Anatomical
Ears, nose, and throat is abbreviated as
ENT
UTI means..
Urinary Tract Infection
Temperature is abbreviated as
T
Every day is abbreviated as..
Myesha has tachycardia and was told to monitor her HR and to take medication prn
Tachy - fast
cardia - heart
HR - heart rate
prn - as needed
Lower Upper Quadrant is abbreviated as
LUQ
Diagnosis is abbreviated as
Dx, dx
Do not resuscitate
NPO means..
nothing by mouth
Berkley has type 2 DM and was told to check her blood sugar bid: once ac, and once at hs
DM - diabetes mellitus
bid - twice a day
ac - before a meal
hs - bedtime
RLQ means..
Right Lower Quadrant
DM means..
Diabetes Mellitus
Range of Motion
"as desired" is abbreviated as..
ad lib
Halei was walking around in the park with her 2 little doggies, then suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground
"OMG!!!!!!" everyone said. "HAYLEE SPARKSMAN IS DYINGG"
At Joe Fein's doctor office, she said that HALEI Spookyman had experienced a TIA and had SOB.
TIA - transient ischemic attack
SOB- Shortness Of Breath
Left Eye is abbreviated as
OS
SOB means
shortness of breath
CPR stands for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
RX, rx
rory is very very sick. he expressed many s/s of a URI and had his ENT checked
s/s - signs and symptoms
URI - upper respiratory infection
ENT - ears, nose, and throat
OU means..
Each Eye
COPD means.. (you should know this one...)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
EEG means..
Electroencephalogram
PRN means..
as needed
miki had to recieve CPR because she slipped and fell on her face. later at Ms. Nelson's doctor office, they discovered that she had COPD, and rushed her into tx.
CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation
COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
tx - treatment