A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection.
What is Abscess?
Refers to psychiatry or the psychiatric ward.
What is Psych?
High blood pressure.
What is Hypotension?
Blood work.
What is Bl Wk?
Large in size.
What is Macro-?
A bruise.
What is Contusion?
An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot.
What is Embolism?
Indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein.
What is Intravenous?
Operating room where surgeries are performed.
What is OR?
A patient who requires hospitalization.
What is Inpatient?
Heart rate, expressed as beats per minute.
What is HR?
Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal.
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often called “good” cholesterol.
What is HDL-C?
Related to the heart.
What is Cardio?
Slowing or stopping the flow of a bodily fluid.
What is Stasis?
To cut into.
What is -Otomy?
A small sample of tissue that’s taken for testing.
What is Biopsy?
Refers to the lungs.
What is Pulmon/o?
Surgical removal of something.
What is -Ectomy?
Do not resuscitate, a medical order indicating providers should not perform CPR.
What is DNR?
Neonatal intensive care unit, a specialized unit that cares for premature infants.
What is NICU?
The predicted outcome of disease progression and treatment.
What is Prognosis?
Related to the nose.
What is Rhin/o?
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol.
What is LDL-C?
Indicates the presence of cancerous cells.
What is Malignant?