ABBV
pt
patient
bi-
double/twice
inflammation
-itis
cardio
heart
pt OOB BID
patient out of bed twice a day
q
every
half
hemi-
-ostomy
making an opening
lith
stone
pt c/o epigastric pain w n/v
patient complains of upper stomach pain with nausea and vomiting
BID
Two times daily
meso-
middle
-cyte
cell
red
pt has hypertension w hepatomegaly
patient has high blood pressure with enlargement of the liver
HS
bedtime
false
pseudo-
-rrahaphy
surgical suture
spinal cord
myelo
pt not OOB post arthroplasty c/o dyspnea. Take VS STAT
patient not out of bed after joint repair. complains of difficulty breathing. Take vital signs immediately!
OS
left eye
outside of
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
blue
cyano
pt lips and fingertips cyanotic. C/o SOB at rest w intercostal pain.
patient lips and fingertips blue. Complains of shortness of breath at rest with pain in between the ribs.