1
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
2
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity
3
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
4
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
5
Q
CKD
A
chronic kidney disease
6
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
7
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
8
Q
DM
A
diabetes
9
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
10
Q
ESRD
A
end stage renal disease
11
Q
f/u
A
follow up
12
Q
FBS/FBG
A
fasting blood sugar/glucose
13
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
14
Q
HLD
A
Hyperlipidemia
15
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
16
Q
Hx
A
history
17
Q
HLD
A
Hyperlipidemia
18
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
19
Q
I&O
A
intake and output
20
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
21
Q
NG
A
nasogastric
22
Q
NKA
A
no known allergies
23
Q
OA
A
osteoarthritis
24
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
25
PE
pulmonary embolism
26
PO
by mouth
27
PMH
past medical history
28
PRN
as needed
29
ROM
range of motion
30
SOB
shortness of breath
31
Sx
symptoms
32
UA
urinalysis
33
VS
vital signs
34
adip
fat
35
angi
vessel
36
cephal
head
37
cervic
neck
38
colo
colon
39
lingua
tongue
40
lith
stone
41
macr
large
42
path
disease
43
ped
child
44
phleb
vein
45
pod
foot
46
pulm
lung
47
cost
rib
48
cry
cold
49
dors
back
50
hepat
liver
51
herni
rupture
52
hist
tissue
53
myel
spinal cord
54
myring
eardrum
55
narc
sleep
56
necr
dead
57
onc
tumor
58
ot
ear
59
proct
rectum
60
pseud
false
61
sten
narrow
62
throm
blood clot
63
trich
hair
64
vas
vessel
65
vesic
Blister
66
A-,an-
without
67
Ab-
away from
68
Ad-
toward
69
Amb-
Walk
70
Ambi-
both
71
Ante-
Before
72
Circum-
around
73
Fore-
in front of
74
Infra-
beneath
75
Inter-
between, among
76
Juxta-
nearby, next to
77
Mal-
bad
78
Olig-
less than normal
79
Peri-
around
80
Presby-
older age
81
Primi-
first
82
De-
down
83
Dys-
painful, abnormal
84
Endo-
within, inside
85
Epi-
above, on
86
Eu-
normal, good
87
Meso-
middle
88
Meta-
over, beyond
89
Mono-
one
90
Neo-
new
91
Nulli-
none
92
Sym-,syn-
together, with
93
Trans-
across
94
-algia
pain-
95
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
96
-asthenia
weakness
97
-lysis
Removal, freeing from, disintegrating
98
-plasia
formation of
99
-centesis
surgical puncture
100
-cise
cut, remove
101
-emesis
vomiting
102
-emia
Blood in
103
-fuge
driving away
104
-ia,-ism
condition
105
-iasis
presence of, formation of
106
-megaly
enlargement
107
-oma
tumor
108
-opia
vision
109
-osis
abnormal state
110
-otomy
cutting into
111
-paresis
paralysis
112
-penia
decrease, deficiency
113
-phasia
speech
114
-plegia
paralysis
115
-pnea
breathing
116
-ptosis
drooping, falling
117
-rrhage
excessive flow
118
-rrhea
flow, discharge
119
-stasis
stopping or controlling
120
-tomy
incision
121
-tripsy
crushing
122
-uria
urine
studying
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