Med Term + Vitals Quiz

Prn

as needed

NPO

nothing by mouth

ASAP

As soon as possible

Stat

immediately

Brady

too slow

bradycardia

slow heart rate

trachy

too fast

tachycardia

rapid heart rate

c̄

with

s with horizontal line on it

without

Na

sodium

SNF

skilled nursing facility

mmHg

millimeters of mercury

NAS

no added salt

q

every

LTC

long-term care facility

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder- build up in the lungs

Aspirate

pull something into the lungs

HTN

Hypertension, High blood pressure

Plegia

paralysis

quadriplegic

paralyzed from the neck down

itis

inflammation

Hepa

liver

osis

condition of

Halit

bad breath

Pneo, Phea, Pneum, plum

breathing/lungs

gate

how you walk

cyano

turning blue

emia

pretraining to blood

paresis

weakness

atrophy

degrading of muscles

NSAD

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, used to reduce inflammation and pain.

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

dysphasia

diffcultiy speaking

MS

multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause a range of neurological symptoms.

NCS

non concentrated sweets

Angina

chest pain need rest

CHF

chronic heart failure

Nephra

kidney

hyper glycemia

diabetic ketoacidosisa condition caused by high levels of glucose in the blood, potentially leading to serious complications.

Pluse rate

60-100 bpm

respiratory range

12-20 rpm

Blood pressure

sys 90-119/ 60-79 dia

sat o2

greater or equal to 90

temps highest to lowest

Rectal 100.6, Temporal 100.1, Tympanic 99.7,oral 99.6, Axillary 98.6

qs

every shift

quad

quadrant

R

respiration

RLE

right lower extremity

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

RN

Registered Nurse

ROM

range of motion

RUE

Right upper extremity

RUQ

right upper quadrant

RW

Rolling Walker

SaO2

oxygen saturation of arterial blood

SLP

Speech Language pathologist

SOB

shortness of breath

TB

Tuberculosis

T

tempature

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

tid

three times a day

TPR

temp pulse and respirations

UE

upper extremity

URI

upper respiratory infection

UTI

urinary tract infection

VRE

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

VS

vital sign

wwk

wheeled walker

w/c

wheel chair

wt

weight

WBAT

Weight Bearing as tolerated