1. Identify 20 universal abbreviations commonly used in recording and its meaning.

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Abx Antibiotics
ADL Activities of daily living
BPM Beats per minute
AMRI Anterior medial rotatory instability
ant Anterior
approx Approximately
Ax Axillary
B/B Bowel and bladder
B/O Because of
bid Twice a day
Bld Blood
bldng Bleeding
BMI Body Mass Index
BMR Basal Metabolism Rate
B/P Blood pressure
BPM Beats per minute
Cap Capsule
CC Chief Complaint
Dx Diagnosis

2. Identify 20 commonly used medical terms and its definition.

Acute Sudden but usually short (e.g., acute illness)

Benign Not cancerous
Hypertension High blood pressure
Hypotension Low blood pressure
Lesion Wound, sore, or cut
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Heartburn
Edema Swelling
Sutures Stitches
Embolism Blood clot
Polyp Mass or growth of thin tissue
Comminuted fracture: Broken bone that shatters into many pieces
Compound fracture Broken bone that protrudes through the skin
Cellulitis Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin
Angina Pain in the chest related to the heart that
comes and goes
Noninvasive Doesn’t require entering the body with
instruments; usually simple
Malignant Malignant
 In remission Disease is not getting worse; not to be
confused with being cured
Inpatient Plan to stay overnight for one or more days
Outpatient Check in and check out the same day
Neutrophils Most common type of white blood cell

3. Identify 20 commonly used nursing conversions in recording.

Kilogram kg 1kg=1000g
Gram g 1g=1000mg, 1g=1000000mcg
Milligram mg 0.001 g = 1 mg = 1,000 mcg
Microgram mcg 1 mcg=1000ng
Cup cup 1 cup = 8fl oz
Liter l 1 L = 1 qt = 32fl oz = 2pt = 4
cups
Milliliter ml 0.001 L = 1 mL
Centimeter cm 0.01 m = 1 cm = 10 mm
Deciliter dl 0.1 L = 1 dL
Meter m 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm
Millimeter mm 0.001 m = 0.1 cm = 1 mm
Drops gtts 1 t = 60gtts
Teaspoon t 1 t = 5 ml
Tablespoon T 1T=3t
Ounce (fluid) fl oz 1fl oz = 2 T
Pint pt 1pt = 2 cups = 16fl oz
Quart qt 1 qt = 2pt = 4 cups = 32fl oz
Pound lb 1 lb = 0.45 kg = 454 g
Inches in 12 in = 1 ft
Ounce (weight) oz 16oz = 1lb