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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. cardi/o
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.
Heart
Short-stay Unit
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)

2. H&P
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
History and Physical
Pt controlled analgesic
Emergency Dept.

3. LDL
Low-density lipotein
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Inflammation of small bowel
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.

4. Metastasis
Potassium chloride
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Spontaneous collapse of lung

5. a or ic
Pertaining to
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Rectal
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord

6. Piggyback
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Inside
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Base/Noun

7. Central supply
Diet as tolerated
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Calorie
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

8. irid/o
Night
Iris (colored part of eye)
After
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)

9. SAD
Save a day
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Kidney
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet

10. HBS
Surgical fixation
Hospital Base Specialist
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution

11. Pathology
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
ventricular fibrillation

12. Periosteum
Adult protective Services
Specialist (Pertaining to)
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Central venous pressure

13. Automatic Stop Date
A scraping away of the skin.
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.

14. osteo
Visual examination
Bone
Eyelid
Certified Health Unit Coordinator

15. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Long-Term Care
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

16. DSU
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Carbohydrate
Surgical repair
Day Surgery Unit

17. anemia
Liver
Body
Chloride
Low iron (rbc)

18. lith
Decrease
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.
Beginning half of word
Stone

19. Decubitus Ulcer
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Stomach
Bed Sore
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)

20. mcg
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Incision
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Microgram

21. vascular
Chloride
Blue
Iris (colored part of eye)
Circulation

22. HS
Hour of sleep
Surgical repair
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

23. occult
Hidden
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Night
Blue

24. Cell Membrane
(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
Brain
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Phosphate or phosphorus

25. mEq
Phosphate or phosphorus
Intramuscular Injection
Milliequivalent
Tounge

26. CAD
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Cartilage
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.

27. nephr/o (word root)
Calorie
Kidney
Orthopedics
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist

28. blephar/o
Stomach
Culture & Sensitivity
Eyelid
Body

29. HIPAA
Urinalysis
Anteroposterior
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Rectal

30. Psych
Psychiatry
Tissue
Protected Health Info
Phosphatase (chemistry)

31. VS
Vital signs
Shortness of breath
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Crooked - curved (lateral)

32. apnea
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Unable to breath
Red
Without

33. -pexy
Surgical fixation
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Biopsy

34. CNS
Health Unit Coordinator
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Central Nervous System
Spontaneous collapse of lung

35. Cardiovert
Fever (above 99)
To slow down heart
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor

36. gastr/o
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Left
Stomach
Right

37. CPS
Recovery Room
Child Protective Services
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Rapid flow of blood

38. Anteroposterior (AP)
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)
Pertaining to front to back (body directional terms)
Spleen
Adult protective Services

39. abd
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Abdomen
Liter
Walk

40. Recommended Dietary allowance (RDA)
Continuous Quality Improvement
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Hour of sleep
Vital signs

41. H & H
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Tonsils & adenoids
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
Confidence and respect for oneself.

42. SNF
Urinalysis
Pulse
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Skilled Nursing Facility

43. RSV
A measurement of energy or heat
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.
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

44. endo-
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Inside
Intensive Care Unit
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

45. parasentisis trays
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Medication Administration Record
Wide awake
Ordered for abdominalcentisis

46. myring/o
A measurement of energy or heat
Pro re nata (as needed)
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.

47. q day
Sclera (white part of eye)
Every day
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

48. -emia
Force fluids
Hospital Base Specialist
Condition of the blood
Stone

49. stenosis
Narrowing
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Narrowing of the arteries
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

50. CT
Discontinue or discharge
Lumbar Puncture
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
Computed tomography