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  1. Ab
    abortion
  2. AKA
    above knee amputation
  3. Amenorrhea
    absence of menstrual period
  4. Analgesics
    pain medications
  5. Ant
    anterior
  6. Anterior vertical lymphadenopathy
    swollen lymph nodes in the neck
  7. Apnea
    without breath
  8. Apneic
    no respiration
  9. Ataxic gait
    unsteady gait
  10. Atelectasis
    collapse of the alveoli in the lungs
  11. BKA
    below knee amputation
  12. BPH
    benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy
  13. CA
    cancer
  14. Cath
    catheter
  15. C. diff
    clostridium difficile
  16. cephalgia
    headache
  17. cirrhosis
    scarring of the liver
  18. Clubbing
    deformity of the finer/finernails
  19. Colectomy
    surgical removal of the large intestines/colon
  20. Cremasteric reflex
    superficial reflex of the muscle that pulls up the scrotum
  21. CSF
    cerebrospinal fluid
  22. Cyanosis
    blue skin due to lack of oxygen
  23. Cystitis
    inflammation of the bladder
  24. D&C
    dilation and curettage
  25. Diplopia
    double vision
  26. Diverticulitis
    inflammation of the outpocketing of the colon
  27. Diverticulosis
    outpocketings of the colonic mucosa, mostly in the sigmoid colon
  28. DKA
    diabetic ketoacidosis
  29. Dysarthria
    slurred speech, difficulty with articulation
  30. Dyspepsia
    indigestion
  31. Dysphagia
    difficulty swallowing
  32. Dysphasia
    difficulty with word finding
  33. Gallops
    abnormal heart rhythm with 3 or 4 beats
  34. hemotympanum
    blood in the eardrum
  35. Hepatomegaly
    enlarged liver
  36. HSV
    herpes simplex virus
  37. hypercalcemia
    high calcium levels
  38. Hyperemesis gravidarum
    excessive vomiting in pregnancy
  39. Inguinal hernia
    outward protrusion in the groin (of the intestines)
  40. Ligamentous laxity
    loose ligaments
  41. McBurney's point tenderness
    tenderness of the point halfway between the umbilicus and hip bone (can indicate appendicitis)
  42. Murphy's sign
    tenderness with 4 fingers placed under right rib (gall bladder infection)
  43. Nephrectomy
    surgical removal of the kidney
  44. NS
    normal saline
  45. Oophorectomy
    surgical removal of the ovaries
  46. Papilledema
    swelling of the optic disc due to increase in intracranial pressure
  47. Peritonsillar abscess
    collection of infected lesions near tonsils
  48. Petechiae
    small round flat dark red spots caused by bleeding under the skin
  49. PID
    pelvic inflammatory disease
  50. Pleurisy
    inflammation of the pleural lining of the lungs (causes pain upon deep inspiration)
  51. Pna
    pneumonia
  52. pyelo
    pyelonephritis
  53. Q
    every
  54. RA
    room air, rheumatoid arthritis
  55. RAD
    reactive airway disease
  56. Rhabdomyolysis
    rapid breakdown of the skeletal muscle tissue, releasing damaged cell products into the bloodstream
  57. Rovsing's sign
    palpation of the LLQ causing pain in the RLQ (indicative of appendicitis)
  58. SNF
    skilled nursing facility
  59. Splenomegaly
    enlarged spleen
  60. Stridor
    high pitched sound in upper airways
  61. TAH
    total abdominal hysterectomy
  62. TB
    tuberculosis
  63. TMJ
    temporomadibular joint
  64. Umbilical hernia
    outward protrusion of abdominal lining
  65. valgus/varus stress test
    evaluation for knee instability
  66. X
    times/multiplied by
Author
eamparano
ID
331500
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