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1. Bili
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars
Right lower quadrant
Bilirubin
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)

2. CSF
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Respiratory rate
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

3. mcg
Head of bed
Larynx (voicebox)
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
Microgram

4. Medial
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Medical Intensive Care Unit
No Known Medication Allergies
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

5. angi/o
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Blood vessel
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Coronary Care Unit

6. Psych
Psychiatry
Pulse
Mouth
Surrounding

7. pneumothorax
O E I
Spontaneous collapse of lung
Patient Support Associate
Removal of fluid

8. Endocrinologist
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.

9. pc
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Post cibrum (after meals)
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Disease

10. FS
Inflammation of small bowel
Slow
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar

11. kerat/o
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
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.
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Shortness of breath

12. Radial Pulse
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist

13. Oncologist
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions

14. c (with line above it)
With
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Patient Support Associate
Pt controlled analgesic

15. vascular
Intestine
Circulation
O E I
Alert and orientated

16. -cele
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
Spinal cord
Herniation or protrusion
Day Surgery Unit

17. Laceration
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.
Out of bed
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
History

18. Change of Shift Report
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Disease (pertaining to)
Spiritual Support
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.

19. pathy or pathic
Adult protective Services
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Night
Disease (pertaining to)

20. Orthostatic Hypotension
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Rule out
No Known Drug Allergies
Eye

21. Health Information Specialist
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

22. anemia
Removal of fluid
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Low iron (rbc)
Absolute bed rest

23. tid
Eye
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
3x a day
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

24. Sensory Neurons
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Muscle (myo)
A bone that has been twisted apart
Body

25. a- - an-
Without
Night
Arterial blood gas
Pain

26. Self-Esteem
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)

27. Compound Fracture
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Condition of
Circulation
Hour or hours

28. gastr/o
Blue
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Stomach
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness

29. PPO
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Preferred Provider Organization

30. CPS
Treatment
Patient Care Technician
Bed Sore
Child Protective Services

31. scope
Surgical fixation
Instrument used to examine
Blood being held back
Instrument

32. crash cart
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Liver

33. Calorie
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
A measurement of energy or heat
Cell
Minute

34. SNAT
Fracture
Fasting Blood Sugar
Suspected non-accidental Trauma
Pt controlled analgesic

35. Blood Types
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Bone
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Computed tomography

36. phas/o
Speech
History
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

37. NAS
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
No added salt
Blood pressure
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)

38. Gastroenterologist
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Iris (colored part of eye)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)

39. Pulse Rate
Red
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
A scraping away of the skin.
Cardiac Monitor Tech

40. hemat/o
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Blood
Medication Administration Record

41. GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Medical
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children

42. Internist
Hidden
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Patient Support Associate
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults

43. Intramuscular Injection
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Orgin of
Development - nourishment

44. ACCU-CHEK
Electricity - electrical activity
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Blood glucose monitoring
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

45. erythrocyte
Bilirubin
Femur (thigh bone)
Red Blood Cell
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity

46. endo-
Inside
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Red Blood Cell

47. Emergency Room Physician

48. PT (Upper Case)
Physical Therapy
2x per day
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
Bile - gall

49. Negative Assertion
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Heart
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

50. PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Same-day Surgery
Study of
Lower part of resp. system