Abbreviations Flashcards

Question

PTC

Answer 1

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Answer 2

peptic ulcer disease

Answer 3

small-bowel obstruction

Answer 4

total parenteral nutrition

Answer 5

benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia)

Answer 6

digital rectal examination

Answer 7

genitourinary

Answer 8

herpes simplex virus

Answer 9

prostate-specific antigen

Answer 10

sexually transmitted disease

Answer 11

sexually transmitted infection

Answer 12

transrectal ultrasound

Answer 13

transurethral resection of the prostate

Answer 14

venereal disease

Answer 15

acute glomerulonephritis

Answer 16

acute renal failure

Answer 17

blood urea nitrogen

Answer 18

cystoscopy & pyelography

Answer 19

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Answer 20

catheter, catheterization

Answer 21

clean-catch midstream urine

Answer 22

chronic glomerulonephritis

Answer 23

chronic renal failure

Answer 24

cystoscopic examination

Answer 25

end-stage renal disease

Answer 26

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Answer 27

hemodialysis

Answer 28

intake and output

Answer 29

intravenous pyelogram

Answer 30

kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray_

Answer 31

peritoneal dialysis

Answer 32

polycystic kidney disease

Answer 33

phenylketonuria

Answer 34

renal failure

Answer 35

retrograde pyelogram

Answer 36

urinalysis

Answer 37

urinary tract infection

Answer 38

voiding cystourethrogram

Answer 39

antepartum

Answer 40

artificial rupture of membranes

Answer 41

bilateral tubal ligation

Answer 42

carcinoma in situ

Answer 43

cesarean section

Answer 44

chorionic villus sampling

Answer 45

dilation (dilatation) and curettage

Answer 46

date of birth

Answer 47

dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Answer 48

expressed breast milk

Answer 49

estimated (expected) date of confinement

Answer 50

estrogen replacement therapy

Answer 51

fetal heart rate

Answer 52

full-term normal delivery

Answer 53

gravida (pregnant)

Answer 54

hormone replacement therapy

Answer 55

hysterosalpingography

Answer 56

intrauterine device

Answer 57

in vitro fertilization

Answer 58

labor and delivery

Answer 59

last menstrual period

Answer 60

last normal menstrual period

Answer 61

obstetrics

Answer 62

obstetrics and gynecology

Answer 63

pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 64

premenstrual syndrome

Answer 65

postpartum

Answer 66

spontaneous abortion

Answer 67

spontaneous rupture of membranes

Answer 68

spontaneous vaginal delivery

Answer 69

therapeutic abortion

Answer 70

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Answer 71

total vaginal hysterectomy

Answer 72

acetylcholine

Answer 73

Alzheimer's disease

Answer 74

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 75

blood brain barrier

Answer 76

central nervous system

Answer 77

cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 78

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 79

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 80

electroencephalogram/graphs

Answer 81

hemiplegic

Answer 82

intracranial pressure

Answer 83

level of consciousness

Answer 84

lumbar puncture

Answer 85

multiple sclerosis

Answer 86

paraplegic

Answer 87

peripheral nervous system

Answer 88

quadriplegic

Answer 89

spinal cord injury

Answer 90

Transient ischemic attack

Answer 91

tissue plasminogen activator

Answer 92

right ear left ear each ear

Answer 93

right eye left eye each eye

Answer 94

discharge/discontinue

Answer 95

cubic centimetres

Answer 96

intranasal

Answer 97

half-strength

Answer 98

at bedtime, hours of sleep

Answer 99

international unit

Answer 100

once daily

Answer 101

orange juice

Answer 102

By mouth, orally

Answer 103

nightly at bedtime

Answer 104

nightly or at bedtime

Answer 105

every other day

Answer 106

every evening at 6pm

Answer 107

subcutaneous

Answer 108

sliding scale

Answer 109

sliding scale regular insulin

Answer 110

sliding scale insulin

Answer 111

3 times a week

Answer 112

as directed

Answer 113

alanine transaminase

Answer 114

barium enema

Answer 115

celiac disease

Answer 116

computed tomography

Answer 117

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Answer 118

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographt

Answer 119

fetal occult blood test

Answer 120

gallbladder

Answer 121

hepatitis B virus

Answer 122

magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 123

nasogastric tube

Answer 124

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Answer 125

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

Answer 126

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Answer 127

tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body

Answer 128

kerato: hard, cornea peroneo: fibula paplebro: eyelid BBB: bundle branch block (cardio) BBB: blood brain barrier (Neuro) coro: pupil coron/o: heart glauc/o, poli/o: grey -tropia: to turn -tropin: stimulating the function of; to turn or act on -trophy: nourishment, development phys/o, physis: growing acu/o: sharp, sudden severe oxy- rapid sharp acid oxo- oxygen phon/o- voice -ptysis: spitting -sphyxia: pulse -sphygmo: pulse steth/o: chest -sthenia: strength -mission: to send -phoria: to bear, carry; feeling -phoresis: carrying, transmission -apheresis: removal, carrying away duct/o: to lead, carry, get carried away -cyesis: pregnancy -drome: to run -paresis: weakness -plegia: paralysis -praxia: action -poiesis: formation PT: physical therapy, prothrombin time OT: occupational therapy, oxytocin DLE: discoid lupus erythematosus DRE: digital rectal exam DOE: dyspnea on exertion DSA: digital subtraction angiography PCP: pneumocystis pneumonia my/o: muscle myx/o: mucus mio: smaller, less myc/o: fungus myel/o: bone marrow, spinal cord pyel/o: renal pelvis of kidney py/o: pus hypn/o: sleep narc/o: stupor lepsy: seizure lex/o: word lept/o: thin, slender vas/o: vessel, vas deferens -partum: birth, labor toc/o: childbirth dysphagia: difficulty swallowing dysplasia: abnormal formation dysphasia: abnormal speech -tresia: opening stomy: new opening

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