Common medical abbreviations

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Across
  1. 4. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol.
  2. 7. Advanced life support.
  3. 9. Registered Nurse
  4. 10. Immediately.
  5. 12. Heart rate, expressed as beats per minute.
  6. 13. Physical therapy, a type of treatment to help patients move and feel better.
  7. 14. Emergency department
  8. 15. Cervical spine.
  9. 16. Refers to psychiatry or the psychiatric ward.
  10. 18. Emergency room.
  11. 19. Operating room where surgeries are performed.
  12. 20. Blood work.
  13. 22. Prescription, usually for medication but can also signify another treatment.
  14. 23. Neonatal intensive care unit, a specialized unit that cares for premature infants.
  15. 24. Blood pressure.
  16. 25. millimeters
Down
  1. 1. Facial weakness, Arm ± weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to act fast
  2. 2. milliliters
  3. 3. Preoperative.
  4. 5. Do not resuscitate, a medical order indicating providers should not perform CPR.
  5. 6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  6. 8. Electrolytes.
  7. 11. Approximately
  8. 12. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often called “good” cholesterol.
  9. 15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a life-saving technique that’s also called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
  10. 17. Haemoglobin
  11. 18. Electrocardiogram, a way of monitoring the heart and testing for problems.
  12. 21. Level of consciousness
  13. 23. Nurse Practitioner
  14. 24. Body mass index, a measure of body fat based on height and weight.