Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

• List 11
• Abbreviations Part 2

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Hct

• Hematocrit
• It is the percentage of blood volume that is
  occupied by red blood cells.
• It is normally about 47 for men and 42 for
  women

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Hgb

• Hemoglobin
• Hgb is the iron containing, oxygen transport
  protein in red blood cells.

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h.s.

• At bedtime
• (Hour of sleep)
• Hora somni

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hx

• History

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IO

• Intake and Output
• Measurements of patients fluid

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y/o or yr

• Year(s) old

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NKA

• No Known Allergies

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NPO

• Nothing by mouth
• Nil per os

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O2

• Oxygen

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p

• After, following

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p.c. / pc

• After meals
• Post cibum

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PE

• Physical Examination
• Hx PE
• Pulmonary embolus

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per

• by

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p.o. / po

• By mouth
• Per os

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p.r.n. / prn

• As needed
• Pro re nata

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q

• Every
• quaque

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q.d. / qd

• Every day / each day
• Quaque die

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q.h. / qh

• Every hour / each hour
• Quaque hora

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q2h

• Every 2 hours / each 2 hours
• Quaque secunda hora
• q4h
• Every 4 hours
• q6h
• Every 6 hours

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q.i.d. / qid

• Four times a day
• quarter in die

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Rx

• Treatment (recipe)
• Prescription
• A prescription for medicine or a medical
  appliance.
• A remedy, cure, or solution for a disorder or
  problem.

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s

• Without
• sine

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t.i.d. / tid

• Three time a day

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tx

• Treatment

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w/c

• Wheelchair

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wt / WT

• Weight