Medical Terminology
Vital Signs
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
CLINICAL
100

This prefix means "before"

What is "pre"?

100

A device used to listen to body sounds

What is a stethoscope?

100
Tympanic
What is the term used for a temperature reading taken in the ear?
100
Assigning dates and times for a patient to be seen in the office
What is scheduling?
100
ID SubQ IM
What are the 3 main injection types?
200

This suffix means "inflammation."

What is “-itis”?

200

This vital sign measures how fast your heart is beating.

What is pulse?

200
Prefix referring to fast
What is Tachy-?
200
Applying charges and payments to a patient's account
What is posting?
200
Height Weight Blood Pressure Pulse Respirations Temperature
What are the vital signs?
300

This term means “high blood pressure.”

What is hypertension?

300

This tool is used to measure blood pressure.

What is a sphygmomanometer?

300
To be taken orally
What is PO?
300
Receptionist Medical records management Insurance billing and coding
What are the roles of the administrative medical assistant?
300
Lithotomy
What is the position used for a gynecologic exam?
400

“Cardio” refers to this organ.

What is the heart?

400

Respirations measure this.

What is breathing rate?

400

You usually check pulse on this part of the wrist.

What is the thumb side (radial pulse)?

400
A guide for placing value on services offered at the physician's office
What is a CPT book?
400
A device used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart
What is an EKG?
500

This abbreviation stands for “by mouth.”

What is PO?

500

A normal adult pulse rate is between these numbers.

What is 60–100 beats per minute?

500
The universal blood donor
What is Type O?
500
A guide for assigning a diagnostic code to a patient's condition
What is the ICD-9-CM?
500
The process of obtaining a blood sample for testing
What is Phlebotomy?
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