medical care facilities
Patient Care
Common Diagnostic test
pharmaceutical abbreviations
common abbreviations and symbols
100
CCU
What is coronary (cardiac) care unit
100
BRP
What is bathroom privileges
100
A modality using ionizing radiation to provide images of the body's anatomy
What is xray
100
kg
What is kilagram
100
t.i.d
What is 3 times a day?
200
ER
What is Emergency room
200
CP
What is chest pain
200
Analysis of the urine, stool and __________ specimens are one of the first tests to diagnose
What is blood
200
# or lb
What is pound
200
STAT
What is immediately?
300
ICU
What is intensive care unit
300
ETOH
What is alcohol
300
radiologic procedure that uses a scanner to examine a body site by taking cross-sectional xray films
What is CT or CAT scan
300
gt
What is drop
300
p.o.
What is by mouth
400
OP
What is outpatient
400
SOB
What is shortness of breath
400
diagnostic imaging using an injected or infested radioactive isotope
What is nuclear medicine imaging
400
absorption of a drug through unbroken skin
What is transdermal
400
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
500
What is RTO
What is return to office
500
pt
What is patient?
500
the use of high-frequendy sound waves to visualize body tissues.
What is sonography (ultrasound)
500
manufacturer's name for a drug
What is trade name?
500
Military time for 5:23 p.m.
What is 1723
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