Emergency Care
The care given to a patient experiencing cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, or an obstructed airway, commonly abbreviated
What is BLS (Basic Life Support)?
a small sample of tissue excised from a patient for testing
What is a biopsy?
shorthand for prescription
What is Rx?
Prefix meaning many
What is "-poly"?
(ex. polycystic, characterized by many cysts)
Suffix signifying inflammation
What is "-itis"?
(ex. appendicitis, inflammation of the appendix)
Meaning of the abbreviation ADR
What is Adverse Drug Reaction?
a procedure to filter blood for patients with kidney failure
What is dialysis?
Meaning of the abbreviation ASA
What is Acetylsalicylic Acid, commonly known as aspirin?
Prefix meaning above, beyond, excessive
What is "hyper-"?
(ex. hypertension, higher than normal blood pressure)
Suffix for surgical repair to restore or repair part of the body
What is "-plasty"
(ex. rhinoplasty, surgical repair of the nose)
meaning of the abbreviation ALOC
What is Acute Loss of Conciousness?
a catheter placed in a large vein that allows multiple IV fluids to be administered and blood to be drawn more easily
What is a central line?
meaning of the abbreviation NSAID
What is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug?
Prefix meaning related to bones
What is "Ost-/Osteo-"
(ex. osteoporosis, disease that affects bone density)
Suffix meaning disease
What is "-pathy"?
(ex. cardiopathy, heart disease)
meaning of abbreviation ARDS
What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
a test used to find any unusual bacteria or fungi in a patient’s blood.
What is a blood culture?
Meaning of the abbreviation a.c.
What is “ante cibum,” meaning “before meals.” Related to the timing of administering medication.
Prefix meaning air/lung
(ex. pneumonia, infection in one or both lungs)
Suffix meaning to destroy, detach, or break down
What is "-lysis"
(ex. dialysis, removal or detachment of certain elements from the blood or lymph by passing them through a semipermeable membrane)
meaning of the abbreviation ARF
What is Acute Renal Failure?
A test that records the electrical signals in the heart
What is an EKG?
Meaning of the abbreviation B.D.S.
What is “bis die sumendum,” meaning “two times per day.” Typically in reference to when medication should be administered.
Prefix meaning blood vessel
(ex. vasculitis, inflammation of blood vessels)
Suffix meaning paralysis
What is "-plegia"?
(ex. hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body, of one side of the body)