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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. path
Orgin of
Bed Sore
Sodium
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside

2. oste/o
Bone
Narrowing
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
Hour of sleep

3. HS
Hour of sleep
American Diabetic Association
Artery
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads

4. K
Potassium
Liter
Heat or Energy
Certified Health Unit Coordinator

5. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Heart
Penicillin
Brain
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled

6. mcg
Pertaining to
Patient Support Associate
Microgram
House Officer

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

8. Nucleus
Slow heart rate
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Biopsy

9. s (with line above it)
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
Biopsy
Without

10. PT (Upper Case)
Physical Therapy
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Orthopedics
History

11. vascular
Larynx (voicebox)
Surgical repair
Circulation
Mouth

12. Radial Pulse
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Adult protective Services
Gynecology

13. irid/o
Creating an artificial opening into
Pulse
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
Iris (colored part of eye)

14. FBS
Central venous pressure
Electroencephalography
Fasting Blood Sugar
Surgical fixation

15. BP
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
Blood pressure
Continuous Quality Improvement
Health Unit Coordinator

16. PICU
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Day Surgery Unit
Stomach

17. ICU
Tissue
Intensive Care Unit
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Blood vessel

18. Arthoplasty
Potassium
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Surgical repair of joint
Culture & Sensitivity

19. lamin/o
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Bone
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Medical Intensive Care Unit

20. PSA
Cerebrovascular accident
Patient Support Associate
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars
Cell

21. epitheli / o
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Protected Health Info

22. LTC
Long-Term Care
Nothing by mouth
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Unable to breath

23. ADA
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
American Diabetic Association
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances

24. abdomin/o
Abdomen
Blood
Unable to breath
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system

25. disease of heart muscle
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
Hour of sleep
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Cardiomyopathy

26. Portable X-ray

27. APS
Surgical opening
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Adult protective Services
Force Fluids

28. RD
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Base/Noun
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Obstetrics

29. PCT
Potassium chloride
White Blood Cell count
Patient Care Technician
Immediately

30. nephr/o (word root)
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Body
No Known Medication Allergies
Kidney

31. WNL
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Blue
Within normal limits

32. Bolus
Cartilage
Rounded Mass of Food
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Without Fever

33. Vital Signs
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Ear
Total parenteral nutrition
Narrowing of the arteries

34. femor/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Femur (thigh bone)

35. COA or C of A
Brain
Conditions of Admission
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Bone

36. SNF
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Arterial blood gas
Skilled Nursing Facility
Removal of fluid

37. phas/o
Nausea & vomiting
Speech
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Bed rest

38. Trans- (prefix)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Through - Across - Beyond
Blood urea nitrogen

39. noc
Heart
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Adult protective Services
Night

40. Pedal Pulse
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

41. word root (word parts)
Excision - surgical removal
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
Registered Dietician
Base/Noun

42. Old Record
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Microgram
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)

43. Hct
Hour of sleep
Hemtocrit
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities

44. Intramuscular Injection
Adult protective Services
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Every
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging

45. DAT
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Diet as tolerated
Central Nervous System

46. Contrast Media
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
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.
Liter

47. Superior (cranial)
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Surgical opening
Minute
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)

48. 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.
Over the counter
Tablet
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.

49. RN
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
White Blood Cell count
Out of bed
Registered Nurse

50. Types of Strokes
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Urinalysis
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Potassium