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Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 2 Flashcards

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5212703032acuterecently started, sharp and severe symptom0
5212703033chronichas been going on for awhile1
5212703034exacerbationgetting worse2
5212703035abruptall of a sudden3
5212703036febrileto have a fever4
5212703037afebrileno fever5
5212703038malaisenot feeling well6
5212703039progressivemore and more7
5212703040symptomsomething a patient feels8
5212703041noncontributorynot related to this specific problem9
5212703042lethargicdecrease in level of consciousness10
5212703043genetic/hereditaryruns in the family11
5212703044impressionanother way of saying assessment12
5212703045diagnosiswhat the health professional thinks the patient has13
5212703046differential diagnosisa list of conditions the patient may have14
5212703047etiologythe cause15
5212703048benignsafe16
5212703049malignantdangerous17
5212703050degenerationgetting worse18
5212703051remissionto get better or improve19
5212703052idiopathicno known specific cause20
5212703053localizedstays in certain part of the body21
5212703054systemic/generalizedall over the body22
5212703055morbiditythe risk for being sick23
5212703056mortalitythe risk for dying24
5212703057prognosisthe chances of things getting better or worse25
5212703058occulthidden26
5212703059pathogendisease causing agent27
5212703060lesiondiseased tissue28
5212703061recurrentto have again29
5212703062sequelaea problem resulting from disease or injury30
5212703063pendingwaiting for31
5212703064dispositionwhat happened to the patient at the end of the visit32
5212703065dischargesend home OR fluid coming out of the body33
5212703066prophylaxispreventative treatment34
5212703067palliativetreating the symptoms not the cause35
5212703068observationwatch36
5212703069reassurancetell the patients the problem is not serious/dangerous37
5212703070supportive caretreat symptoms & make patient feel better38
5212703071sterilegerm-free39
5212703072proximalcloser to center40
5212703073distalfarther away from the center41
5212703074lateralout to the side42
5212703075medialtoward the middle43
5212703076ventral/antral/anteriorthe front44
5212703077dorsal/posteriorthe back45
5212703078cranialtoward the top (head)46
5212703079caudaltoward the bottom (tail)47
5212703080superiorabove48
5212703081inferiorbelow49
5212703082pronelying down on belly50
5212703083supinelying down on back51
5212703084contralateralopposite side52
5212703085ipsilateralsame side53
5212703086unilateralone side54
5212703087bilateralboth sides55
5212703088dorsumtop of hand or foot56
5212703089plantarsole of foot57
5212703090palmarpalm of hand58
5212703091sagittaldivides the body in slices right to left (left and right)59
5212703092coronaldivides the body into slices from front to back (anterior & posterior)60
5212703093transverse planedivides the body from top to bottom (superior & inferior)61
5212703094CCUcoronary care unit62
5212703095ECUemergency care unit63
5212703096ERemergency room64
5212703097EDemergency department65
5212703098ICUintensive care unit66
5212703099PICUpediatric intensive care unit67
5212703100NICUneonatal intensive care unit68
5212703101SICUsurgical intenisve care unit69
5212703102PACUpost-anesthesia care unit70
5212703103L&Dlabor and delivery71
5212703104ORoperating room72
5212703105Dxdiagnosis73
5212703106DDxdifferential diagnosis74
5212703107Txtreatment75
5212703108Rxprescription76
5212703109Hxhistory77
5212703110PMHxpast medical istory78
5212703111FHxfamily hisotry79
5212703112SOBshortness of breath80
5212703113PERRLApupils are equal round and reactive to light and accomodation81
5212703114NADno acute distress82
5212703115RRRregular rate and rhythm83
5212703116CTAclear to ausculation (description of normal sounding lungs)84
5212703117WDWNwell developed, well nourished85
5212703118A&Oalert and oriented86
5212703119WNLwithin normal limits87
5212703120NOSnot otherwise specified88
5212703121NECnot elsewhere classified89
5212703122POper os (by mouth)90
5212703123NPOnil per os (nothing by mouth)91
5212703124PRper rectum (anal)92
5212703125IMintramuscular93
5212703126SCsubcutaneous (under the skin)94
5212703127IVintravaneous95
5212703128CVLcentral venous line96
5212703129PICCperipherally inserted central catheter97
5212703130Siginstructions98
5212703131ad libas desired99
5212703132BIDtwice daily100
5212703133TIDthree times daily101
5212703134QDdaily102
5212703135QIDfour times daily103
5212703136QHSat night104
5212703137ACbefore meals105
5212703138PCafter meals106
5212703139prnas needed107
5212703140alertable to answer questions, responsive, interactive108
5212703141auscultationto listen109
5212703142markedit really stands out110
5212703143orientedbeing aware of who, where, & current time111
5212703144palpationto feel112
5212703145percussionto hit something & listen to the resulting sound113
5212703146unremarkableanother way of saying normal114
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