Medical Abbreviations
NPO
What is the abbreviation for "nothing by mouth?"
Defends the body against foreign substances
What are white blood cells?
Gown/Gloves
What supplies is used for contact precautions?
The term used when moving an extremity AWAY from the patients midline
What is abduction?
Pancreas produces very little insulin or patient becomes insulin resistant
DNR
What is the abbreviation for Do Not Resuscitate?
Carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body
What are red blood cells?
Gloves
What supplies are used for standard precautions?
Difficulty using language
What is dysphasia?
Signs and symptoms of this acute condition include agitation, anger, disorientation, and irritability.
What is delirium?
HIV
What is the abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus?
Causes blood to clot/prevents excess bleeding
What are platelets?
Gown/Gloves/Mask
What supplies are used for droplet precautions?
Responses that reflect the patient's reality
What is validation therapy?
Progressive disease that involves muscle weakness/wasting
What is muscular dystrophy?
CVA
What is the abbreviation for Cerebral Vascular Accident?
Liquid portion of the blood that includes blood cells, nutrients, waste products
What is plasma?
Gown/Gloves/N95
What supplies are used for airborne precautions?
Anger, bargaining, acceptance, denial, and depression are part of these stages
What is Kubler-Ross stages of grief?
Narrowing of arteries that can result in blockage due to fatty deposits
OBRA
What is the abbreviation for Ominous Budget Reconciliation Act?
Produced by bone marrow, spleen, and the thymus gland
What are white blood cells?
A systemic infection that is caused by a spore forming bacterium that produces watery stools and patient supplies should be cleaned with bleach solutions after use
What is C-diff?
Difficulty coordinating the steps needed to complete a task
What is apraxia?
Progressive, incurable disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate; low levels of dopamine
What is Parkinson's disease?