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dee.walker217 Medical Transcription Beginning Medical Transcription English 149 cards

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  1. 1AAMTAmerican Association for Medical Transcription
  2. 2ABGarterial blood gas
  3. 3ACEangiotensin-converting enzyme
  4. 4ADauris dextra, or right ear
  5. 5ADLsactivities of daily living
  6. 6AHIapnea-hypopnea index
  7. 7AIDSacquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  8. 8AKAabove-knee amputation
  9. 9ALTalanine aminotransferase
  10. 10AMLacute myelogenous leukemia
  11. 11ANAantinuclear antibody
  12. 12ARDSacute respiratory distress syndrome
  13. 13ASauris sinistra, or left ear
  14. 14AVarteriovenous
  15. 15AVSavascular necrosis
  16. 16BBBbundle branch block
  17. 17BGblood glucose
  18. 18BiPAPbi-level positive airway pressure
  19. 19BKAbelow-knee amputation
  20. 20BMIbody mass index
  21. 21BMPbasic metabolic panel
  22. 22BNPB-type natriuretic peptide
  23. 23BPHbenign prostatic hypertrophy
  24. 24BSObilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
  25. 25BUNblood urea nitrogen
  26. 26C&Sculture and sensitivity
  27. 27CABGcoronary artery bypass graft
  28. 28CADcoronary artery disease or computer-aided detection
  29. 29CBCcomplete blood count
  30. 30CBGcapillary blood glucose
  31. 31CFcystic fibrosis
  32. 32CHFcongestive heart failure
  33. 33CKcreatine kinase
  34. 34CMPcomplete metabolic panel
  35. 35CNScentral nervous system
  36. 36CO2carbon dioxide
  37. 37COPDchronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  38. 38CPchest pain
  39. 39CPAPcontinuous positive airway pressure
  40. 40CPKcreatine phosphokinase
  41. 41CPRcardiopulmonary resuscitation
  42. 42CRPC-reactive protein
  43. 43CSFcerebrospinal fluid
  44. 44CT scancomputed tomography
  45. 45CVAcerebrovascular accident
  46. 46DJDdegenerative joint disease
  47. 47DMdiabetes mellitus
  48. 48DNRdo not resuscitate
  49. 49DNIdo not intubate
  50. 50DOEdyspnea on exertion
  51. 51DTRsdeep tendon reflexes
  52. 52DVTdeep vein or venous thrombosis
  53. 53EGDesophagogastroduodenoscopy
  54. 54EHRelectronic health record
  55. 55ECG or EKGelectrocardiogram
  56. 56EMGelectromyography
  57. 57ENTears, nose, throat
  58. 58EOMIextraocular muscles intact ? or movements
  59. 59ERCPendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  60. 60ESRerythrocyte sedimentation rate
  61. 61ESRDend-stage renal disease
  62. 62ETOHalcohol, ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
  63. 63FEFforced expiratory flow
  64. 64FEV1forced expiratory volume measured in 1 second
  65. 65FVCforced vital capacity
  66. 66GCSGlasgow Coma Scale
  67. 67GERDgastroesophageal reflux disease
  68. 68GIgastrointestinal
  69. 69GPAgravida, para, abortus
  70. 70GTTglucose tolerance test
  71. 71GUgenitourinary
  72. 72GYNgynecology
  73. 73H&Phistory and physical
  74. 74HBVhepatitis B virus
  75. 75Hcthematocrit
  76. 76HCVhepatitis C virus
  77. 77HDLhigh-density lipoprotein
  78. 78HEENThead, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  79. 79Hgbhemoglobin
  80. 80HIVhuman immunodeficiency virus
  81. 81HPVhuman papillomavirus
  82. 82HTNhypertension
  83. 83IgAimmunoglobulin A
  84. 84IgDimmunoglobulin D
  85. 85IOLintraocular lens
  86. 86IVFin vitro fertilization
  87. 87IVPintravenous pyelogram
  88. 88KUBkidney, ureter, and bladder
  89. 89LADleft anterior descending artery
  90. 90LCAleft circumflex artery or left coronary artery
  91. 91LDLlow-density lipoprotein
  92. 92LEEPloop electrosurgical excision procedure
  93. 93LFTsliver function tests
  94. 94LPlumbar puncture
  95. 95LLQleft lower quadrant
  96. 96LUQleft upper quadrant
  97. 97MCHmean corpuscular hemoglobin
  98. 98MCHCmean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
  99. 99MCVmean corpuscular volume
  100. 100METSmetabolic equivalents
  101. 101MImyocardial infarction
  102. 102mmHgthe measurement of blood pressure values
  103. 103MUGAmultiple gated acquisition scan
  104. 104NADno apparent distress
  105. 105NPOnothing by mouth
  106. 106NSAIDnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  107. 107O2oxygen
  108. 108OBobstetrics
  109. 109OB/GYNobstetrics/gynecology
  110. 110ORIFopen reduction and internal fixation
  111. 111OSAobstructive sleep apnea
  112. 112OTCover the counter
  113. 113PAposteroanterior
  114. 114PCO2partial pressure of carbon dioxide
  115. 115PDAposterior descending artery
  116. 116PERRLApupils equal, round, and reactive to light
  117. 117PET scanpositron emission tomography
  118. 118PFTspulmonary function tests
  119. 119pHpotential of hydrogen
  120. 120PKDpolycystic kidney disease
  121. 121PLTplatelets
  122. 122PNDparoxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
  123. 123PO2partial pressure of oxygen
  124. 124PTCApercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  125. 125PUDpeptic ulcer disease
  126. 126RArheumatoid arthritis
  127. 127RBCred blood cell
  128. 128RCAright coronary artery
  129. 129REMrapid eye movement
  130. 130Rh positiveRhesus factor (positive or negative)
  131. 131RLQright lower quadrant
  132. 132RLSrestless leg syndrome
  133. 133RUQright upper quadrant
  134. 134Rxprescription
  135. 135SAsinoatrial node
  136. 136SOAPsubjective, objective, assessment, and plan
  137. 137SRTspeech recognition technology
  138. 138TURPtransurethral resection of the prostate
  139. 139UAurinalysis
  140. 140UTIurinary tract infection
  141. 141URIupper respiratory infection
  142. 142V/Q scanventilation/ perfusion
  143. 143VSDventricular septal defect
  144. 144WBCwhite blood cell
  145. 145WDwell-developed
  146. 146WNLwithin normal limits
  147. 147WNwell-nourished
  148. 148q.i.d.4 times a day
  149. 149cccubic centimeter(s)

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Common terms that the healthcare community is recommended to avoid using.
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dee.walker217 · May 2015
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Feb 19, 2016
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