Common Abbreviations
The abbreviation for before meals is......
What is ac?
Tylenol is........
The trade name for acetaminophen.......,
Midnight is recorded as .........
What is 0000
The part farthest from the center, or point of attachment..........
What is.......................Distal
Placed at the end of a word (root) to change the meaning of a word
For example: itis (inflammation)
Root: Nephr - Kidney
Nephritis- inflammation of the kidney
What is a SUFFIX
Range of motion is abbreviated in health care to.........
What is ROM
Medications such as morphine and penicillin are found in different..........
Classifications of medications
A 1:00 p.m. appointment is also documented as ........
What is........ 1300 hours
The part nearest to the center or point of origin.......
What is .......PROXIMAL
Gastroenteritis is a stomach/intestinal inflammation
The suffix is.........................
The suffix is "ITIS"
After racing to catch the bus, you are gasping for breath.............
What is SOB
Physician orders for medications must indicate how the medication is to be given.........
What is the route, for example po, IM or IV
Your class is on Mondays from ........ to ........
What is 0900 to 1200 hours
Terms that describe the position of one part of the body in relation to another when a person is standing and facing forward are...........
What are Directional
A word element placed at the beginning of a word, and changes the meaning of the word
olig - means scant or small amount
may be placed before the word uria (urine)
New word is oliguria
What is a PREFIX........
Abbreviation used to designate hourly frequency
What is qh
Side effects of Amoxacillin (antibiotic) may include.........
What is a rash, itching, difficulty breathing, nausea and diarrhea
What time is it on the 24 hour clock:
12:25 am
0025
What directional term describes: side of upper arm
What is......lateral,
the region away from the midline of the body
An example of medical terminology is.............
What is CYANOSIS (bluish skin colour)
Root word :CYAN-blue
Suffix: OSIS- condition
Abbreviation designating giving medication four times a day
What is QID
Tylenol and aspirin are frequently taken to reduce.......
What is .....temperature/fever, minor aches and pain, and muscle aches
How to change PM times to 24 hour clock......
Add 12 to the first 2 digits (hours of the clock time)
For example: 2PM + 12 = 1400 hours
The area of injury is toward the midline of the body
What is MEDIAL
Describe the abdominal regions......
RUQ - right upper quadrant
LUQ- left upper quadrant
RLQ- right lower quadrant
LLQ- left lower quadrant