Communicating with the Healthcare Team.

a-, an-

without

arth, arthro

joint

brady-

slow

cardia, cardio

heart

colo-

colon, bowel

cyan-

blue

dys-

difficulty

-ectomy

removal

-emia

in the blood

gastro-

stomach

glyc

glucose, sugar

hem, hemat-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat

liver

hyper-

high

hypo-

low

-itis

inflammation

mast-

breast

-ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

-phagia

swallowing

-phasia

speaking

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-rrhage

excessive flow

tachy-

fast

-uria

urine

ADL

activities of daily living

bid

two times per day

BM

bowel movement

BP

blood pressure

dc

discontinue

I & O

intake & output

NPO

nothing by mouth

prn

as needed

qh, q2h, q4h

every hr, every 2 hrs, every 4 hrs, etc

ROM

range of motion

stat

immediately

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

u/o

urinary output

UTI

urinary tract infection

VS

vital signs

w/c

wheelchair