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Abdominal Regions?
Right upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left Lower Quandrant (LLQ)
Lateral
Away from the Midline
Medial
Toward the Midline
Proximal
Towards the Body
Distal
Away from the Body
Posterior (Dorsal)
Toward the Back
Anterior (Ventral)
Towards the Front
AODM
Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus
DDx
Differential Diagnosis
DNR and DNI
Do Not Resuscitate and Do Not Intubate
ETOH
Alcohol Abuse
IDDM
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IVDA
Intravenous Drug Abuse
I&D
Incision and Drainage
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
NAD
No Acute Distress
NKDA
No Known Drug Allergies
NPO
Nada Per Os - Nothing By Mouth
O2
Oxygen
OD
Over Dose
OJI
On the Job Injury
PCP
Primary Care Physician
PICC
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
RN
Registered Nurse
UDS
Urine Drug Screen
VS
Vital Signs
BP
Blood Pressure
ED
Emergency Department
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
CHF
Congested Heart Failure
CPR
Cardio Pulmonary Resistation
ECHO
Echocardiogram
EKG
Electrocardiogram
HTN
Hypertension
NSR
Normal Sinus Rhythm
MI
Myocardio Infraction
DVT
Deep Venous Thrombosis
PTCA
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Cardi/o
Heart
Brady/tachy
Slow/Fast
Angi/o
Vessel
Veno/Phelbo
Vein
-stasis
to stop, to remain constant
-cyte
Cell
Hem/o,-emia
Blood
Endocarditis
Inflammation of Valves
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the Muscle
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the Pericardial Sac (Lining of the Heart)
Bradycardia
Slow Heart Rate
Tachycardia
Fast Heart Rate
Angiography
Reading the Angiogram
Angiogram
X-Ray of Artery
Venogram
X-ray of Veins
Phlebitis
Inflammation of the veins
Hemostasis
To Stop Bleeding
Hemostat
A Clamp-like Instrument
Erythrocytes
Red Blood Cells
Leucocytes
White Blood Cells
Hypoxemia
Low Oxygen
Hematosalpinx
Blood in the Uterine Tubes
Infarction
Area Affected by Lack of O2 (Myocardial Infarction=heart attack)
Prolapse
Not Ever Closing Tight (Mitral Prolapse=mitral valve not closing)
Regurgitation
Heart Murmur
Pectoris
Heart Lining
Angina Pectoris (CP)
Chest Pain (CP)
Arrhythmia/Dysrhythmia
RRR or Not Rhythmic
Ischemia
Lack of O2 in Blood Stream
Cardiologist
Circulatory and Heart Physician
Hematologist
Physician of diseases of the blood
Echocardiogram
EKG - Printout recording of the electrical activity of the heart
Echocardiography
US of Heart
Cardiac Catheterization (Cardiac Cath)
Catheter threaded into artery up into the heart
Phlebotomist/Veinpuncturist
Draws Blood for lab tests and may also start IVs
Stenosis
Narrowing
Author
Surferbeast
ID
93845
Card Set
SCRIBE
Description
Cardiology and General
Updated
2011-07-13T03:42:32Z
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