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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Cultural Difference
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Pertaining to
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)

2. cardi/o
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Licenses Practical Nurse
Heart
Night

3. endo-
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Inside
Immediately
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)

4. Pathology
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Patient Support Associate
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
Lab where biopsies are sent to

5. stat
Immediately
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Discontinue or discharge
Liver

6. Endocrinologist
Hemoglobin
Certified Nursing Assistant
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones

7. CBR
Complete bed rest
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Right lower quadrant
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)

8. FF
Force fluids
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord

9. Electrolytes
Registered Dietician
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Every other day
Potassium

10. proct/o
Rectum
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Rapid flow
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.

11. Epithelial Tissue
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Stapes (middle ear)
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Right lower quadrant

12. SNF
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Above normal
Skilled Nursing Facility
Low iron (rbc)

13. pathy or pathic
Disease (pertaining to)
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Patient Care Technician

14. Types of Strokes
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)

15. FF
Diet as tolerated
Force Fluids
Heart
Ante cibum (before meals)

16. HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
Pt controlled analgesic
Computed tomography
Central Nervous System

17. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Phosphatase (chemistry)
A stroke. An interference of blood flow to the brain which reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients - causing damage to brain tissue. Major causes are embolism - thrombosis - and hemorrhage.
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

18. staped/o
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Stapes (middle ear)
Right lower quadrant

19. Family Practitioner
Under/below
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Hemtocrit
Post cibrum (after meals)

20. Surg
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Surgical
Without Fever
Artery

21. Laceration
Tumor
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
No Known Medication Allergies
Excision - surgical removal

22. ABR
Orgin of
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Milliequivelant
Absolute bed rest

23. mcg
Microgram
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Through - Across - Beyond

24. onc / o
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

25. arteri/o
Registered dietician
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Low-density lipotein
Artery

26. Sexual Harasment
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)

27. laring/o
Larynx (voicebox)
Excision
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Retina

28. ischeimia
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Blood being held back

29. Superior (cranial)
Cell
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)

30. femor/o
Tounge
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Femur (thigh bone)

31. path
Excision - surgical removal
Orgin of
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
A doctrine that informs pt's of risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure. They need to be informed of: description of test - risk and or alternatives - risks of death or bodily disability - probable results of the procedure.

32. cal or kcal
Calorie
Tablet
Excessive discharge - flow
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.

33. cyt/o (word root)
Cell
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Intestine
Diet as tolerated

34. Prefix (word parts)
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Urinalysis
A tubular instrument (rigid or flexible) with a light source and a viewing lens for observation that can be inserted through a body orifice or through a small incision.
Beginning half of word

35. Osteoporosis

36. N/V
No Know Food Allergies
Nausea & vomiting
Post cibrum (after meals)
Adult protective Services

37. Neurologist
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.
Instrument used to examine
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system

38. -ic (suffix)
Pertaining to
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Rectum
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels

39. -trophy
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
Chloride
Development - nourishment
Short-stay Unit

40. CPS
Diet as tolerated
No Known Medication Allergies
Child Protective Service
As desired

41. BSC
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Bedside commode
Computed tomography
Hour or hours

42. NINP
Walk
Below normal
No Information No Publication
Health Unit Coordinator

43. aort/o
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Aorta
Artery
Instrument used to record

44. arteri/o
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
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.
No Known Food Allergies
Artery

45. -emia
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Shortness of breath
Identification Labels
Condition of the blood

46. MICU
Within normal limits
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Identification Labels
Medical Intensive Care Unit

47. hyper
Increase
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Cardiac monitor tech (usually just called monitor tech)

48. centesis
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Pt controlled analgesic
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.
Removal of fluid

49. WA
Wide awake
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Rounded Mass of Food

50. cap
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Wide awake
Capsule
Surgical opening