Medical Abbreviations
Acronym Diseases
Show me your roots
PE: body systems
Suffixes
100
Hx
What is History
100
ADHD
What is Attention Deficit Disorder
100
Muscle
What is My-o
100
Heart Murmur
What is the heart
100
-algia
What is pain
200
Fx
What is a fracture
200
PE
What is a Pulmonary Embolis
200
On the Side
What is later-o
200
Pain in the RLQ w/o guarding
What is the abdomen
200
-ectomy
What is surgical removal
300
LOC
What is loss of consciousness
300
CAD
What is Coronary Artery Disease
300
Extremities
What is Acr-o
300
Moderate turbinate hypertrophy
What is Nose, Mouth, Throat
300
-otomy
What is a surgical opening
400
ETOH
What is alcohol
400
CHF
What is Congestive Heart Failure
400
Stone
What is Lith-o
400
Mood and Affect
What is Psychological
400
-gram
What is a written record
500
PERRL
What is; pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light.
500
COPD
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
500
Artery
What is Arteri-o
500
Cranial nerves II-XII are intact
What is Neurological
500
-graphy
What is process of recording
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