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D/C discontinue, discharge
OR operating room
prn whenever necessary, as needed
ac before meals
stat immediately, at once
RN registered nurse
wt weight
Cl chloride or chlorine
Rx prescription, take, treatment
AP optical pulse
T temperature
NPO nothing by mouth
spec specimen
-c with
-ss one half
-s without
pt patient, pint (500 mL or cc)
BP blood pressure
R respiration, rectal
Na sodium
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DRG diagnostic related group
LMP last menstrual period
NPO pre-op nothing by mouth before an operation
Do EENT exam in OPD do ear, eye, nose, throat exam in the clinic
Ob-Gyn obstetrics gynecology
500 mg qod 8 am 500 mg every other day at 8 am
VS stat and q2h vital signs immediately and every 2 hours
To PT by w/c for ROMs and ADL bid to therapy by wheelchair by range of motion and activities of daily living twice a day
FFl cl liq to 240 mL q2h force fluids clear liquids to 240 mL every 2 hours
2 gtts OU qid q6h 2 drops each eye 4 times a day every 6 hours
Dx=COPD, O2 prn, IPPB bid q12h diagnosis=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oxygen whenever necessary, intermittent positive pressure breathing every 12 hours
sig= π Cap po tid -c food or milk give the following directions= 2 capsules by mouth 3 times a day with food or milk
Dx= CVA, CT of brain stat diagnosis= stroke, computerized tomography of brain immediately
Rx= 20 mL KCL IV prescription=20 mL potassium chloride intravenously
EMT is certified for ACLS emergency medical technician is certified for advanced cardiac life saving
craniotomy cutting into the skull
crani- pertaining to the skull
-otomy cutting into
dysuria difficulty urinating
dys- difficult, painful, bad
-uria urine
hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus
hyster- uterus
-ectomy surgical removal of
hemotoxic blood poisoning
hemo- blood
-toxic poison
carcinoma cancer caused by a tumor
carcin- cancer
-oma tumor
electroencephalograph electrical brain diagram
electro- electrical
encephalo- brain
-graph diagram
osteomalacia softening of bone tissue
osteo- bone
-malacia softening of tissue
paraplegia paralysis of lower half of body
para- near, beside, lower half of body
-plegia paralysis
pyuria puss in the urine
py- puss
-uria urine
acromegaly enlargement of extremities
acro- extremities (arms and legs)
-megaly enlarged
gerontology the study of old age
geront- old age, elderly
-ology study/science of
dysphagia having difficulty swallowing
dys- difficult, painful, bad
-phagia to eat, consume, swallow
hydrocele swelling caused by excess water
hydro- water
-cele swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
adenoma glandular swelling
adeno- gland
antitoxic against poisoning
anti- against
ophthalmology the study of the eye
ophthalm- eye
-ology study of
pneumonomelanosis having one black lung
pneum- lung, air
mono- one
melan- black
-osis condition, state
paraosteoarthropathy disease in the joints of the lower half of the body
arthro- joint
-pathy disease
salpingo-oophorocele the swelling of the ovary and fallopian tube
salpingo- fallopian tube
oophoro- ovary, female egg cell
idiopathic thrombocytopenia self-originating clo due to lack of cells
idio- peculiar to individual, self-originating
cyto- cell
thrombo- clot
-penia lack of
narcoepilepsy seizure upon sleeping
narco- sleep
epi- upon, over
-lepsy seizure
postpartum after labor
post- after, behind
-partum birth, labor
herniorrhaphy sewing up a rupture in mouth
herni- rupture
or- mouth
-rrhaphy suture of
dermacyanosis condition where the skin is blue
derma- pertaining to skin
cyan blue
thoracentesis surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest
thora- chest, thorax
-centisis surgical puncture to remove fluid
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