Medical Word List

As a former medical transcriptionist, I thought I might be able to put some of that knowledge to use here by starting a word list of correctly spelled terms and medications, particularly as they relate to liver disease. I think it's important both for conveying a message in a post and for being able to research things, as well as facilitate communication with medical personnel.


Please feel free to post others and I will edit them into the master list. So to start out:



A


acidophilus

ADVICE (Please give me your advice, thanks for your advice.) Advice is a noun.  It is used more often than advise (something to remember when you start to write "Thanks for the advise.")

ADVISE (Please advise me, let me advise you) Advise is a verb.

AFP (alpha-fetoprotein)

albumin

Aldactone (spironolactone)

ALT = alanine (amino) transaminase

AST = aspartate aminotransferase

alkaline phosphatase (alk-phos)

Alzheimer's disease

Ambien

amiloride

ammonia

aneurysm

arterial

ascites

aspirate/aspiration

Ativan



B


bilirubin

Boceprevir


C

capillary/capillaries

cellulitis

chemoembolization

cirrhosis/cirrhotic

colonoscopy

coronary

creatinine

Crohn's disease



D



development(s)

dialysis

diarrhea

dietitian

dyslexia,dyslexic



E



edema

encephalopathy

endocrinologist

endoscopy

esophagus

esophageal



F


fetor hepaticus

flatulent, flatulence



G


gall bladder

GI/gastroenterology/gastroenterologist

genotype



H



hemochromatosis

hepatic encephalopathy (HE)

hepatologist

hydrocodone



I

Interferon

interventional

intubate



J



jaundice, jaundiced



K


Kristalose


L


Lactulose

Lasix (furosemide)

Lipitor

Lose/losing (Did you lose weight? Are you losing weight?))

Loose (These pants are loose.)

Loosing - No such word. It would be loosening: After loosening his belt, he felt more comfortable.

lumbar



M



melatonin

MELD (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease)

metastasis, metastasize

methotrexate

metolazone (Zaroxolyn, Mykrox)

MRSA (methicillin resistant staphyloccus aureus)



N



NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis aka fatty liver disease)

Nexavar (sorafenib)

nutritionist



O

omeprazole (Prilosec)

oxycodone

Oxycontin



P



pancreas

pancreatitis

paracentesis

PegIntron

PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) Also shortened to PIC.

platelets

pneumonia

practitioner

Prandin

propranolol (Inderal)

protease inhibitor

Prothrombin Time (PTT)


Q




R


Ribavirin

Rebetron



S



sepsis/septic

septicemia

spider nevi

spironolactone (generic of Aldactone)



T



TEDS (thromboembolitic deterrent stockings)

Telaprevir

TheraSphere

thoracic

TIA (transient ischemic attack or mini stroke)

TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)

trach (abbreviation for tracheotomy)



U



URI (upper respiratory infection)

UTI (urinary tract infection)



V

vancomycin

varices

varicose/varicosity

vitamins



W



X



Xifaxan (rifaximin)



Y



Z


zinc