PRONUNCIATION OF MEDICAL TERMS

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDICAL TERMS

MEDICAL WORD PARTS

ROOT: basic meaning of a word cardi – root for heart hepat- root for liver neur – root for nerve nephr – root for kidney cyt- root for cell

WORD ROOTS INDICATING COLOR CYAN/0 - blue LEUK/O - white MELAN/O – black POLI/O - gray ERYTHRO – red JAUNE - yellow ALBIN - white

PREFIX: beginning part of a word preceding the word root Pre - prefix means before peri- prefix means around hemi - prefix means half micro - prefix means small neo- prefix means new Often indicating location or time.

SUFFIX: word ending that follows the word root and changes its meaning itis - suffix means inflammation ology - suffix means the study of ectomy- suffix means surgical removal plast- suffix means surgical repair Often indicating the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

Why do we learn this??? Test question example: What does pericardiectomy mean? PERI (surrounding) CARDI/O (heart) ECTOMY (surgical removal) PERICARDIECTOMY (SURGICAL REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF THE MEMBRANE SURROUNDING THE HEART

ABBREVIATIONS Why are they used in the Medical field? What are some common abbreviations? Drops gtts Eye Right eye: OD Left eye: OS Both eyes: OU Ear Right ear: AD Left ear: AS Both ears: AU Suppository supp

Vital signs (what are they?) vs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen Nausea and vomiting N/V With w/ or c Every q or q Without s or w/o After p By mouth PO Nothing by mouth NPO

How are numbers written? 1 ii 2 iii 3 iv 4 v 5

How are Medicines given? By mouth : Capsules- cap Tablets- tab Liquids - teaspoon- tsp tablespoon- tbsp ml = milliliter Under the tongue – sublingual- SL

In the muscle- IM In the vein- IV Under the skin- SD In the skin (subcutaneous)- SC

TIMES FOR MEDS BID: TID: QID: Q2H: Q4H: Q6H: twice a day 8 am and 8pm three times a day 9am, 2pm, 9pm QID: four times a day 8am, 1pm, 5pm, 10pm Q2H: every 2 hours Q4H: every 4 hours Q6H: every 6 hours

Treatment Tx Every day qd As needed, whenever necessary PRN Bathroom privileges BRP Water H20 Buttocks Maximus gluteus Immediately STAT

Lower jaw mandible Hour of sleep HS Skull cranium Dead on arrival DOA Complete bed rest CBR Force Fluids FF, FFl

Prescription Rx Diagnosis Dx History Hx

Why do we learn this??? Would you rather write: Bedrest with bathroom privileges, force fluids every hour, vital signs four times a day. or BRc BRP, FFl qh, VS qid Nothing by mouth after eight o’clock in the evening, to the laboratory for a complete blood count, blood urea nitrogen, and fasting blood sugar NPO 8 PM, To Lab for CBC, BUN, and FBS