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Fractured
100

Derma/Dermis

What is skin?

100

Cost

What is rib?

100

Hepatitis

What is inflammation of the liver?

100

When a doctor orders a medical BID, this is the frequency that they are ordering for the medication.

What is twice a day?
100

A fracture of the calcaneus is a fracture of the ...

What is heel?

200

Hepat/Hepato

What is liver?

200

Cardi/Cardio

What is heart?

200

An Otologist is a specialist of?

What is ear?

200

NPO means?

What is Nothing by mouth?

200

This type of fracture results in the fractured bone pieces to be moved out of alignment.

What is displaced?

300

Aden

What is gland?

300

Gastro

What is stomach?

300

The term "ADL" used when discussing treatment and recovery stand for?

What is Activities of Daily Living?

  

300

When a doctor makes the letter "S" in a note, like "The patient left the hospital S prescribed medication", "S" stands for what?

What is without?

300

One common indicator that surgery to repair the Menisci will be required.

What is Previous meniscus injury?

400

Hemat/Hemato

What is blood?

400

Myo

What is muscle?

400

A serious injury to a joint where ligaments are partly or totally torn from the bone.  

What is a sprain?

400

ORIF stands for

What is Open Reduction Internal Fixation?

400

When the tibia and fibula are fractured at the distal end with the foot dislocating outward and forward, this is known as...

What is Pott's fracture?
500

OT/OTO

What is ear?

500

Encephal

What is brain?

500

A minor injury to muscles or tendons with no lasting effects.

What is strain?

500

_________ is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which instruments are inserted into the joint to repair damaged tissues.

What is Arthroscopy?

500

This is required to stabilize some fractures.

What is surgery?