Parts of the Body
Abdomen
The part of the body between the chest and pelvis.
The patient needs a CXR. What is this?
Chest xray
Brady-
Slow (Ex. bradycardia)
Cardi/o
pertaining to the heart (cardiology)
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Axillary
The armpit area.
What is Q4H?
Every 4 hours
Hyper-
Above, excessive (ex. hypertension)
Gastr/o
Stomach (Gastrologist)
Diabetes
Pectoral
The chest region.
What is an EKG?
Electrocardiogram
Tachy-
Fast (Ex. tachycardia)
Neur/o
Relating to the nervous system (Neurology)
Arthritis
Inflammation in the joints.
Genital
The reproductive organs.
What does NKDA mean?
No known drug allergies.
Hypo-
Below, deficient (ex. hypotension)
Oste/o
Refers to bones (Osteoporosis)
Pneumonia
An infection that inflames air sacs in the lungs.
Plantar
The sole of the foot
What is the meaning of AC/HS?
Before meals and bedtime
Hemo-
blood (ex. hemodynamics, hemoglobin)
Hepat/o
Refers to the liver (Hepatology)
Anemia
A condition marked by a low red blood cell count or hemoglobin deficiency.