Medical Terminology Simplified

614 APPENDIX E• Abbreviations and Symbols CHF congestive heart failure Chol cholesterol CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia CK crea ...

Abbreviations and Symbols • APPENDIX E 615 Continued ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESRD end-stage renal disease ESWL extrac ...

616 APPENDIX E• Abbreviations and Symbols IRDS infant respiratory distress syndrome IT intensive therapy IUD intrauterine device ...

Abbreviations and Symbols • APPENDIX E 617 Continued O O 2 oxygen OB obstetrics OCP oral contraceptive pill O.D. Doctor of Optom ...

618 APPENDIX E• Abbreviations and Symbols RLQ right lower quadrant R/O rule out ROM range of motion RP retrograde pyelogram; ret ...

Abbreviations and Symbols • APPENDIX E 619 U&L, U/L upper and lower ung ointment UPP uvulopalatopharyngoplasty URI upper res ...

620 APPENDIX E• Abbreviations and Symbols Discontinued Abbreviations The Joint Commission (JC) and the Institute for Safe Medica ...

Abbreviations and Symbols • APPENDIX E 621 Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning @ at – minus, negative āā of each ± plus or minus; eith ...

APPENDIX F 622 Medical Specialties Medical Specialty Medical Specialist Description of Medical Specialty Allergy Allergist Diagn ...

Medical Specialties • APPENDIX F 623 Medical Specialty Medical Specialist Description of Medical Specialty Optometry Optometrist ...

APPENDIX G 624 Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations This appendix provides guidelines to help health-care practitioners c ...

Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations • APPENDIX G 625 Letter Spanish Pronunciation Sounds Like qu* kas in kite r trilled ...

626 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation artery arteria ahr-TEH-ree-ah ...

Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations • APPENDIX G 627 English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation circumcision circuncisión see ...

628 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation excretion excreción ex-kreh-se ...

Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations • APPENDIX G 629 English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation laparoscopy laparoscopía lah- ...

630 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation pancreas páncreas PAHN-kreh-ah ...

Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations • APPENDIX G 631 English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation sprain torcer tohr-SEHR sputu ...

632 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation valve válvula BAHL-boo-lah var ...

633 A Abbreviations, 613–621 body structure, 50 cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, 189 digestive system, 255 ear, 525 endocri ...