ABREVIATIONS
BP
What is blood pressure?
Doctor for children.
What is Pediatrician?
What is the name of the tool used to test the motor reflexes of the body?
Reflex Hammer
What is an Abrasion?
A scrape or cut
OTC
What is Over the Counter?
Doctor for musculoskeletal and nervous systems.
A surgeon reaches for this small but sharp tool when making an incision.
What is a scalpel?
Not Cancerous
Benign
EKG
What is an Electrocardiogram?
Who provides and coordinate patient care and help care for patient and give bed side care.
What is a Nurse?
This tool, commonly worn around a doctor’s neck, allows them to listen to heart and lung sounds.
What is a stethoscope?
An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
What is an Embolism?
DNR
What is Do not resuscitate?
Dentist who specializes in fixing crooked teeth.
What is Orthodontist?
This life-saving device delivers an electric shock to restart the heart in cases of cardiac arrest.
What is a defibrillator?
This suffix, commonly found in inflammation-related conditions means "inflammation."
What is -itis?
ICU
What is Intensive Care Unit?
Doctor who specializes in mental ailments and can prescribe medication.
What is a Psychiatrist?
Uses sound waves to create images of organs and tissues.
What is a Ultrasound Machine?
This term refers to the surgical removal of an organ or tissue, as seen in procedures like an appendectomy or cholecystectomy.
What is -ectomy?