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1. L&D
(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.
Labor & Delivery
Clear
The largest lymphatic organ. upper left abdomen (protected by the lower ribs). Functions are to destroy old RBC's - bacteria - and germs and to store blood for emergency use.

2. TPN
House Officer
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Total parenteral nutrition

3. COA or C of A
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Conditions of Admission
Condition of the blood
Mouth

4. Nucleus
Taking fluid from somewhere
Vital signs
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

5. Physiology
Cells/Inside/How they work
Kidney
Speech
Surrounding

6. NINP
Fast - rapid
Skilled Nursing Facility
No Information No Publication
Heart

7. Bolus
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Certified Nursing Assistant
Physical Therapy
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.

8. VS
Inflammation of small bowel
Vital signs
Brain
Clavical or collarbone

9. Infection
Intramuscular Injection
Electrocardiography
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics

10. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Within

11. NICU
Cartilage
Surgical
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.

12. SICU
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
A measurement of energy or heat
Outer touch layer of the meninges
No Information No Publication

13. rt or R with circle around it
Right
Hour of sleep
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Hour or hours

14. -rrhea
Pt controlled analgesic
Excessive discharge - flow
American Diabetic Association
Intravenous push

15. clavico
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
Clavical or collarbone
Blood vessel
Hardening

16. Pedal Pulse
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Kidney
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)

17. -tomy
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Surgical incision or to cut into
Rapid flow of blood
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.

18. eukocyte
White Blood Cell
Enlargement
Inflammation
Rib

19. inter-
Liter
Ante cibum (before meals)
Central Nervous System
Between

20. abdomin/o
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Abdomen
Cell
Fasting Blood Sugar

21. Piggyback
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Condition of the blood
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid

22. anemia
Myocardial infarction
Blue
Low iron (rbc)
Surgical opening

23. Lymphatic System
Cholesterol
Spinal cord
Wide awake
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.

24. NAS
Removal of fluid
Blood vessel
No added salt
Spleen

25. hist / o
Enlarged liver
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
Producing
Adult protective Services

26. Pulse Oximeter
No Known Allergies
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
(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.
Below normal

27. splen/o
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Central venous pressure
Spleen
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records

28. Organs of the Nervous System
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Dry/Throw away
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.

29. -pexy
Computer Physician Order Entry
Happening now
Surgical fixation
Total parenteral nutrition

30. Posterior (dorsal)
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Doctor of Osteopathy
Hemtocrit
History

31. -rrhagia
Nausea & vomiting
Rapid flow
Rectal
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

32. -pnea
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Breathing
Urinalysis

33. Allergy
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
No Known Allergies
Vein

34. scopy
Surgical fixation
Visual examination
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
End of word

35. PCA
Pt controlled analgesic
Registered Nurse
Slow heart rate
Spiritual Support

36. PCT
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
Labor & Delivery
Patient Care Technician
Intestine

37. -ology
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
After
Across or through

38. Spiral
A bone that has been twisted apart
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Disease (pertaining to)
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)

39. -ostomy
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
Surgical opening

40. ectomy
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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.
Coronary Care Unit
Excision

41. CVICU
Condition of
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Microgram
Cardiac Monitor Tech

42. Cultural Difference
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.
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Temp checked in ear
Gynecology

43. CMT
Femur (thigh bone)
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
No Information No Publication

44. R/O
Rule out
Blue
Cardiomyopathy
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.

45. mcg
Microgram
Protected Health Information
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.

46. c (with line above it)
With
Sclera (white part of eye)
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)

47. scope
No Known Food Allergies
Protrusion of a body part
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Instrument used to examine

48. CMS
Vein/vessel
Circulation - motion - sensation
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
Extends from brainstem through spinal cavity to between the 1st and 2nd lumbar verebrae. It's the patway for conducting sensory impulses up to the brain and motor impulses back down from the brain.

49. Neonatologist
Blood pressure
Blood vessel
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Surgical opening

50. Old Record
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Calorie
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Speech