All About Those Abbreviations!
Before meals.
What does 'ac' stand for?
Kills fungi infecting skin.
What is an antifungal used for?
The first person born by the Cesarean Section (C-section) method.
What method was Julius Caesar born by?
To cut open abdomen; performed in order to complete other surgical procedures in the abdomen, or to perform a C-section.
What is a laparotomy?
The third and innermost layer of the eyeball which contains sensory receptor cells that respond to light.
What is the retina?
Chloride.
What does 'CI' stand for?
Used to treat peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease; blocks the stomach's ability to secrete acid.
What are proton pump inhibitors used for?
The disease named for British physician Thomas Addison.
Who was Addison's disease named after?
To surgically anchor the uterus into its proper location in pelvic cavity.
What is a hysteropexy?
Most anterior part of the cerebrum; controls motor functions, personality, and speech.
What is the frontal lobe?
Seasonal Affective Disorder.
What does 'SAD' stand for?
Drugs held under tongue and not swallowed so that medication is absorbed by blood vessels under the tongue. Absorption rate is faster than oral route.
What is the sublingual method?
The malignant growth named for American pathologist James R. Ewing.
Who was Ewing's sarcoma named after?
Surgical incision of the perineum to facilitate delivery process; can prevent irregular tearing of tissue during birth.
What is an episiotomy?
Line the blood sinuses in the spleen to engulf and remove pathogens.
What do macrophages do?
Acute Glomerulonephritis.
What does 'AGN' stand for?
Process in which drugs, such as streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator, are injected into blood vessel to dissolve clots and restore blood flow.
What is thrombolytic therapy?
Alzheimer's disease was named after this German neurologist.
What mental disorder was named for Alois Alzheimer?
Surgically cutting open the amnion; commonly referred to as 'breaking the water.'
What is an amniotomy?
Process in which bile breaks up large fat globules into much smaller droplets, making them easier to digest in the watery environment inside the intestines.
What is emulsification?
Pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation.
What does 'PERRLA' stand for?
Replaces male hormones to treat patients who produce insufficient hormone naturally.
What is androgen therapy?
The disease named after the people who came up with it at the American Legion convention in 1976.
Who was Legionnaires' disease named after?
Device inserted into the uterus by physician for purpose of contraception.
What is an intrauterine device?
This is where the electrical impulses begin in the heart.
What is the sinoatrial node/pacemaker