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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?

Treatment (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation RBC stand for?

Red blood cell (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation TIBC stand for?

Total iron binding capacity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hemo-' mean?

Pertaining to blood (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-algia' mean?

Pain in a specified part (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

Above or excess (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'nephro-' mean?

Pertaining to the kidneys (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-oma' mean?

A tumor (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'leuko-' mean?

Whiteness (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'BP' stand for?

Blood pressure (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CPR' stand for?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CK' stand for?

Creatine kinase (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CVA' stand for?

Cerebral vascular accident (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'ASAP' stand for?

As soon as possible (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'CABG' stand for?

Coronary artery bypass graft (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'ARD' stand for?

Acute respiratory distress (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'BUN' stand for?

Blood urea nitrogen (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Complaining of (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical abbreviation 'DIC' stand for?

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (C) Signup and view all the answers