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1. pia mater
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Disease
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.

2. ex:Gastroenteritis (WR=gastro / CV=O / WR=enter / S=itis
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Enlarged liver
Patient Support Associate
Retina

3. CPS
Child Protective Service
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

4. Hx
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
History
Every other day
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

5. CPOE
Herniation or protrusion
Absolute bed rest
Kidney
Computer Physician Order Entry

6. Electrolytes
Removal of fluid
Medical Intensive Care Unit
A doctrine that informs pt's of risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure. They need to be informed of: description of test - risk and or alternatives - risks of death or bodily disability - probable results of the procedure.
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium

7. abdomin/o
Liquid
Intravenous
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Abdomen

8. LPN
Pertaining to front to back (body directional terms)
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Licenses Practical Nurse
Certified Nursing Assistant

9. angi/o
Culture & Sensitivity
Medication Administration Record
Hardening
Blood vessel

10. -oid
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Immediately
Hardening
Nail (word roots/combining forms)

11. ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A technique used to produce computer images (scans) of the interior of the body w/use of magnetic field and radiofrequency waves.
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)

12. cerebr/o
Condition of the blood
Brain
Disease
Chloride

13. Oncologist
Force fluids
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
Rounded Mass of Food
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions

14. hepato
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Milliequivelant
Liver
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of

15. HBS
Hospital Base Specialist
Excision - surgical removal
Increased - above - elevated
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

16. tab
Tablet
4x a day
Instrument
Right

17. Superior (cranial)
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Nausea & vomiting
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.

18. CL
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Chloride
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
ventricular fibrillation

19. MI
Myocardial infarction
Treatment
Fat
Inflammation of small bowel

20. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Hidden
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Mini Stroke (TIA)
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.

21. Body Organs
Liquid
Abdomen
Identification Labels
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.

22. ungu / o
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
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
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

23. brady-
Medical
Slow
Post cibrum (after meals)
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels

24. arteri/o
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Artery
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Flesh tumor (cancer)

25. Anatomy
Electricity/Electrical activity
Surgical repair
Body
History

26. LTC
Narrowing of the arteries
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Taking fluid from somewhere
Long-Term Care

27. Organs of the Circulatory System
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Excision
Bone
No Known Medication Allergies

28. myring/o
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
Heat or Energy
Body
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

29. Axillary Temperature
Armpit reading of temp
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Central venous pressure
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)

30. CQI
Continuous Quality Improvement
Retina
Potassium chloride
Physical Therapy

31. Pastoral Care
Spiritual Support
Diet as tolerated
Cut Out
As desired

32. RRF
Through - Across - Beyond
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Pertaining to
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.

33. SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
End of word
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'

34. sub- (prefix)
Increased - above - elevated
Under/below
Study of
Record x-ray - image - or picture

35. stenosis
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Narrowing of the arteries
Brain

36. CPS
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
Microgram
Child Protective Services
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature

37. Muscle Tissue
Medication Administration Record
Same-day Surgery
Without Fever
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.

38. R/O
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
A process which the UA records data (date - time - name - and status) on the Dr's order sheet to indicate that a handwritten Dr's transcription has been completed.
Rule out

39. lt or L with circle around it
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Left
Liver

40. Emergency Room Physician

41. CT
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Protected Health Info
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Computed tomography

42. myocardium
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Pro re nata (as needed)
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

43. -iasis
Condition of
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Medical Intensive Care Unit

44. NKFA
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
No Know Food Allergies
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.

45. Automatic Stop Date
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Urinalysis
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
(egg shell) Boundary of the cell. Is porous - flexible - and elastic. The protective cell membrane actively or passively regulates the movement of a substance into and out of the cell. Keeps the cell intact. The cell will die if the cell membrane can

46. WA
Doctor of Osteopathy
Dry/Throw away
While awake
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

47. 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.
Right
Blood being held back
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

48. Physiology
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
Cells/Inside/How they work
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
American Diabetic Association

49. Deep
Hidden
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)

50. Fogging
Medication Administration Record
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Lateral chest
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.