidney |
Nephro | Kidney |
pulmono | lungs |
hepato | livers |
myo | muscle |
pneumo | lungs |
carcino | cancer |
Osteo | bones |
Arthro | joint |
Dermo | skin |
veno | vein |
Entero | intestines, usually small |
cardio | heart |
Ology | study of |
ORIF | Open reduction, internal fixation |
GI | Gastro-intestinal |
URO | having to do with urine or urine condition |
Entero | intestines, usually small |
Stomy | Surgically created opening |
Colo | Large intestine |
tomy | surgical incision into |
ectomy | surgical removal of |
poly | many or much |
inter | between |
phagia | swallowing |
Hypo | low |
Gastro/o | stomach |
Hyper |