Medical Abbreviations
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What does the abbreviation RVH stand for?

  • Right ventricular hypertrophy (correct)
  • Right ventricular hypoplasia
  • Right ventricular hyperemia
  • Right ventricular hyperplasia

What is the abbreviation for upper respiratory infection?

  • RIA
  • URI (correct)
  • TIA
  • UTI

What does the abbreviation SGPT stand for?

  • Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (correct)
  • Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
  • Serum gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase
  • Serum glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase

What does the abbreviation Rx stand for?

<p>Treatment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation RBC stand for?

<p>Red blood cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation TIBC stand for?

<p>Total iron binding capacity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hemo-' mean?

<p>Pertaining to blood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-algia' mean?

<p>Pain in a specified part (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

<p>Above or excess (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'nephro-' mean?

<p>Pertaining to the kidneys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-oma' mean?

<p>A tumor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'leuko-' mean?

<p>Whiteness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'BP' stand for?

<p>Blood pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CPR' stand for?

<p>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CK' stand for?

<p>Creatine kinase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CVA' stand for?

<p>Cerebral vascular accident (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'ASAP' stand for?

<p>As soon as possible (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CABG' stand for?

<p>Coronary artery bypass graft (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'ARD' stand for?

<p>Acute respiratory distress (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'BUN' stand for?

<p>Blood urea nitrogen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'C/O' stand for?

<p>Complaining of (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'DIC' stand for?

<p>Disseminated intravascular coagulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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