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1. hepat/o
Anteroposterior
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.
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Liver

2. sarc / o
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Rule out
Eyelid

3. Pastoral Care
Spiritual Support
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Disease (pertaining to)
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

4. NINP
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
Out of bed
No information - No publication
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain

5. supra-
Visual examination
White Blood Cell
Above
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)

6. MICU
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Biopsy
Post cibum (after meals)
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery

7. V
Clavical or collarbone
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Continuous Quality Improvement

8. R
Rectal
No Known Allergies
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Nothing by mouth

9. SDS
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
American Diabetic Association
Short-stay Unit
Same-day Surgery

10. TICU
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Respiratory rate
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Slow

11. Compound Fracture
Cartilage
Protected Health Information
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.
Bone that goes through the skin (open)

12. LDL
Sodium
Body
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Low-density lipotein

13. PT (Upper Case)
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Physical Therapy
Bone
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)

14. Recommended Dietary allowance (RDA)
Enlargement
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

15. myelorrhagia
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Stomach
Blood vessel

16. a- - an-
Chief Financial Officer
Excision
Instrument used to record
Without

17. Functions of the Skeletal System
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Hardening
Surgical repair of joint

18. NINP
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Pertaining to the brain and spine
No Information No Publication
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

19. cap
Capsule
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Diet as tolerated
Fever

20. thorax
Chest cavity
Medication Administration Record
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Blue

21. Guaiac
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
Intestine
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Right lower quadrant

22. arteri/o
Artery
Right lower quadrant
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Base/Noun

23. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Hemoglobin
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Breathing

24. CT
Computed tomography
Increased - above - elevated
Right lower quadrant
After

25. enter/o (word root)
Intestine
Chief Financial Officer
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Hidden

26. MAR
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.
Herniation or protrusion
Medication Administration Record
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet

27. Lateral (lat)
Enlargement
Top of pyramid: Self Actualization needs: Self-fulfillment - Esteem Needs: Self Respect & Respect of others - Belonging & Love Needs: Need to receive and give love - Safety & Security Needs: Safe from danger - job security - ordered structure. - Phys
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Sodium

28. NKA
No Known Allergies
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
As desired
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

29. myos/o
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Microgram
Muscle (myo)
Circulation

30. Inferior (caudal)
Pulse
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
Diet as tolerated
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar

31. hepatomegaly
Anteroposterior
Decrease
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Enlarged liver

32. Vital Signs
Dry/Throw away
Force fluids
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Surgical fixation

33. pia mater
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Cholesterol
Penicillin
Blood glucose monitoring

34. ED
Iris (colored part of eye)
Respiratory rate
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Emergency Dept.

35. centesis
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Brain
Removal of fluid
Lung

36. word root (word parts)
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Base/Noun
Liver
Brain

37. mEq
Milliequivalent
Cholesterol
Taking fluid from somewhere
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt

38. Nuclear Medicine
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Excessive discharge - flow
Lumbar Puncture
A technique that uses radioactive materials to examine anatomy and functional capacity of an organ

39. gastr/o (word root)
Stomach
White Blood Cell
Cartilage
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)

40. cyto
Brain
Cell
Gynecology
Sclera (white part of eye)

41. N/V
Nausea & vomiting
Health Maintenance Organization
Larynx (voicebox)
Eyelid

42. GERD
Pulse
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Visual examination
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)

43. Red Blood Cells
Enlarged liver
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Lung

44. SOB
Shortness of breath
Myocardial infarction
Creating an artificial opening into
Recovery Room

45. cererbospinal
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Abdomen

46. Anatomy
No added salt
Hair (word roots/combining forms)
Body
Force Fluids

47. -stenosis
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.
Narrowing
Neurology
Instrument used to examine

48. cutane / o
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Labels that contain individual pt info for identifying pt records or other personal items.
Cholesterol
Night

49. Geriatrist
Vital signs
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Development - nourishment
Within

50. 'arrow up'
Increased - above - elevated
Pt controlled analgesic
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Sclera (white part of eye)