Medical Abbreviation
The definition for "qid"
What is four times day?
Relieve Pain
What are Analgesics?
The first step in ensure safety in patient care.
What is Patient Identification?
Reducing the number of micro-organisms by removing debris with soap and water prior to disinfecting. Often considered the first step in assuring that a piece of medical
What is Sanitization?
Involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles to relieve pain and treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions
What is Acupuncture?
The definition for "NPO"
What is Not By Mouth?
Neutralize Stomach Acid
What are antacids/anti-ulcer?
Superficial wound often affecting knees, elbows
What is Abrasion?
Agency of the government that oversees and regulates worker safety
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
Machines such as x-ray equipment, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computerized tomography (CT) take images of body parts to further diagnose a condition.
What are Diagnostic Services?
The definition for "BMR"
What is Basic Metabolic Rate?
Relax Airway Muscles
What are brochodilators?
Open injury that is jagged in nature and caused by a sharp object
What is Laceration?
Provides safety guidelines for medical offices and facilities
What is Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Perform diagnostic testing on blood, body fluids, and other types of specimens to conclude a diagnosis for the provider.
What are Laboratory services?
The definition of "Bx"
Biopsy
Reduce Hyperactivity
What is the Central Nervous System?
Detects eye diseases; also known a perimetry testing
What is Visual Field Testing?
Typically harbors the infectious agent without injury to itself and serves as a source from which other individuals can be infected.
What is a Reservoir?
Contains one or more dietary ingredients including vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals
What are Dietary supplements?
The definition of "sig"
What is sufficient amount?
Eliminate excess fluid
What are diuretics?
Records movement of the tympanic membrane
What is Tympanometry?
Any inanimate object that, when contaminated with or exposed to infectious agents (such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses or fungi), can transfer disease to a new host.
What is a Fomite?
Services that physicians may request to help treatment and diagnosis of an illness or injury.
What are Ancillary Services?