16 Questions
What does 'AC' stand for in medical terminology?
Ante Cibum
What is ALS in a medical context?
Advanced Life Support
What is the full form of BP in medicine?
Blood Pressure
What does DNR stand for in a medical context?
Do Not Resuscitate
What is the full form of HDL-C in medicine?
High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
What does 'ER' stand for in a hospital setting?
Emergency Room
What is the full form of MRI in medicine?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What does 'Stat' mean in a medical context?
Immediately
What is the definition of a chronic condition?
Persistent or recurring
What is the purpose of a biopsy?
To test a tissue sample
What is edema?
Swelling caused by fluid retention
What is a defibrillator used for?
To restore normal heartbeat
What is the definition of an inpatient?
A patient who requires hospitalization
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure
What is a lesion?
Damage, such as a cut or wound
What is sepsis?
Damage or injury to body tissues and organs in response to severe infection
Study Notes
Medical Abbreviations
- AC: Take medication before meals
- ADR: Adverse drug reaction
- ALOC: Acute loss of consciousness
- ALS: Advanced life support
- BMI: Body mass index (kg/m²)
- BP: Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)
- CHF: Congestive heart failure
- CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- C-spine: Cervical spine
- DNR: Do not resuscitate
- ECG or EKG: Electrocardiogram (records heart beats and activity)
- ER: Emergency room
- EMS: Emergency medical services
- FX: Fracture
- HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("good" cholesterol)
- LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol)
- HR: Heart rate (beats per minute)
- LFT: Liver function tests
- Lytes: Electrolytes
- MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging
- NICU: Neonatal intensive care unit
- OR: Operating room
- PT: Physical therapy
- Pre-op: Preoperative
- Psych: Psychiatry or psychiatric ward
- Rx: Prescription
- UTI: Urinary tract infection
- Stat: Immediately
Diseases and Conditions
- Abscess: Tender, fluid-filled pocket in tissue (usually due to infection)
- Abrasion: Cut or scrape that is not serious
- Acute: Condition that is severe but starts and ends quickly
- Angina: Intermittent chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart
- Anti-inflammatory: Reduces swelling, pain, and soreness (e.g., ibuprofen or naproxen)
- Benign: Tumor that is not malignant
- Biopsy: Tissue sample for testing purposes
- Contusion: Bruise
- Cellulitis: Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin
- Chronic: Condition that is persistent or recurring
- Compound fracture: Broken bone that protrudes through the skin
- Comminuted fracture: Broken bone that shatters into many pieces
- Defibrillator: Medical device that uses electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat
- Edema: Swelling due to fluid retention
- Embolism: Clot caused by blood, fat, air, or other fluids, gases, or foreign materials
- Epidermis: Outermost layer of skin
- Fracture: Cracked or broken bone
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Heartburn
- Gland: Organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific function
- Hypertension: High blood pressure
- Hypotension: Low blood pressure
- Inpatient: Patient who requires hospitalization
- Intravenous: Administration of medication or fluids through a vein
- Outpatient: Patient who receives care without being admitted to a hospital
- Prognosis: Predicted outcome of disease progression and treatment
- Lesion: Damage, such as a cut, wound, or sore
- Malignant: Presence of cancerous cells in the tumor
- Membrane: Thin layer of pliable tissue that serves as a covering or lining or connection between two structures
- Myocardial infarction: Heart attack due to arterial blockage to the heart
- Noninvasive: Doesn't require entering the body with instruments; usually simple
- Relapse: Return of disease or symptoms after a patient has recovered
- Sepsis: Damage or injuries in the body's tissues and organs in response to severe infection
- Sutures: Stitches used to join tissues together
Test your knowledge of medical terminology with this quiz, covering various medical abbreviations and terms.
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