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Medical Terminology and Abbreviations, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive overview of common medical terminology and abbreviations used in healthcare settings. It covers a wide range of topics, including anatomical terms, medical conditions, diagnostic tests, and treatment procedures. Structured in a question-and-answer format, making it an effective study resource for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in understanding medical language. The extensive list of terms and their definitions covers a broad spectrum of medical knowledge, from basic anatomy and physiology to complex medical procedures and conditions. This document could be particularly useful for individuals preparing for medical exams, developing medical documentation, or seeking to improve their understanding of medical terminology and abbreviations used in clinical practice.

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Download Medical Terminology and Abbreviations and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! Vituity scribe EXAM 1&2 Questions and Answers Plantar - Answer- Sole side of foot Plantar flexion - Answer- Foot movement when toes flex down (pointing your toes) Supine - Answer- Body lying face up (chest up and back down) Afebrile - Answer- without fever diaphoresis - Answer- excessive sweating dysuria - Answer- painful urination emesis - Answer- vomiting epistaxis - Answer- bleeding from the nose gait - Answer- a person's manner of walking hematochezia - Answer- Bright red, bloody stools hematuria - Answer- blood in the urine hemoptysis - Answer- coughing up blood incontinence - Answer- inability to control bowel movements or urine myocardial infarction (MI) - Answer- heart attack pruritis - Answer- itching syncope - Answer- fainting vertigo - Answer- Condition of dizziness, "room spinning" cyanosis - Answer- bluish discoloration of the skin laceration - Answer- to cut Bradycardia - Answer- slow heart rate Tachycardia - Answer- fast heart rate apnea - Answer- absence of breathing gravid - Answer- pregnant melena - Answer- Black tarry stool colectomy - Answer- surgical removal of the colon mastectomy - Answer- surgical removal of a breast ABG - Answer- arterial blood gas Afib - Answer- atrial fibrillation AMI - Answer- acute myocardial infarction CAD - Answer- coronary artery disease CBC - Answer- complete blood count COPD - Answer- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CSF - Answer- cerebrospinal fluid CXR - Answer- chest x-ray DKA - Answer- diabetic ketoacidosis DNR - Answer- do not resuscitate DVT - Answer- deep vein thrombosis GERD - Answer- gastroesophageal reflux disease GSW - Answer- gun shot wound I&D - Answer- incision and drainage LMP - Answer- last menstrual period MI - Answer- myocardial infarction ROS definition - Answer- A list of question arranged by organ system that the provider asks a patient during the process of taking a history. It is designated to uncover dysfunction and disease social history, SHX - Answer- Tobacco use, alcohol use (ETOH), illicit drug use, occupation, living circumstances PMHx, PSHx, FHx, SHx - Answer- Past medical history, past surgical history, family history, social history HPI - Answer- subjective information, third person epigastric region, periumbilical region, pelvic region - Answer- superior to the umbilical region ESI - Answer- Emergency Severity Index Level 5 chart - Answer- HPI- 4 ROS-10 PFSH-2 PE-8 ESI-1 RED Cardiac arrest Level 4 chart - Answer- HPI- 4 ROS-2-9 PFSH-1 PE-2-7 ESI-2 Orange Level 3 chart - Answer- HPI- 1-3 ROS-1 PFSH-0 PE-2 ESI-3 YELLOW Level 2 chart - Answer- HPI- 1-3 ROS-1 PFSH-0 PE-2 ESI-4 Laceration GREEN Level 1 Chart - Answer- HPI- 1-3 ROS-0 PFSH-0 PE-0 ESI-5 Medication refill BLUE DM - Answer- diabetes mellitus HLD - Answer- hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) hysterectomy - Answer- surgical removal of the uterus oophorectomy - Answer- surgical removal of an ovary SOAP - Answer- subjective, objective, assessment, plan Subjective - Answer- information from the patient Includes: HPI, Chief Complaint, ROS Objective - Answer- Information from the provider Includes: Vital signs, PE, orders, results Assessment - Answer- the patients diagnosis A short description of progress since last visit Plan - Answer- Follow-up and treatment plan for each diagnosis Chief Complaint (CC) - Answer- The primary reason(s) that brought the patient to the ED Does every level of billing require a chief complaint - Answer- PQRST - Answer- palliative/provoking, quality, radiation, severity, timing O-PQRST - Answer- Onset of the event Provocation or palliation Quality of the plan Region and radiation Severity Time (history) PMFSH - Answer- past medical, family, social history ICD-10 - Answer- A system to classify and code diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures The patients diagnosis