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Ch. 5 Word Parts Part 1
Nursing 0100c with Moats at University of Central Florida
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By: Jamie Geer
Created: 2011-05-15
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dys-
pain or difficulty
pan-
all
retro-
behind, backward
-algia
pain
-ectomy
removal of
-emia
blood
-gram
record
-itis
inflammation
ABCs
airways, breathing, circulation
ant
anterior
ax
axillary
bld
blood
BLE
both lower extremities
GU
genitourinary
int
internal
lt
left
rt
right
quad
quadrant
sh
shoulder
vag
vagina, vaginal
ã (a w/ straight line over top)
before
AAROM
active assisted range of motion
abd.
abduction; abdomen
ADL
activities of daily living
ad lib
as desired
adm
admission; administer; administrator
ADT
admission, discharge, transfer
AEB
as evidenced by
AFO
ankle foot orthosis
AMA
against medical advice
amb
ambulate, ambulatory
AROM
active range of motion
assist
assistance
as tol
as tolerated
B, (B), (circle w/ B inside)
bilateral, both
BB
bed bath
bilat
bilateral
BLE
both lower extremeties
B.M., bm
bowel movement
BP, B.P.
blood pressure
BPM
beats per minute
B.R.
bedrest; bathroom
BRP
bathroom privileges
BS
blood sugar
BSC
bedside commode
BSE
breast self-examination
BUE
both upper extremities
(c w/ line on top)
with
cal
calorie
cath
catheterize, catheter
CBB
complete bed bath
CBR
complete bed rest
ck, (check symbol)
check
ck freq (check symbol "freq)
check frequently
cl liq
clear liquid
CP
care plan; chest pain
CPG
clinical practice guidelines
CPM
continuous passive motion
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
DAT
diet as tolerated
dehyd
dehydration
dep
dependent
disch
discharge
DNR
do not resuscitate
DOA
dead on arrival
doc
document, documentation
drsg
dressing
DSD
dry sterile dressing
Dx
diagnosis
E, en
enema
EHR
electronic health record
EMR
electronic medical record
EOL
end of life
EOLC
end-of-life care
et
and
ETOH
ethanol (used to refer to alcoholic beverages)
Eval
evaluation
ex
exercise, example
exam
examination
ext.
extension
FB
foreign body
FE
Fleet's enema
flex
flexion
FM
flow meter
FU, f/u
follow up
FUO
fever of unknown origin
FWB
full weight bearing
g/c, GC
geriatric chair
GT, g/t
gastrostomy tube
HOB
head of bed
HOH
hard of hearing
ht
height
Hx
history
ind. ("i" in circle)
independent
IM
intramuscular
irrig
irrigation
isol
isolation
IV
intravenous
JT
jejunostomy tube
Kcal
kilocalorie, calorie
lat
lateral
LBP
low back pain
lg, lge, L
large
liq
liquid
L/min, LPM
liters per minute
LOC
loss of consciousness
max
maximum
min
minimum
meds
medications
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
mod
moderate
NA, N/A
nursing assistant
not applicable
not applicable
N/C, no c/o
no complaints
neg, (-)
negative
NG
nasogastric
NKA
no known allergies
NN
nurses' notes
NPO
nothing by mouth
N/S, NSS
normal saline solution
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
NWB
no weight bearing
occ
occasional
OOB
out of bed
O, OS
oral, mouth
PB, PBB
partial bath, partial bed bath
per
by
p.o
by mouth
postop
postoperative
preop
preoperative
prep
prepare
PRN
whenever necessary
prog
progress, prognosis
PROM
passive range of motion
PWB
partial weight bearing
Px
prognosis (prog)
"q" w/ line over it
each, every
q.s.
sufficient quantity
About this deck
By: Jamie Geer
Created: 2011-05-15
Size: 150 flashcards
Views: 24
Created: 2011-05-15
Size: 150 flashcards
Views: 24
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