Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
131 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
AAA
|
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
|
|
ABG
|
Arterial blood gases
|
|
ALL
|
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
|
|
AV
|
Atrial-ventricular
|
|
AMI
|
Acute myocardial infarction
|
|
ANS
|
Autonomic nervous system
|
|
BPH
|
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
|
|
BSA
|
Body surface area
|
|
CA
|
Cancer
|
|
CAD
|
Coronary artery disease
|
|
CF
|
Cardiac failure
|
|
CV
|
Cardiovascular
|
|
CVA
|
Cerebrovacular accident
|
|
DI
|
Diabetes insipidus
|
|
DM
|
Diabetes melitus
|
|
ENT
|
Ear, nose, throat
|
|
H
|
Hypodermic
|
|
HA
|
Headache
|
|
HBP
|
High blood pressure
|
|
ID
|
Infectious diseases
|
|
IO, I/O
|
Fluid intake and output
|
|
IOP
|
Intraocular pressure
|
|
KVO
|
Keep vein open
|
|
LBW
|
Low birth weight
|
|
LKS
|
Liver, kidney, spleen
|
|
LOC
|
Loss of consciousness
|
|
MG
|
Myasthenia gravis
|
|
MI
|
Myocardial infarction
|
|
NKO
|
No known allergies
|
|
NPO
|
Nothing by mouth
|
|
NVD
|
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
|
|
PAP
|
Pulmonary artery pressure
|
|
PUD
|
Peptic ulcer disease
|
|
PVD
|
Peripheral vascular disease
|
|
RA
|
Rheumatoid arthritis
|
|
ROM
|
Range of motion
|
|
s
|
Without
|
|
Sa02
|
Systemic arterial oxygen saturation
|
|
SOB
|
Short of breath
|
|
T
|
Temperature
|
|
T&C
|
Type and crossmatch
|
|
TAH
|
Total abdominal hysterectomy
|
|
TPN
|
Total parental nutrition
|
|
U
|
Units
|
|
U/A
|
Urinalysis
|
|
UCHD
|
Usual childhood diseases
|
|
UTI
|
Urinary tract infection
|
|
WT
|
Weight
|
|
cyst
|
bladder
|
|
xero
|
dry
|
|
dipl
|
double
|
|
opia
|
vision
|
|
thromb
|
clot
|
|
sis
|
abnormal condition
|
|
phleb
|
vein
|
|
sclerosis
|
hardening
|
|
crine
|
secrete
|
|
emesis
|
vomit
|
|
oma
|
tumor
|
|
tation
|
act of secreting
|
|
onych
|
nail
|
|
mycosis
|
fungal infection
|
|
pach
|
thick
|
|
aden
|
gland
|
|
thym
|
thymus
|
|
neuroma
|
tumor of nerve cells
|
|
algia
|
pain
|
|
rachi
|
vertebrae
|
|
malacia
|
softening
|
|
toc
|
birth
|
|
metri
|
uterus
|
|
dys
|
difficult
|
|
balan
|
glans penis
|
|
crypt
|
hidden
|
|
orchid
|
testis
|
|
ism
|
state of
|
|
semin
|
testis
|
|
para
|
around
|
|
capnia
|
carbon dioxide
|
|
cyst
|
bladder
|
|
vesic
|
bladder
|
|
uria
|
urine, urination
|
|
poly
|
much
|
|
acous
|
hearing
|
|
salping
|
eustachian tube
|
|
myring
|
eardrum
|
|
cerumin
|
waxy
|
|
tympan
|
ear drum
|
|
para
|
partial
|
|
orrhea
|
drainage
|
|
blephar
|
eyelid
|
|
cor
|
pupil
|
|
kerat
|
cornea
|
|
retin
|
retina
|
|
optosis
|
drooping
|
|
opthalm
|
eye
|
|
plegia
|
paralysis
|
|
brady
|
slow
|
|
chlor
|
green
|
|
cirrh
|
yellow
|
|
ec
|
away or out
|
|
im
|
not
|
|
melan
|
black
|
|
meso
|
middle
|
|
para
|
alongside or abnormal
|
|
polio
|
gray
|
|
pro
|
before
|
|
purpur
|
purple
|
|
tachy
|
fast
|
|
ultra
|
beyond or excessive
|
|
xanth
|
yellow
|
|
xer
|
dry
|
|
asethenia
|
without strength
|
|
cele
|
pouching or hernia
|
|
cynia
|
pain
|
|
ectasis
|
expansion or dilation
|
|
ium
|
tissue
|
|
megaly
|
enlargement
|
|
oi
|
resembling
|
|
opsia
|
vision
|
|
osmia
|
smell
|
|
paresis
|
partial paralysis
|
|
penia
|
decrease
|
|
phagia
|
swallowing
|
|
phasia
|
speech
|
|
plasia
|
formation
|
|
spasm
|
involuntary contraction
|
|
tocia
|
childbirth, labor
|
|
tomy
|
incision
|
|
tropic
|
stimulate
|
|
ula
|
small
|