P Medical Abbreviations

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Across
  1. 2. A catheter present in cancer treatments and liquid diets
  2. 4. Work in hospitals, offices, and LTC facilities under a supervisor
  3. 5. Health insurance plan that offers some level of coverage, even out of network
  4. 6. Treatment where patient administers their own pain medications
  5. 10. Information that can identify an individual
  6. 11. This tube placement is among the most common endoscopies in the United States
  7. 14. Circulatory diseases affecting arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels
  8. 15. "post cibum"
  9. 16. Time frame following surgery
  10. 19. Special hospital unit to care for patients as they recover from anesthetics
  11. 20. Can be located at points such as the carotid, femoral, or radial
  12. 22. includes assessing vital signs, lab values, and an updated history
  13. 23. Antibiotic used for pneumonia, meningitis, strep throat, and more...
  14. 24. Developed following shocking, scary, or dangerous events
  15. 26. Used as basis in forming diagnosis and treatment
  16. 28. arterial blockage associated with DVT
  17. 29. Use an injected, inhaled, or swallowed "tracer" to examine organs and tissues
  18. 30. The standard eye examination
  19. 31. A certification to provide emergency medicine to infants and children
  20. 32. Extra heartbeats, caused by factors such as caffeine, alcohol, and anxiety
Down
  1. 1. Medical professional who often serves as a patient's primary healthcare provider
  2. 3. An infection of the female reproductive organs that can lead to infertility
  3. 7. Time frame prior to surgery
  4. 8. Study of disease
  5. 9. Movement experts who use exercise, hands-on care, and education to teach patients
  6. 12. Tools used for different types of precautions
  7. 13. Recipient of health care
  8. 16. Issue 70% of population deal with
  9. 17. An excess fluid in the lungs that can cause fatigue
  10. 18. The maximum range of motion, achieved through help from external forces, such as a therapist
  11. 20. A medical field concerned with drugs and mechanisms of disease
  12. 21. The second most abundant mineral in the human body
  13. 25. "pro re nata"
  14. 27. "per os"