med term 1
who is the father of medicine?
hippocrates
word roots are used to
identify the basic meaning
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
CXR
chest x-ray
NKDA
no known drug allergies
what language(s) are most medical terms based on?
greek or latin
study of disease
pathology
a
before
Dx
diagnosis
npo
nothing by mouth
cardi/o
heart
enlarged liver
hepatomegaly
bid
twice a day
Fx
fracture
as needed
PRN
stomach
gastr/o
c/o
complains of
BP
blood pressure
HTN
hypertension
three times a day
tid
nose
rhin/o
CC
chief complaint
ac
before meals
h/o
history of
SOB
shortness of breath