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Medical Terms Ch 2
10 Medical Terms in Ch 2 that I struggle with
Term | Definition |
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Palliative | Treating symptoms but not getting rid of the cause |
Prophylaxis | Preventive Treatments |
Etiology | The Cause |
Malignant | Dangerous; a problem |
Differential Diagnosis (DDx) | A list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
Benign | Safe |
Sequela | A problem resulting from disease |
Idiopathic | No known specific cause; Just happens |
Morbidity | The risk of getting sick |
Mortality | The risk for death |
Disposition | What happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, ICU, normal hospital bed) |
Sagittal | In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from left to right |
Coronal | In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from front to back |
Transverse | In the anatomical model, plane that divides body from top to bottom |
CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
PACU | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit |
NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
NAD | No acute distress |
A&O | Alert and Oriented |
NEC | Not elsewhere classified |
NOS | Not otherwise specified |
SC | Subcutaneous (Under the skin) |
PICC | Peripherally inserted central catheter AKA "PICC LINE" in conversation |
PR | By rectum (medicine) |
IM | Intramuscular |
QHS | Nighty dose (Medicine) |
ad lib | As desired |
PRN | As needed |
AC (prescriptions) | ante cibum; before meals |
PC (prescriptions) | post cibum; After meals |