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1. Electrolytes
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Unable to breath
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
O E I

2. pc
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
Post cibrum (after meals)
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt

3. H & H
Between
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Labor & Delivery

4. abdomin/o
Hardening of the arteries
Low-density lipotein
Abdomen
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness

5. NVS
Axilla or axillary
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

6. Physiology
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Movement/Function
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Pro re nata (as needed)

7. CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
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.
Orthopedics
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system

8. qh or q_h
End of word
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
As necessary
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature

9. myring/o
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Lab where biopsies are sent to

10. angi/o
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Blood vessel
Spiritual Support
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.

11. pt (lower case)
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Patient
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
Registered Dietician

12. Spiral
ventricular fibrillation
Hardening of the arteries
A bone that has been twisted apart
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

13. Surg
Fast - rapid
Labor & Delivery
Surgical
Electricity/Electrical activity

14. -tomy
Diet as tolerated
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Spleen
Surgical incision or to cut into

15. Ancillary
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
Stomach
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Blood pressure

16. tab
Tablet
Eyelid
Intravenous push
Chloride

17. Dermatologist
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Eyelid
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

18. chol
Cholesterol
(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.
Gynecology
Total parenteral nutrition

19. VF
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
ventricular fibrillation
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Without Fever

20. ECG - EKG
Electricity/Electrical activity
Electrocardiography
Computed tomography
Blue

21. cererbospinal
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Patient
Protrusion of a body part
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

22. Clinical Tasks
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Instrument used to record
Intramuscular Injection

23. Bilateral (bilat)
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
(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
Ante cibum (before meals)
Blood glucose monitoring

24. WA
Liver
While awake
Calorie
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

25. enter/o (word root)
Intestine
Across or through
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Study of (word roots/combining forms)

26. -oid
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

27. Nystagamo
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Rapid eyelid movement
Shortness of breath

28. hyper
Beginning half of word
Development - nourishment
Increase
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

29. MI
Myocardial infarction
Incision
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Lateral chest

30. U
Upper gastrointestinal
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature

31. RRF
Patient Care Technician
Outer touch layer of the meninges
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)

32. GYN
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Night
Diet as tolerated
Gynecology

33. scler/o
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
Sclera (white part of eye)
Nausea & vomiting
No Known Food Allergies

34. rt or R with circle around it
Right
Decreased - lower - below
Fasting Blood Sugar
Rib

35. endo-
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Iris (colored part of eye)
Inside
Suspected non-accidental Trauma

36. FBS
(the egg white) The main body of the cell
Eyelid
Fasting Blood Sugar
As necessary

37. myos/o
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Muscle (myo)
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
No Know Food Allergies

38. thorax
Chest cavity
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)

39. NPO
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Nothing by mouth
Enlargement
Computer Physician Order Entry

40. aphasia
No Known Food Allergies
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Eye

41. PT (Upper Case)
Physical Therapy
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Herniation or protrusion
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')

42. AP
Anteroposterior
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)

43. Guaiac
Computed tomography
Spinal cord
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
A method of finding hidden blood in stool

44. N/V
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
Nausea & vomiting
Flesh tumor (cancer)

45. IM
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Above
Intramuscular Injection
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

46. Hgb
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Carbohydrate
Hemoglobin
Rectum

47. FF
Force fluids
Blood vessel
Inflammation
Iris (colored part of eye)

48. SNF
Low iron (rbc)
Lung
Skilled Nursing Facility
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)

49. KUB (also cld a flat plate of abdome)

50. PCN
Penicillin
Pro re nata (as needed)
Chloride
Nail (word roots/combining forms)