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Medical Terminology units 3 & 4 MCC

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What does A.R.R.T stand for   Amercian Registry of Radiologic Technologists  
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What does N.Y.S.D.O.H stand for   New York State Department of Health  
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A.S.R.T   American Society of Radiologic Technologists  
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C.A.R.E. bill   Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy  
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N.Y.S.S.R.S.   NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC SCIENCES  
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J.R.C.E.R.T.   JOINT REVIEW COMMITTTEE ON EDUCATION IN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY  
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J.R.C.A.H.O   JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS  
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A.C.R.   AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY  
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F.D.A   FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  
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M.Q.S.A   MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT  
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ABD   ABDOMEN  
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KUB   KIDNEY, URETER AND BLADDER  
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CXR   CHEST XRAY  
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PCXR   PORTABLE CHEST XRAY  
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GB   GALL BLADDER  
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BE OR BaE   BARIUM ENEMA  
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UGI   UPPER GASTRO-INTESTINAL SERIES  
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SBFT   SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW THROUGH  
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BaSw   BARIUM SWALLOW  
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IVP   INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM  
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IVU   INRAVENOUS UROGRAM  
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VCU; VCUG   VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM  
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TMJ   TEMPRO-MANDIBULAR JOINTS  
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FAS   FREE AIR SERIES  
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ERCP   ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY  
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US OR SONO   ULTRASOUND OR SONOGRAPHY  
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MR OR MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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PBL   POSITIVE BEAM LIMITING  
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HVL   HALF VALUE LAYER  
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ALARA   AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE  
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CAT   COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CAT SCAN OR CT)  
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Ba   BARIUM  
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BaS04   BARIUM SULFATE  
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CR AND DR   COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY  
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RIS / PACS   RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM / PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM  
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H.I.P.A.A   HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT  
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CP   CHEST PAIN  
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LP   LUMBAR PUNCTURE  
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PSA   PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN  
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ABG   ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES  
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ARD   ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASE  
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BCLS   BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT  
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DJD   DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE  
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H & P   HISTORY AND PHYSICAL  
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MVA   MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT  
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N/A   NOT APPLICABLE  
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PE   PULMONARY EMBOLUS (OR PHYSICAL EXAM)  
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PICC   PERCUTANEOUSLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER  
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PO   ORALLY  
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WNL   WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS  
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SOB   SHORTNESS OF BREATH  
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COPD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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CHF   CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE  
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Ca   CANCER  
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HH   HIATAL HERNIA  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH  
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BPH   BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY  
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BUN   BLOOD UREA NITROGEN  
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URI   UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION  
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Pn   PNEUMONIA  
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TB   TUBERCULOSIS  
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TBC   TUBERCULOSIS CAUTION  
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UTI   URINARY TRACT INFECTION  
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MI   MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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CVA   CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT  
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FUO   FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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R/O FX   RULE OUT FRACTURE  
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HX   HISTORY  
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LLL/RLL   LEFT LOWER LOBE / RIGHT LOWER LOBE  
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LUL / RUL / RML   LEFT UPPER LOBE / RIGHT UPPER LOBE / RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE  
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RUQ / LUQ / RLQ / LLQ   RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT, LEFT UPPER QUADRANT, RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT AND LEFT LOWER QUADRANT  
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NG TUBE   NASAL GASTRIC TUBE  
