MRI
Abbreviation General Patient Care
Magnetic resonance imaging: imaging that uses a strong magnetic field to make detailed sectional pictures.
Related terms
- IDIntradermal: injected into the dermis, just under the epidermis, as in the tuberculin skin test.
- IMIntramuscular: given into a muscle.
- IVIntravenous: given into a vein.
- MARMedication administration record: the document where each dose given is recorded.
- NPONothing by mouth (Latin nil per os). Check the order to see whether medications are also held.
- PETPositron emission tomography: imaging that uses a radioactive tracer to show tissue activity.
- PFTPulmonary function tests, which measure how well the lungs work, such as spirometry.
- ROMRange of motion: how far a joint can move in each direction.
Study General Patient Care