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LATIN
ABBREVIATIONS
PRE/SUFF FIXES
ABBREV.
DECIPHER THE CODE
100
phlebo
What is vein
100
od
What is once daily
100
Cephalo
What is head
100
dx
What is diagnosis
100
Pt. c/o ++ pain 9/10 to r. ear.
What is patient complains of lots of pain to the right ear.
200
pnea
What is breath
200
QID
What is four times a day
200
Axillo
What is armpit
200
BID
What is twice a day
200
?# l. tib/fib x 5 days post sx d/t fall.
What is possible fracture of left tibula or fibula 5 days after surgery due to a fall.
300
itis
What is inflammation
300
HOB
What is head of the bed
300
Hystero
What is uterus
300
TID
What is three times a day.
300
VS QID x 7 days. BS tid 30min pc meals x 14 days.
What is assess vital signs four times a day for seven days. Obtain blood sugar levels three times a day 30 minutes before meals for two weeks.
400
arthro
What is joint
400
qod
What is every other day
400
Ectomy
What is removal
400
BTKA
What is below the knee amputation
400
SOBOE. Crackles in LLL, RUL. Non-prod. cough. ABD soft, zero distent., active bs x 4 quad. Pt c/o 2/10 pain RLQ.
What is shortness of breath on exertion. Crackles heard in the lower left lobe and right upper lobe. Cough without mucous. Abdomen soft, making active bowel sounds in a four areas of the abdomen. Patient states low grade pain to right lower area of abdomen.
500
lith
What is stone
500
#
What is fracture
500
Algia
What is pain
500
sx
What is surgery
500
Rx Lasix 20mg itab po od am x 30 days. Pt wt. qod hs. Monitor I/O c DAT. Bp BID am/hs. D/C od wt., Tyl. Rx ASA 325mg iitabs po TID x 14 days, then itab 325mg po QID x 7 days, then stop. LFTs, urine C&S, CXR and CBC.
What is Lasix 20mg one tablet by mouth once a day in the morning for one month. Obtain patient weight every other day at bedtime. Note input and output with diet as tolerated by patient. Assess blood pressure twice a day in the morning and bedtime. Stop weighing client everyday and stop the order for Tylenol. Aspirin 325mg two tablets by mouth for 2 weeks then change the order to one 325mg tablet for one week then stop. Order liver function tests, a urine sample for culture and sensitivity, get a chest xray and a complete blood count.