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CHD / CAD / COPD   CORONARY HEART DISEASE / CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE / CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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INSP / EXP   INSPIRATION / EXPIRATION  
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OOP   OUT OF PLASTER  
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BP   BLOOD PRESSURE  
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?   QUESTION OF  
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FB   FOREIGN BODY  
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PRN   AS NEEDED, WHEN NECESSARY  
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ASAP   AS SOON AS POSSIBLE  
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PID   PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE  
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TAH   TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY  
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C   WITH  
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S   WITHOUT  
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AIDS, ARC, HTLV, HIV   ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, AIDS RELATED COMPLEX, HUMAN T CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  
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ADM   ADMISSION  
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OR   OPERATING ROOM  
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RR   RECOVERY ROOM  
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PACU   POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT  
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PRE OP   BEFORE SURGERY  
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POST OP   AFTER SURGERY  
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AKA   ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION  
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BKA   BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION  
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GSW   GUN SHOT WOUND  
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DX   DIAGNOSIS  
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BX   BIOPSY  
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RX   TREATMENT  
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OOB   OUT OF BED  
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BID   TWICE A DAY  
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QD   EVERY DAY  
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ED   EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT  
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RLE   RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY  
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S/P   STATUS POST  
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STAT   IMMEDIATELY (STATIN)  
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PUD   PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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ANATOMICAL POSITION   STANDING ERECT WITH PALMS TURNED FORWARD  
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MEDIAN PLANE / SAGITTAL PLANE   PASSING LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE BODY FROM FRONT TO BACK DIVIDING IT INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES  
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TRANSVERSE / HORIZONTAL PLANE   PASSING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH THE BODY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE MIDSAGITTAL/MEDIAN PLANE AND DIVIDING THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS  
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APEX / BASE   TOP OF A BODY, ORGAN OR PART / THE LOWEST PART OR FOUNDATION OF ANYTHING  
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MEDIAL / LATERAL   SITUATED TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY / FARTHER FROM THE MEDIAN PLANE OR MIDLINE OF THE BODY  
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ANTERIOR / POSTERIOR   SITUATED AT OR DIRECTED TOWARD THE FRONT / SITUATED AT OR DIRECTED TOWARD THE BACK  
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VENTRAL / DORSAL   DIRECTED TOWARD OR SITUATED ON THE BELLY SURFACE / PERTAINING TO THE BACK  
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SUPERIOR / INFERIOR   SITUATED ABOVE OR DIRECTED UPWARD / SITUATED BELOW OR DIRECTED DOWNWARD  
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INTERNAL / EXTERNAL   SITUATED OR OCCURRING ON THE INSIDE / SITUATED OR OCCURRING ON THE OUTSIDE  
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PROXIMAL / DISTAL   NEAREST TO A POINT OF REFERENCE / REMOTE, FARTHER FROM ANY POINT OF REFERENCE  
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VISCERAL / PARIETAL   OF OR PERTAINING TO THE COVERING OF AN ORGAN / OF OR PERTAINING TO THE OUTER WALLS OF A CAVITY  
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INTRINSIC / EXTRINSIC   SITUATED ENTIRELY WITHIN OR PERTAINING EXCLUSIVELY TO A PART / OF EXTERNAL ORIGIN  
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RECUMBENT / ERECT   LYING DOWN / STANDING UPRIGHT  
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CEPHALIC / CEPHALAD / CAUDAL / CAUDAD   PERTAINING TO THE HEAD / TOWARD THE HEAD / SITUATED MORE TOWARD THE TAIL / DIRECTED TOWARD THE TAIL OR DISTAL END  
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PALMER / PLANTAR / VOLAR   PERTAINING TO THE PALM OF THE HAND / PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT / PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OR PALM INDICATING THE FLEXOR SURFACE OF THE FOREARM, WRIST OR HAND  
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RIGHT LATERAL DECUBITUS / LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS   WHEN THE SUBJECT LIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE / WHEN THE SUBJECT LIES ON THE LEFT SIDE  
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SUPINE / PRONE   LYING ON THE BACK WITH FACE UPWARD PALMS TURNED UP / LYING FACE DOWN WITH HAND AND PALM TURNED DOWN  
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LONGITUDINAL   PERTAINING TO A MEASUREMENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LONG AXIS OF AN OBJECT, BODY OR ORGAN  
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GREATER; MAJOR / LESSER; MINOR   LARGER; ABOVE THE MINOR / SMALLER; BELOW THE MAJOR  
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ABDUCT / ADDUCT   MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN PLANE / MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MEDIAN PLANE  
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CIRCUMDUCT   MOVEMENT OF A BODY PART IN A CIRCULAR MOTION  
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DORSIFLEX   PROCESS OF BENDING A BODY PART BACKWARD  
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EXTEND   THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING A FLEXED LIMB  
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EVERT   THE PROCESS OF TURNING OUTWARD  
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FLEX   THE PROCESS OF BENDING A LIMB  
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ROTATE   THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BODY PART AROUND A CENTRAL AXIS  
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