Medical Abbreviations
Name That Symptom
Diagnostic Detectives
Know Your Hospitals?
Wild Card
100
H&P
What is History and Physical?
100

An unpleasant feeling in the stomach that may occur before vomiting.

What is nausea?

100

This test records the electrical activity of the heart.

What is an EKG/ECG?

100

In this year, Florida Hospital officially became AdventHealth.

What is 2019?

100

Opening on August 2, 2023, this facility is the most recently constructed hospital in our region.

What is AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway?

200

SOB

What is shortness of breath?

200
Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues, commonly found in the lower extremities.

What is edema?

200
This test uses a urine sample to check for infection, blood, protein, or other abnormalities.

What is a urinalysis (UA)?

200

This hospital is the second-largest employer in Flagler County.

What is AdventHealth Palm Coast?

200

This Florida beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World".

What is New Smyrna Beach?

300

GI

What is gastrointestinal?

300

A temporary loss of consciousness, commonly described as fainting.

What is syncope?

300

This type of imaging test uses a large magnet and radio waves to create detailed images of organs, tissues, and joints.

What is an MRI?

300

Among the hospitals in our region, this facility is the only one with a dedicated inpatient behavioral health unit.

What is AdventHealth DeLand?

300

This is the only hospital in our region with a dedicated neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU.

What is AdventHealth Daytona Beach?
400

TIA

What is transient ischemic attack?

400

Painful or difficult urination.

What is dysuria?

400
This test records the heart's electrical activity continuously, usually for 24 to 48 hours, while the patient goes about their normal activities.

What is a Holter monitor?

400

This Volusia County judge, lawyer, and U.S. diplomate became the namesake and benefactor associated with two hospitals in our region.

Who was Bert Fish?

400

This is the only U.S. state whose name ends with the letter K.

What is New York?

500

STEMI

What is ST-elevation myocardial infarction?

500

A bluish discoloration of the skin or lips caused by inadequate oxygen in the blood.

What is cyanosis?

500

This procedure uses a thin tube inserted into a blood vessel to examine the coronary arteries and measure pressures inside the heart.

What is cardiac catheterization?

500

This hospital began on the fourth floor of a four-story hotel, where guests continued renting rooms and dining while doctors treated patients.

What is AdventHealth Waterman?

500

This hospital operates the standalone ER recognized as Florida's first ever off-site, free-standing emergency department.

What is AdventHealth Ocala?

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