Hospitalizations
If a client is D/Cing on Friday November 6th what does this mean?
What is discharging - or discontinuing.
A patient chart indicating a fx, indicates short hand terminology for this.
What is a fractured bone?
Medication is taken as needed or as required, and not scheduled.
What is PRN Medication?
Observations in patient care that vary from the previous baseline assessed. Can be related to symptoms, mobility, skin condition, change in cognition or memory.
What is a Change in Condition?
Ones' resistance or inability to produce this hormone determines the difference between DMII and DMI, respectively.
What is insulin?
This term describes a patient that goes to hospital and is not admitted, but is held overnight.
What is held for observation.?
Exercises related to the gross dexterity, motion and flexibility of specified muscle groups.
What are Range of Motion (ROM) Exercises?
Medications to be taken by mouth.
What is PO?
An EMS worker would reference this to determine how to proceed, should a patient lose consciousness or stop breathing.
What is a File of Life or Advance Directive?
Describes something given under the tongue.
What is subligual?
This individual assists with patient care coordination and discharge.
Who is case management department.
Patient who is unable to ambulate by means of legs due to post-op or weakness should use this.
What is a patient using a wheelchair (W/C)?
Medications taken twice a day
What is BID?
To be DX with a medical condition is to be this.
What is diagnosed?
A milliliter (mL) is often used to describe a unit of liquid volume, as is this unit of measurement of the same thing in the medical field.
What is a cc? (cubic centimeter, cm^3)
Patient begins dialysis and is encouraged to monitor I&O? What would this patient be monitoring?
What is intake and output.
Terminology for period of time following a surgery
What is Post-Op?
Medications that are taken every/each day.
What is QD?
To be alert and oriented to the person and place only.
What is AxOx2?
This acronym represents shorthand for the word 'Treatment'.
What is Tx?
If a patient is discharged with PT/OT/S.T., what is the common terminology for these healthcare services when not in a facility?
What is Home Health Care.
This disease causes bones to appear porous and low in mass or density over time, causing increased susceptibility to bone bruises or fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
Medication taken every ___ hours.
What is q2h,q3h,q4h, etc. ?
This acronym describes a patient presents with labored breathing and shallow respirations.
What is S.O.B.?
Shortness of breath.
A heart attack, would be documented or charted by a cardiologist and other medical professionals in a patient summary as this.
What is an MI?