MT Training > Terminology > CABG Terms

MEDICAL WORDS & PHRASES DATABASE (FOR NEW MTs ESPECIALLY):

(two/three/four/five) pillow orthopnea

1:100,000 epinephrine

a. fib  = atrial fibrillation

AAA       (dictated "triple A" – stands for abdominal aortic aneurysm)

abduction pillow

ablation therapy

ACE inhibitor

ACOG      (full form is American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

ADA diet (eg. 1800-calorie ADA diet)

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)

adenosine sestamibi

adjuvant 5-FU

Adkin diet

AMA = against medical advice

ampulla of Vater

ANA screen

anasarca

anatomic snuffbox

anion gap (found in the labs section of a report)

ankylosing spondylitis

Apgar score (term found in infant physical exam)

Apley sign

Apligraf

aponeurosis

AAROM = active assisted range of motion

AROM = active range of motion

aromatase inhibitor

artifacts (found in radiology reports)

arytenoids

ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon

astereognosis

asynclitism

autoclaved instrument

avulsion/evulsion

axial load

axillary nerve palsy

baby aspirin

ballottable

base excess

beta blocker

Bead memory

Berger disease versus Buerger disease (sounds the same - be careful of what you put in)

blood is typed and crossed

boggy prostate

Bovie cautery

bowleg deformity

BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast)

bronchial washings

bucket-handle tear

BUS [Bartholin, urethral, and Skene (glands) ] -- occurs in female genitalia exam

C&S = culture and sensitivity  (CNS = central nervous system) --- sounds same

C. diff     (Clostridium difficile)

café au lait spots (sounds cafe o lay)

cancellous bone

cath   = catheterization or catheter

CD4 count (estimate of the immunologic status of patient)

cerclage

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (also peroneal muscular atrophy)

chin tuck technique (for patients with dysphagia/trouble swallowing food)

cholesteatoma

cholesteatoma

cicatrix (means scar)

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