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1. endo-
Inside
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Gynecology
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)

2. Broncho
Lower part of resp. system
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Hemoglobin
History and Physical

3. TPR
Microgram
Blood
Temp - pulse - respiration
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)

4. dermat / o
Femur (thigh bone)
(the egg white) The main body of the cell
Blood vessel
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

5. onc / o
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)
Disease (pertaining to)
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord

6. Orthostatic Hypotension
To slow down heart
Anteroposterior
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Confidence and respect for oneself.

7. Sexual Harasment
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Enlarged liver
No Information No Publication
Potassium chloride

8. algia
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Pain
Cartilage
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour

9. Abduction
Spinal cord
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Tasks performed away from the bedside

10. HO
Potassium
House Officer
Electricity/Electrical activity
Slow

11. Bolus
Surgical incision or to cut into
Ear
After
Rounded mass of food formed in the mouth and ready to be swallowed; also defined as concentrated dose of medication or fluid (frequently given intravenously.

12. pexi
Surgical fixation
Spinal cord
Clinical Decision Support System
Tounge

13. Lymphatic System
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Fever (above 99)
Temp - pulse - respiration
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.

14. min
Cell
No Known Drug Allergies
Hemoglobin
Minute

15. Automatic Stop Date
Unable to breath
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Medication Administration Record
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.

16. phleb/o
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Registered Dietician
Vein
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.

17. Spiral
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Phosphatase (chemistry)
A bone that has been twisted apart
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

18. UCR
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain
Substances (solids -liquids -or gases) used in diagnostic imagine procedures that permit the radiologist to distinguish between various body soft tissue structures; may be injected - swallowed - inhaled - or introduced by rectum.
Muscle (myo)

19. ACCU-CHEK
Milliequivelant
Surgical repair
Respiratory rate
Blood glucose monitoring

20. Physiology
Substances (solids -liquids -or gases) used in diagnostic imagine procedures that permit the radiologist to distinguish between various body soft tissue structures; may be injected - swallowed - inhaled - or introduced by rectum.
Removal of fluid
Right
Cells/Inside/How they work

21. pt (lower case)
Instrument used to examine
Low-density lipotein
Patient
Urinalysis

22. IV
Intravenous
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Chief Financial Officer
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

23. U
Cells/Inside/How they work
Preferred Provider Organization
Cholesterol
Upper gastrointestinal

24. ABR
Connects and holds tissue together - to transport substances - and to protect against foreign invaders. Forms and protects bones - fat - blood cells - and cartilage and provides immunity.
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Absolute bed rest
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

25. sarc / o
Same-day Surgery
Clear
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Inj. of a med into a muscle

26. RLQ
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Excision - surgical removal
Right lower quadrant
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

27. cl
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Orgin of
Clear
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads

28. CMT
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.
Post cibum (after meals)
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Cardiac Monitor Tech

29. hepato
Cartilage
Electricity - electrical activity
Inflammation
Liver

30. Inferior (caudal)
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
Heart
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)

31. Geriatrist
Abdomen
Labels that contain individual pt info for identifying pt records or other personal items.
Excessive discharge - flow
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging

32. Ca or Ca+
A bone that has been twisted apart
Anteroposterior
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
(the egg white) The main body of the cell

33. Posteroanterior (PA)
Child Protective Services
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

34. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
A stroke. An interference of blood flow to the brain which reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients - causing damage to brain tissue. Major causes are embolism - thrombosis - and hemorrhage.
Larynx (voicebox)
Heart
Neurology

35. scoli/o
Right upper quadrant
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Cerebrovascular accident
Instrument used to examine

36. Parkinson's Disease

37. H&P
Computed tomography
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
History and Physical
Force Fluids

38. noc
Tablet
Night
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Hospital Base Specialist

39. -itis (suffix)
Rib
Inflammation
Culture
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body

40. inter-
Chief Financial Officer
Between
Clinical Decision Support System
Temp - pulse - respiration

41. occult
Femur (thigh bone)
Kidney
Bile - gall
Hidden

42. H & H
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Blood vessel
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)

43. viscer / o
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Computed tomography
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.

44. hypo
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Intramuscular Injection
Decrease
Hospital Base Specialist

45. Guaiac
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
Between

46. PACU
Complete bed rest
Disease
Lumbar Puncture
Post-anesthesia Care Unit

47. Infection
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Electricity - electrical activity
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)

48. Neurons
Recovery Room
Pass to pt's nurse
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord

49. phos
Chest cavity
Study of
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Phosphatase (chemistry)

50. CC - creat cl - or cr cl
Gynecology
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Creatinine clearance
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.