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1. prn
Above normal
Pro re nata (as needed)
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
A bone that has been twisted apart

2. Abscess
Bad
Patient Care Technician
Blood pressure
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.

3. hist/o (word root)
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
Tissue
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Medical

4. N/V
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Artery
Nausea & vomiting
Surgical repair

5. U
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
No information - No publication
Upper gastrointestinal
Red

6. Proctologist
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
Diet as tolerated
Immediately
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)

7. gastr/o (word root)
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.
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Stomach
Registered Nurse

8. stenosis
Rounded Mass of Food
Narrowing of the arteries
Kidney
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

9. Clinical Tasks
Vital signs
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
House Officer

10. Surgeon
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
Computed tomography

11. orrhagia
Rapid flow of blood
Bed rest
Instrument
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus

12. Neurons
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Clavical or collarbone
Intravenous
History

13. Calorie
Heat or Energy
Unable to breath
While awake
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

14. Informed Consent

15. scoli/o
Circulation
Kidney
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract

16. NPO
Nothing by mouth
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Breathing
Across or through

17. Self-Esteem
Cholesterol
With
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Flesh tumor (cancer)

18. Ancillary
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Clavical or collarbone
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.

19. Anterior (ventral)
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Eye

20. cap
Coronary Care Unit
Cut Out
Capsule
Condition of

21. cyanosis
Blue
4x a day
Artery
3x a day

22. Fx
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Fracture
Hair (word roots/combining forms)
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

23. BR
Bed rest
Recovery Room
Registered dietician
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.

24. irid/o
Femur (thigh bone)
Iris (colored part of eye)
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Bilirubin

25. VT
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Low iron (rbc)
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Continuous Quality Improvement

26. bradycardia
Chest cavity
Tounge
Slow heart rate
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

27. Blood Types
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Total parenteral nutrition
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)

28. EMR/EHR
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine

29. RR
Narrowing of the arteries
Body
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Recovery Room

30. mening/o
Medical
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Minute
Hour of sleep

31. Paget's Disease (Ostetitis Deformans)
Discontinue or discharge
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Blood pressure
Culture

32. Holter Monitor

33. Connective Tissue
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
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.

34. hemiplegia
Happening now
Hair (word roots/combining forms)
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Immediately

35. Neuro
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Neurology
Pro re nata (as needed)

36. -tomy
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Hardening
Surgical incision or to cut into
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

37. nephr/o (word root)
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Kidney
(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

38. Body Organs
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Alert and orientated
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
A bone that has been twisted apart

39. PCN
Doctor of Osteopathy
Penicillin
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.
Day Surgery Unit

40. L
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Condition of
Liter

41. Radiation Oncologist
Blood urea nitrogen
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.
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
Treats cancer through the use of radiation

42. Blood Gas
Protrusion of a body part
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Condition of the blood
Base/Noun

43. KCI
Microgram
Potassium chloride
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Electrocardiography

44. CT
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.
Below normal
Computed tomography
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)

45. OOB
Circulation
Breathing
Out of bed
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution

46. Pathology
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Intravenous
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)

47. NICU
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Total parenteral nutrition
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

48. Intramuscular Injection
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Force fluids
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Condition of

49. Axillary Temperature
Pt controlled analgesic
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Vital signs
Armpit reading of temp

50. NA or Na+
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Tumor
Sodium
Liver