Medical Terminology
Abbreviations!
More Abbreviations!
Do not Use!
Conversion Factors
100
This means too little urine
What is oliguria?
100
BID means this
What is twice daily?
100
This means by mouth or orally
What is PO?
100
Instead of "u" TJC recommends documenting this
What is units?
100
50 grams equals ______ mg
What is 50000?
200
Movement toward the body is called this
What is adduction?
200
Q8H means this
What is every eight hours?
200
This means bedrest
What is BR?
200
Instead of "QD" Joint Commission recommends you write
What is daily?
200
156 pounds equal ______ kg
What is 70.9 kg?
300
This is the term for blood clot in the vessel
What is thrombus?
300
AC is short for this
What is prior to meals?
300
SL means this route of administration
What is sublingual?
300
Joint commission does not recommend writing numbers in this manner- ( .5) This is called
What is lacking a leading zero?
300
3 tablespoons equal ____mL
What is 45?
400
Exudate containing red blood cells are called
What is sanguineous?
400
The abbreviation for four times per day is this
What is QID?
400
H & H is the abbreviation for this lab test
What is hemoglobin and hematocrit?
400
Instead of writing MSO4, joint commission recommends writing
What is Morphine sulfate?
400
A patient drank 20 ounces of water, 8 ounces of juice, and received IV NS at 125 mL/hr over your 12 hour shift. What is her total intake?
What is 2340?
500
A torn, jagged wound is called
What is a laceration?
500
HS means this
What is hour of sleep?
500
When testing stool for O&P, we are looking for the presence of
What is ova and parasites?
500
Instead of using IU, joint commission recommends writing
What is international units?
500
A pt. has a temperature of 102.2 Fahrenheit this equates to ____ degrees Celsius
What is 39?
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