Health Careers
The name for a doctor who deals with the heart
Cardiologist
NPO
nothing by mouth
1g= _____mg
1,000mg
Roman numeral V
5
DM
diabetes mellitus
The name for a doctor who deals with the skin
Dermatologist
B.I.D.
twice a day
1in= ____cm
2.5cm
8pm in military time
2000
RLQ
right lower quadrant
The name for a doctor who deals with the kidneys
Nephrologist
BP
blood pressure
1kg= ____lb
2.2
Roman numeral D
500
Dx
diagnosis
The medical term for a stroke
Cerebrovascular accident
a.c.
before meals
1pt= ____c
2
1oz= ____mL
30mL
SOB
shortness of breath
Medical term for a slow heart rate
Bradycardia
h.s.
at bedtime
1yd= ___ft
3ft
1m=___ in
39.4in
URI
upper respiratory infection