CNA/ final review med terms

What is the name of the 3rd party vendor for my CNA?

TMU/Headmaster

How many days do I have to finish my class?

120 days

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ar, -ary

Pertaining to

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-centensis

surgical puncture

-cyte

Cell

-derma

Skin

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

excision, removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-gram

to record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-Meter

measure, instrument for measuring

-HAI

Healthcare-associated infection

H2O

water

HBV

hepatitis B virus

Hg

Mercury

HIPPA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HOB

head of bed

HS(hs)

hour of sleep (bedtime)

ht

height

HTN

hypertension

ICU

intensive care unit

ID

identification

IDDM

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

in

Inch

I&O

intake and output

IV

intravenous

IQ

intelligence quotient

L

left, liter

Lab

laboratory

Lb

pound

Liq

liquid

ROM

range of motion

RT (R)

right

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LPN

licensed practical nurse

lt

left

LVN

licensed vocational nurse

LUQ

left upper quadrant

MDRO

Multidrug-resistant organism

MDS

minimum data set

Meds

medications

Mg

milligram

MI

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Min

minute

mL

milliliter

mm

millimeter

MRSA

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

MS

multiple sclerosis

MSD

Musculoskeletal disorder

NA

nursing assistant

NB

newborn

LUQ

left upper quadrant

LMP

last menstrual period

spermat/o

sperm

phleb

vein

spin/o

spine

spondyl/o

vertebra (backbone)

brady-

slow

epi-

above, upon

hemi-

half, partly

hyper-

excessive

STI

sexually transmitted infection

STAT, stat

at once, immediately

s with a line over it

without

SSE

soapsuds enema

UTI

urinary tract infection

URI

upper respiratory infection

UK

unknown

ST

Speech Therapy

Spec (spec)

specimen

VS (vs)

vital signs

UA (u/a)

urinalysis

VRE

vancomycin resistant enterococci

Tx

treatment

ty

tympanic

SNF

skilled nursing facility

tsp

teaspoon

WA

while awake

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

SOB

shortness of breath

two S with a line over it

half

WBC

white blood cell, white blood cell count