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Circulatory System ✔✔system containing the heart, blood, and blood vessels such as arteries, veins, and capillaries that is responsible for carrying blood throughout the body Lymphatic System ✔✔system including lymph vessels, and nodes that carry a clear fluid called lymph containing white blood cells that fight against disease and play a role in immunities Digestive System ✔✔system that brings food into the body and breaks it down so that it can enter the bloodstream; food that cannot be broken down is then removed from the body at the end of the system as waste Endocrine System ✔✔a system composed of glands that send chemical messengers called hormones into the blood to act on other glands and organs Reproductive System ✔✔the system that produces the cells that join to form the embryo and produce hormones, as well Musculoskeletal System ✔✔the system including muscles, bones, joints, and connective tissues
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Circulatory System ✔✔system containing the heart, blood, and blood vessels such as arteries, veins, and capillaries that is responsible for carrying blood throughout the body Lymphatic System ✔✔system including lymph vessels, and nodes that carry a clear fluid called lymph containing white blood cells that fight against disease and play a role in immunities Digestive System ✔✔system that brings food into the body and breaks it down so that it can enter the bloodstream; food that cannot be broken down is then removed from the body at the end of the system as waste Endocrine System ✔✔a system composed of glands that send chemical messengers called hormones into the blood to act on other glands and organs Reproductive System ✔✔the system that produces the cells that join to form the embryo and produce hormones, as well Musculoskeletal System ✔✔the system including muscles, bones, joints, and connective tissues that support the body and allow it to move
Nervous System ✔✔system that carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord Respiratory System ✔✔controls breathing, a process in which air enters and leaves the body Skin and Sense System ✔✔including the skin, eyes, and ears; receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain Urinary System ✔✔produces urine and sends it out of the body through kidneys, ureters, and bladder, and urethra. Abdomin/o ✔✔pertaining to the abdomen Anter/o ✔✔pertaining to the front Bronch/p ✔✔pertaining to the bronchial tubes Cervic/o ✔✔pertaining to the neck
Lymph/o ✔✔pertaining to lymph Mediastin/o ✔✔pertaining to the mediastinum (the space between the lungs) Pelv/o ✔✔pertaining to the pelvis Peritone/o ✔✔pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane surrounding the abdomen) Pharnyg/o ✔✔pertaining to the pharnyx Pleur/o ✔✔pertaining to the pleura (the cavity around the lungs) Poster/o ✔✔pertaining to the back or behind Sacr/o ✔✔pertaining to the scarum (five fused bones in the lower back) Spin/o ✔✔pertaining to the spine
Thorac/o ✔✔pertaining to the chest Trache/o ✔✔pertaining to the trachea Vertebr/o ✔✔pertaining to the vertebra Aden/o ✔✔pertaining to a gland Arthr/o ✔✔pertaining to a joint Carcin/o ✔✔pertaining to cancer Cardi/o ✔✔pertaining to the heart Cephal/o ✔✔pertaining to the head
Gnos/o ✔✔pertaining to knowledge Gynec/o ✔✔pertaining to women or females Hemat/o ✔✔pertaining to blood Hepat/o ✔✔pertaining to the liver Lapar/o ✔✔pertaining to the abdomen Leuk/o ✔✔pertaining to items that are white (leukocytes are white blood cells) Nephr/o ✔✔pertaining to kidneys Neur/o ✔✔pertaining to nerve
Onc/o ✔✔pertaining to a tumor Ophthalm/o ✔✔pertaining to the eye Oste/o ✔✔pertaining to bone Path/o ✔✔pertaining to a disease Psych/o ✔✔pertaining to the mind Rhin/o ✔✔pertaining to the nose Sarc/o ✔✔pertaining to the flesh Thromb/o ✔✔pertaining to clotting
CABG ✔✔Coronary Artery Bypass Graft CAD ✔✔Coronary Artery Disease CBC ✔✔Complete Blood Count CC ✔✔Chief Complaint CHF ✔✔Congestive Heart Failure COPD ✔✔Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CAT or CT ✔✔Computerized Axial Tomography Scan Cp ✔✔Chest pain
CVA ✔✔Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) D & C ✔✔Dilation and Curettage (commonly performed after a miscarriage) DNR ✔✔Do Not Resuscitate (Code Status) DO ✔✔Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Dx ✔✔Diagnosis ECG or EKG ✔✔Electrocardiogram (test that checks electrical activity of the heart) ED ✔✔Emergency Department ENT ✔✔Ear, Nose, and Throat ETOH ✔✔Ethanol (alcohol)
I & D ✔✔Incision and Drainage INR ✔✔Coagulant Response Time IV ✔✔Intravenous(ly) K ✔✔Potassium LLQ ✔✔Left Lower Quadrant (referring to the abdomen) LOC ✔✔Loss of Consciousness LP ✔✔Lumber Puncture LUQ ✔✔Left Upper Quadrant (referring to the abdomen) MI ✔✔myocardinal infarction (heart attack)
MRI ✔✔Magnetic Resonance Imaging (scan) MRSA ✔✔Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MVA ✔✔Motor Vechile Accident Na ✔✔Sodium NKA ✔✔No Known Allergies O2 ✔✔Oxygen O2 Sat ✔✔Oxygen Saturation OB/GYN ✔✔Obstetrics and Gynecology
RUQ ✔✔Right Upper Quadrant Rx ✔✔prescription SOB ✔✔Shortness of breath Staph ✔✔Staphylococcus T & A ✔✔Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy TB ✔✔Tuberculosis Temp ✔✔Temperature TIA ✔✔Transient Ischemic Attack (stroke-like symptoms)
Tx ✔✔treatment U/A ✔✔Urinary Analysis US ✔✔ultrasound UTI ✔✔Urinary Tract Infection VS ✔✔Vital Signs WBC ✔✔White Blood Count y.o. ✔✔years old n/v/d ✔✔nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Anterograde amnesia ✔✔forgetting the events after an accident