medical Symbols
What does the Triangle represent?
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y/o
years old
mmHG
millimeters of mercury (pressure)
front of body
anterior
divides body anterior and posterior
coronal or frontal
What letter represents every hour?
q
NKDA
no known drug allergies
RR
respirations
posterior
back of body
sagittal
divides body left and right
what letter represents before? what symbol is above the letter?
a with a line above it
PRN
as needed
HR
heart rate
toward body midline
medial
divides body superior and inferior
transverse or cross sectional
what letter represents after? what symbol is above it?
p with a line above it
Range of motion
Blood pressure
BP
lateral
away from midline
how many planes are there?
5- coronal/frontal, sagittal, midsagittal, parasagittal, transvers/cross sectional
how do you write left and right as an abbreviation?
L with a circle around it
R with a circle around it
PERRA
vital signs
VS
closer to origin of body part
proximal
how many portions does the planes divide?
6- anterior, posterior, left, right, superior, inferior