Common medical abbreviations
UTI
Urinary Tract infection
GI
Gastrointestinal
gluc/o, glyc/o
Sugar
HTN
Hypertension
Noct
Night
GYN
Gynecology
CA, ca
Cancer, carcinoma
What part of the body does the endoscopy inspect
Procedure to inspect lungs or esophagus
EHR
Electronic health record
Hyster/o, meter/o
uterus
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Fx
Fracture
Encephal/o
Brain, cerebrum
CHF
Conjestive heart failure
Orch/o , orchi/o
Testes
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
UA
Urinalysis
What is a spirometer
A device that measures the amount of air a pt breathes in and out
DM
Diabetes mellitus
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
What does the suffix oid in thyroid mean
Resembling
Thyroid means “resembling shield”
What is H1N1
Swine flu
What is DRE and who preforms it
Digital rectal exam (prostate check for over 50)
Preformed by the urologist