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1. NAS
No added salt
Tissue
Axilla or axillary
Cardiomyopathy

2. CCU
Absolute bed rest
Coronary Care Unit
No Know Food Allergies
Enlargement

3. stomat/o
Mouth
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
2x per day

4. Neuro
Bad
Neurology
Hidden
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain

5. Sexual Harasment
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Bedside commode
Muscle (myo)
Within/stomach/pertaining to

6. Oxygen Saturation
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Doctor of Osteopathy
Armpit reading of temp
Lab where biopsies are sent to

7. Anatomy
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Body
White Blood Cell

8. cl
Immediately
Cartilage
Clear
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.

9. CQI
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Continuous Quality Improvement
Nausea & vomiting
Record x-ray - image - or picture

10. arteri/o
Stomach
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Artery
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy

11. Rheumatoid Arthritis
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Kidney
Diet as tolerated
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)

12. -graphy
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Vein
Between

13. brady-
Shortness of breath
Slow
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
Right

14. P
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
Instrument
Computed tomography
Pulse

15. H & H
Brain
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Post cibrum (after meals)

16. 5 items that make up a pt's chart
Breathing
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Stone
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs

17. vertebr/o
Suspected non-accidental Trauma
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)

18. q day
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Every day
Hidden
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)

19. C&S
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Culture & Sensitivity
Same-day Surgery
Abdomen

20. phleb/o
Bed Sore
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Vein

21. TNA
As desired
Brain
Tonsils & adenoids
Phosphatase (chemistry)

22. onc / o
Body
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

23. 'arrow up'
Rapid flow of blood
Intramuscular Injection
Aorta
Increased - above - elevated

24. CNA
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Certified Nursing Assistant
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Cartilage

25. intra-
Post cibrum (after meals)
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Within
Slow heart rate

26. cyto
Cell
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.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Psychiatry

27. LDL
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
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.
Low-density lipotein
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

28. cyan/o
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.
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Blue
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.

29. Anatomy
Without Fever
Body
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Ante cibum (before meals)

30. Accessory Organs
Central venous pressure
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Excessive discharge - flow
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

31. CDSS
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Clinical Decision Support System
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)

32. Dermatologist
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Creatinine clearance
Speech
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)

33. LPN
Eye
Biopsy
Licenses Practical Nurse
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt

34. Cancer / o - carcin / o
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.
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Penicillin
Above

35. BR
Bed rest
A measurement of energy or heat
Development - nourishment
Outer touch layer of the meninges

36. ischeimia
Blood being held back
Registered dietician
Nausea & vomiting
Hour of sleep

37. hemat/o
Blood
Medication Administration Record
Below normal
Surgical

38. RD
Cacner
Heat or Energy
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

39. Normal HR
White Blood Cells
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Pro re nata (as needed)
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)

40. enteritis
Inflammation of small bowel
Registered Dietician
Post cibum (after meals)
Rib

41. Respiration Rate
Vital signs
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.

42. R
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
Tounge
As desired
Rectal

43. Blasts
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Midnight
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)
Intestine

44. Portable X-ray

45. ac
Moving clot
Ante cibum (before meals)
Visual examination
Pediatrics

46. NKFA
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Aorta
No Know Food Allergies
Across or through

47. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

48. OOB
Rectum
Pt controlled analgesic
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Out of bed

49. Types of Strokes
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Carbohydrate

50. Fogging
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Femur (thigh bone)
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Doctor of Osteopathy