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1. CNA
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Vein

2. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
No added salt
Artery
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.
Mini Stroke (TIA)

3. BRP
Above
Bathroom privileges
Day Surgery Unit
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

4. brady-
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Slow
Hospital Base Specialist
Creating an artificial opening into

5. myel
Spinal cord
Protrusion of a body part
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars

6. Pulse Rate
Bone
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Phosphate or phosphorus

7. Health Information Specialist
Bathroom privileges
Child Protective Services
Movement/Function
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records

8. Osteoporosis

9. non-clinical task
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Removal of fluid
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)

10. Blasts
Urinalysis
Diet as tolerated
Surgical repair of joint
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)

11. KUB (also cld a flat plate of abdome)

12. Dys
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
Bad
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Deep Vein Thrombosis

13. retin/o
Cholesterol
Retina
Increased - above - elevated
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable

14. vascular
Circulation
Hidden
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit

15. N/V
Force Fluids
Nausea & vomiting
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
History & Physical

16. Functions of the Skeletal System
Hour or hours
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Rectal
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage

17. scope
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Instrument
Ear
Beginning half of word

18. thorax
Liver
Aorta
Chest cavity
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)

19. SNAT
Eyelid
Decreased - lower - below
4x a day
Suspected non-accidental Trauma

20. Prone
White Blood Cell
Study of
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Hemtocrit

21. -rrhagia
Blood urea nitrogen
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Upper gastrointestinal
Rapid flow

22. Connective Tissue
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.
To slow down heart
Health Unit Coordinator
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.

23. Bolus
Labels that contain individual pt info for identifying pt records or other personal items.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
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.
No added salt

24. sub- (prefix)
A form that is initiated to charge a discharged pt for any items used during their hospital stay that were not charged at the time of of use.
Central Nervous System
Under/below
Pertaining to between the vertebrae

25. SNF
Without
Skilled Nursing Facility
A measurement of energy or heat
History & Physical

26. Bili
Computer Physician Order Entry
Bilirubin
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Heart

27. BP
Blood pressure
Chief Financial Officer
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Electricity - electrical activity

28. APS
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Blood urea nitrogen
Blood
Adult protective Services

29. Endocardium
Inflammation
Night
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels

30. NKFA
4 types of bones: Long - short - flat - and irregular - Bones have their own system of blood vessels and nerves - Bones contain red bone marrow (produces rbc's - wbc's - and platelets). and yellow bone marrow
No Know Food Allergies
Herniation or protrusion
Blue

31. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

32. phas/o
Child Protective Services
Physical Therapy
Speech
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.

33. scoli/o
Respiratory rate
Pain
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Pertaining to the brain and spine

34. ambu bag
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
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.
Slow

35. CHO
Carbohydrate
Within
Lumbar Puncture
Surrounding

36. -ic (suffix)
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Blood
Pertaining to
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution

37. Normal HR
Instrument used to examine
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Larynx (voicebox)

38. Body Organs
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Bad
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder

39. derm / o
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Bed Sore
Rectum
Tissue

40. arteri/o
Artery
Intravenous push
Bed rest
Complete bed rest

41. Pastoral Care
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Spiritual Support
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)

42. trans
Biopsy
Health Unit Coordinator
Total parenteral nutrition
Across or through

43. Cx
Stapes (middle ear)
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Lumbar Puncture
Culture

44. Osteoarthritis
(usually older) Most common form - usually in weight bearing joints (hips - knees) Chronic inflammation of the bone and joints due to degenerative changes in the cartilage.
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Calorie

45. V
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Night
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Certified Nursing Assistant

46. DRG
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Aorta

47. Decubitus Ulcer
Decrease
A bone that has been twisted apart
Bed Sore
Muscle (myo)

48. Proximal
Bed Sore
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
History & Physical
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)

49. Abscess
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
A cavity that contains pus. Usually cause by pathogenic microorganisms that invade the tissue through a break in the skin. Abscesses are formed by the body to wall off the pathogenic microorganisms and keep them from spreading throughout the body.
Intravenous push
Liquid

50. cal or Kcal
4 types of bones: Long - short - flat - and irregular - Bones have their own system of blood vessels and nerves - Bones contain red bone marrow (produces rbc's - wbc's - and platelets). and yellow bone marrow
White Blood Cell
Eyelid
Calorie