Medical Terminology Jeopardy

Abbreviation

100

Diabetes Mellitus

DM

200

n/v/d

nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

300

Direction to take medications once at night

QHS

Anatomy and Physiology

100

Toward the side of the body

Lateral

200

Medical term for stomach

Abdominal/Gastro

300

Medical term for fingers

phalanges, digits

ROS

100

Common ROS symptoms for HENT

See reference

200

What to do if patient cannot verbalize symptoms or provided only by staff/family

limited to..., ROS per staff/family

300

3 symptoms of Neuro

ROS per staff/family

Dx

100

elevated blood pressure

HTN, hypertension

200

complaints of trouble sleeping

Insomnia

300

Often medicated with Metformin

Diabetes

For fun

100

How to describe a fall when a patient slipped

Mechanical fall

200

Another word for runny nose

Tinnitus

300

Key points for chest pain

SOB, cough, when it started, cardiac/pulm history