PREFIX
anti-
against
-itis
Inlammation
hepat-
Liver
OOB
OUT OF BED
NPO
Nothing by mouth
poly-
many
Your patient just had a trigeminal neurectomy. What was done to their nerve?
it was surgically removed
ten, tend, tendin
tendon
TID
Three times a day
VS
Vital Signs
ante-
Before
-ologist
someone who studies
chond-
Cartilage
Rx
Prescription
SOB
Shortness of breath
Erythr-
Red
-orrhexis/ -rrhexis
rupture
Nephr-, ren-
Kidney
p.c.
After meals
AU
Each Ear
Your patient is experiencing Isolateral medial epicondyle pain. What type of pain are they experiencing?
equal pain in the medial epicondyles.
-crit
to separate
What is done in a hysterectomy?
The uterus is surgically removed
K+, K
Potassium
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations