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53 Cards in this Set
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Bd |
Twice daily |
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Tds |
Three times daily |
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D |
Daily |
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Iv |
Intravenous |
Veins |
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Fbc |
Fluid balance chart |
Liquids |
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Rib |
Resting in bed |
Where are you |
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Fwb |
Full weight bearing |
Level of mobility |
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Bm (t) |
Bone marrow trephine |
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C1-7 |
Cervical vertebrae |
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Cxr |
Chest x-ray |
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Cdh |
Congenital dislocation of the hip |
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Fx or # |
Fracture |
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L1-5 |
Lumbar vertebrae 1-5 |
In your spine |
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Thr |
Total hip replacement |
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Tkr |
Total knee replacement |
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Rom |
Range of motion |
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(Latin) abdomin |
Abdomen, fat around the belly |
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(Latin) aemia |
Blood, or condition of blood |
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(Latin) brady |
Slow, delayed, tardy |
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(prefix)Tachy |
Fast |
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(Prefix) Hypo |
Lower than normal |
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(Prefix) Hyper |
Higher than normal |
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(prefix) echo |
Using ultrasonic waves |
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(prefix) osteo |
Bone |
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(prefix) myo |
Muscle |
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(prefix) neuro |
Nerves |
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(prefix) derm |
Skin |
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(prefix) cardia |
Heart |
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(prefix) rhino |
Nose |
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(prefix) gastro |
Stomach |
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(prefix) pneumo |
Lung |
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(root word) chem |
Study of chemicals |
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(Latin) Haem |
Blood |
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(Latin) Bio |
Life |
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(suffix) logy |
Study of |
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(suffix) scopy |
Viewing or examining |
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(Latin) cyt |
Cell |
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(root word) leuc |
White |
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(suffix) algia |
Condition of pain |
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(suffix) centesis |
Puncture to remove fluid |
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(suffix) desis |
Fixation or binding together by surgery |
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(suffix) ectomy |
Removal of |
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(suffix) itis |
Inflammation of |
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(suffix) lysis |
Breakdown or disintegration |
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Anterior |
Front of body |
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Posterior |
Back of body |
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Superior |
Situated above another structure, towards head |
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Inferior |
Situated below another structure, away from head |
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Proximal |
Towards the beginning of origin of a structure e.g. the proximal aspect of the femur is the are where it attaches to the hip |
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Distal |
Away from beginning or origin of the structure |
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Medial |
Towards mid line of the body |
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Lateral |
Towards side of body |
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Axis |
Line that runs through the centre of the body or body part |
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