Meridian Abbrev.

before

equal parts of each

arterial blood gas

before meals

American Dietetic Association Diet

activities of daily living

as desired

acid fast bacilli (germ that causes TB)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

above knee amputation

against medical advice

acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin: headache, blood thinner, any pain; given for chest pain preventing MI bc it's a blood thinner)

black female

below knee amputation

blood culture

black male

bowel movement

basal metabolic rate (The rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to keep vital functions going)

blood pressure

bedrest

bathroom privileges

breath sounds

blood sugar

biopsy

with

capsules

chief complaint

cubic centimeter

centimeter

white blood count

well developed

white male

white female

within normal limits

weight

times

except

cross-match (blood to see if it's compatible)

complaint of

discharge

dead on arrival

date of birth

dyspnea on exertion

dry sterile dressing (gauze and wound covering)

dressing (of wound)

diagnosis

extension

fasting blood sugar (don't eat test for blood sugar; accurate sugar count; body produces sugar and gets it from food)

fluid extract

flexion

fracture

gram

grain (measurement for drugs)

drop (eye drop)

drops

hour

hematocrit (blood test; component of rbc; check for anemia; makes you short of breath and weak)

history and physical

home exercise program

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat (dr. makes a physical and say normal or lymph node enlarge)

hemoglobin

hematocrit and hemoglobin

history of

head of bed

heart rate

bedtime

history

intake and output (should be balance of urine check via chart by nurse)

greater then

less than

intravenous

intravenous drug abuse (pt self injects)

intravenous piggyback (the baggy that holds the meds)

potassium (assists in muscle contraction; if it's low if it's low expect patient to be weak; and it assits in heart contraction; leg cramps; prone to arrythmia: ventricular tachycardia vtack; heart can't beat in vtack else they will die)

vtack vs vfib die with vfib

potassium chloride (a medicine to treat hypocholemia which is low K; never injected pure must dilate it)

kilogram

kidney, uriter, bladder

keep vein open (keep IV fluids continuous to piggyback any med right away) usually main line is no med just saline sol if dehydrated then u can piggy back an antibiotic

left

laboratory

pound

levine tube (a kind of tube for the nose for suction or feeding)

electrolytes (dehydration, Na, K for arrythmia, Cl, CO2),

loss of balance

male

microgram

medicine

milliequivalent

milligram

milliliter

manual muscle test

milk of magnesia (to make you poop)

nausea and vomiting

sodium

sodium bicarbonate (alkaline still needed for proper gas exchange)

negative

naso-gastric tube (inserted through nose to stomach; use for feednig or lavage)

no known allergies

nocturnal (night)

nothing by mouth

normal sinous rhthym (of heart)

normal saline solution (in thebig bag)

oxygen

out of bed

operating room

after

after meals

physical exam

pupila equal and reactive to light and accommodation

hydrogen ion concentration (normal blood O2 and CO2)

past medical history

by mouth

positive

after surgery

before surgery

prepare for

when required

passive range of motion

prior to admission

physical therapy assistant

patient

physical therapy

every

every hour

every (number) of hours

every night

quanity not sufficient

quanitity sufficient

right

red blood count

rule out

Range of motion

treatment or prescription

without

subcutaneous (injection goes throught it)

under the tongue

straight leg raise

shortness of breath

solution

specific gravity (urine)

a half

soapsuds enema (mix soap with water put in bag and put in butt to clean it out)

staphyloccocus

immediate and once only

suppository (put in butt to make you poop, or to give med)

symptoms

type and cross match (to see if blood tranfusion is compatible)

tablet

tablespoon

temperature

total prenatal nutrition

temperature and respiration

tincture (meds)

teaspoon

urinalysis

urinary output (how much did they pee)

upper respiratory tract infection (coughing; ) ect bronchitis

urinary tract infection

vagina or vaginal

vitamin

verbal order

vital signs