Patient Medical History Common Terms

High blood pressure

Hypertension

High blood pressure

HTN

High cholesterol

Hyperlipidemia

High cholesterol

HLD

Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes

DM

"I only take pulls for my diabetes"

Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

"I only take pulls for my diabetes"

NIDDM

"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes"

Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes"

IDDM

Heart disease

Usually Coronary Artery Disease

Heart disease

CAD

Heart attack

Myocardial Infarction

Heart attack

MI and CAD

Heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Heart failure

CHF

Irregular heartbeat

Arrhythmia

Emphysema or Chronic Brochitis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Emphysema or Chronic Brochitis

COPD

Blood clot in lung

Pulmonary Embolism

Blood clot in lung

PE

lung infection

Pneumonia

Pneumonia or lung infection

PNA

Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Reflux

GERD

Ulcers

Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease

Ulcers

PUD

Irritable bowel

IBS

Bladder infection

Urinary Tract Infection

Badder infection

UTI

Kidney infection

Pyelonephritis

"I'm on dialysis"

Chronic Kidney Disease

"I'm on dialysis"

CKD (on dialysis)

Enlarged prostate

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Enlarged prostate

BPH

Stroke

Cerebrovascular Accident

Stroke

CVA

"blood clot in brain"

Ischemic CVA

Brain bleed

Hemorrhagic CVA

"Mini stroke"

Transient Ischemic Attack

"Mini stroke"

TIA

Blood clot in my leg

Deep vein thrombosis

Blood clot in my leg

DVT

"Bulge in my aorta"

Aortic Aneurysm

"Bad blood flow in my legs"

Peripheral Vascular Disease

"Bad blood flow in my legs"

PVD

Cancer

Carcinoma

Cancer

CA

"Spread to my…"

With metastasis to the…

Chemo

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Radiation therapy

"They cut it out"

Status-post surgical resection

"It's gone"

In remission

-ectomy

removal

"Balloon in my heart"

Angioplasty (PMHx CAD)

"Stents in my heart"

Coronary Stents (PMHx CAD)

Heart bypass

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (PMHx CAD)

Heart bypass

CABG

Breast removal

Mastectomy

"Part of my lung removed"

Partial lobectomy

palpation

feeling

ausculation

listening (to internal body sounds using a stethoscope)

medial

near midline/center

Inferior

below

plantar

sole of foot

lateral

far from midline

distal

far point of attachment

laceration

cut

paresthesia

tingling