Medical Prefix/Suffix
Vital Signs
Medical Abbreviations
Medication Abbreviations
Surgical Suffixes
100

Logy

Study of

100

What is considered an elevated BP?  

120/80

100

VS

Vital Signs
100

QD

Once a day

100

Ectomy

Surgical Removal

200

Hypo

Below

200

What is the normal resting respiration for an adult?

12-16 chest rises 

200

O2

Oxygen

200

BID

Twice a Day

200

Otomy

Cutting Into

300

Hyper

Above 

300

If a patient is 71" how tall are they in ft?

6'1"

300

BP

Blood Pressure

300

QH

Every Hour

300

Pexy

Surgical Fixation

400

Osis 

Condition or disease 

400

What is the range for a normal oxygen saturation? 

Between 75 and 100 millimeters 

400

TPR

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration 
400

Rx

Prescription
400

Plasty

Surgical Repair

500

Megaly 

Enlargement 
500

 For a BP reading of 140/92, what is the bottom number (92) known as?

Diastolic 

500

ECG/EKG

electrocardiogram

500

PO

By Mouth

500

Centesis

Puncture to withdraw fluid 

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