Medical Acronyms
B.P.
What is blood pressure?
Dry Cough, Fever, Chills, Loss of taste/smell, shortness of breath
What is SARS-CoV-2?
The kind of surgeon Meredith's mother was in Grey's Anatomy.
What is a General Surgeon?
Used when something is needed immediately
What is stat?
A doctor that has graduated from medical school and is undergoing on-the-job training.
O.T.C
Over the Counter
Yellow Skin, Yellow eyes, Dark urine, Abdominal Pain, 3 in 5 babies have it
What is jaundice?
The most recent name of the hospital depicted in grey's anatomy.
What is the grey sloan memorial hospital?
A catheter inserted into the bladder to help with urinary drainage
What is a foley?
They perform X-rays and computed tomography on patients
What is a Radiographer?
B.I.D.
What is twice a day?
Burning sensation in the chest, Cough with blood/phlegm, shortness of breath, delayed development
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
He works at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital and was ousted from medical school due to cheating.
Who is Dr. House?
A bruise
What is a contusion?
They can prescribe treatment, order tests, and diagnose patients without a M.D.
What is a NP?
T.S.H
Thyroid Stimulating Response
Chest or Muscle Pain, Blistering, Scabs, Ulcers, Respiratory Distress, Spread through contact with wool, hair, or envelopes.
What is Anthrax?
The procedure the doctors at Dillard Hospital forget when treating Derek, which led to his death.
What is a head CT?
This suffix indicates pain.
What is algia?
They perform specific procedures in dermatology.
What is a Mohs Surgeon?
L.V.A.D.
Left Ventrical Assistive Device
14 people die from this disease each day in the United States (respiratory disease)
What is Asthma?
The TV show that the phrase "I am a surgeon" in recent pop culture originated from.
What is the Good Doctor?
This prefix is related with conditions of the gallbladder
What is cholecysto?
They treat and deal with issues arising with the musculoskeletal system, such as arthritis
What is a Rheumatologist?