Medical Terminology and Documentation Flashcards
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What does the medical abbreviation 'NPO' mean?
Answer: Nothing by mouth
NPO (nil per os, Latin) means 'nothing by mouth' and indicates the patient must not eat or drink anything.
The prefix 'brady-' refers to:
Answer: Slow
'Brady-' is a Greek prefix meaning slow, as in bradycardia (slow heart rate) or bradypnea (slow breathing).
Which abbreviation indicates a medication should be given four times per day?
Answer: QID
QID (quater in die) means four times a day; BID = twice, TID = three times, QD = once daily.
The suffix '-ectomy' means:
Answer: Surgical removal
'-ectomy' means surgical removal, as in appendectomy (removal of the appendix) or tonsillectomy.
Documentation in a patient's medical record should be:
Answer: Timely, accurate, objective, and legible
Medical record entries must be timely, accurate, objective (fact-based), and legible to provide a reliable legal and clinical record.
What is the correct action if a PCT makes an error in a written medical record?
Answer: Draw a single line through the error, write 'error,' initial, and correct it
A single line through the error with 'error,' your initials, and the date preserves the original entry while marking the correction for legal integrity.