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1. Physiatrist
Force fluids
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

2. Broncho
Arterial blood gas
Lower part of resp. system
Right lower quadrant
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)

3. enter/o (word root)
White Blood Cells
Intestine
Midnight
Potassium chloride

4. Love and Belonging Needs

5. Types of Strokes
Development - nourishment
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Ischemic and hemmoragic
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)

6. blephar/o
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
Eyelid
Cell
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage

7. dermat / o
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
White Blood Cell
Orthopedics
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

8. Dangle
Respiratory rate
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Every
Rib

9. VT
Stomach
Clavical or collarbone
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Intramuscular Injection

10. OB
Moving clot
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Obstetrics

11. lith
Stone
Urinalysis
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Cerebrovascular accident

12. P
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Pulse
Same-day Surgery

13. Gastroenterologist
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
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.

14. Nerves (cars)
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Cholesterol
Ante cibum (before meals)
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

15. noc
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Night
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Base/Noun

16. cal or Kcal
Calorie
Cardiomyopathy
Medical Intensive Care Unit
4x a day

17. WA
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.
Central Nervous System
While awake
Below normal

18. Ancillary
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
White Blood Cell

19. electr/o (word root)
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
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Electricity/Electrical activity

20. Bolus
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.
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.
Rounded Mass of Food
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled

21. EMR/EHR
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Nothing by mouth

22. Tx
Lumbar Puncture
Capsule
Dry/Throw away
Treatment

23. HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Every other day
Beginning half of word

24. Piggyback
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Potassium
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Emergency Dept.

25. qh or q_h
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Vein/vessel

26. hypo-
Eyelid
Below normal
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Child Protective Service

27. cutane / o
Liquid
Spleen
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

28. sclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Upper gastrointestinal
Night

29. eukocyte
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside
White Blood Cell
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

30. Nucleus
As necessary
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)
Surgical fixation
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

31. cyanosis
Narrowing
Bed rest
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.
Blue

32. Types of Blood Gases
Potassium chloride
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Between

33. Pedal Pulse
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Pain
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor

34. L&D
Decreased - lower - below
Labor & Delivery
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Phosphatase (chemistry)

35. RD
Registered Dietician
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Fat (word roots/combining forms)

36. WNL
Within normal limits
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
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.

37. supra-
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
Above
Bad
Retina

38. mening/o
A measurement of energy or heat
Every
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.

39. Internist
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
While awake
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

40. mEq
Pain
Conditions of Admission
Milliequivelant
Circulation

41. PCT
Patient Care Technician
Orthopedics
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Kidney

42. Hospitalist

43. noc
Night
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Force fluids
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)

44. Bilateral (bilat)
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Beginning half of word

45. ADT Log Book
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
No Known Allergies

46. PPO
Psychiatry
Preferred Provider Organization
Cacner
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)

47. MAR
Microgram
Hour or hours
Medication Administration Record
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.

48. CO2
Carbon dioxide
Preferred Provider Organization
Surgical repair
Complete Blood count

49. enteritis
History and Physical
Inflammation of small bowel
Ear
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.

50. Cultural Difference
Adult protective Services
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Phosphate or phosphorus