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