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1. -rrhagia
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Rapid flow
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Decrease

2. a or ic
Pertaining to
A bone that has been twisted apart
Without
Cell

3. H&P
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
History & Physical
Anteroposterior
Medication Administration Record

4. ungu / o
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
3x a day
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances

5. MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A technique used to produce computer images (scans) of the interior of the body w/use of magnetic field and radiofrequency waves.
Same-day Surgery
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

6. CAD
Tumor
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Patient
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

7. FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
Stomach
Surgical
Inflammation of small bowel

8. Old Record
Excision - surgical removal
Condition of the blood
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Post cibum (after meals)

9. GERD
Total parenteral nutrition
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Hardening of the arteries

10. Pathology
Clinical Decision Support System
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
A form that is initiated to charge a discharged pt for any items used during their hospital stay that were not charged at the time of of use.

11. What is the purpose of the skeletal system?
Medical
Blue
Instrument
To support/protect (framework)

12. WNL
Calorie
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Temp - pulse - respiration
Within normal limits

13. NM
Discontinue or discharge
Midnight
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Circulation

14. hist/o (word root)
Visual examination
Without Fever
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.
Tissue

15. SDS
Happening now
Same-day Surgery
Removal of fluid
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions

16. ad lib
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Cardiomyopathy
As desired

17. OTC
Same-day Surgery
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Over the counter
Registered Nurse

18. CHUC
No Known Allergies
Blood
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Within/stomach/pertaining to

19. scope
Instrument
Right lower quadrant
Registered dietician
With

20. qh or q_h
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
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 portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.

21. Superior (cranial)
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Every other day
Same-day Surgery
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)

22. SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Rapid flow of blood
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.

23. Atrophy
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
Below normal
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Aorta

24. Dermatologist
Pertaining to
Blood
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

25. P
Excessive discharge - flow
Bed rest
Pulse
Carbohydrate

26. pexi
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
History
Surgical fixation

27. NKA
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
No Known Allergies
Hour or hours

28. Automatic Stop Date
3x a day
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Cholesterol

29. Negative Assertion
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Eyelid
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.

30. APS
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Adult protective Services
4 types of bones: Long - short - flat - and irregular - Bones have their own system of blood vessels and nerves - Bones contain red bone marrow (produces rbc's - wbc's - and platelets). and yellow bone marrow

31. Suffix (word parts)
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Artery
End of word

32. CDSS
As desired
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.
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Clinical Decision Support System

33. Neurologist
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
Aorta
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
Every other day

34. Functions of the digestive system
Ingestion=taking in through the mouth - digestion=mechanical & chemical breakdown of food for use by body cells - Absorption=the transfer of digested food from the small intestine to the bloodstream - Elimination=the removal of solid waste from the b
Hardening of the arteries
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Orgin of

35. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Vein
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
White Blood Cells
Vein/vessel

36. inter-
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Unable to breath
Between

37. Admixture
Biopsy
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution

38. HIPAA
Fat
Calorie
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
As necessary

39. CMT
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Without
Upper gastrointestinal
Clavical or collarbone

40. -ectomy (suffix)
Over the counter
Pro re nata (as needed)
Upper gastrointestinal
Excision - surgical removal

41. Bolus
Body
Spleen
Rounded Mass of Food
White Blood Cell count

42. PACU
Total parenteral nutrition
No Information No Publication
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
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.

43. myring/o
History and Physical
Nausea & vomiting
Bed Sore
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

44. 5 items that make up a pt's chart
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)

45. derm / o
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain

46. CMS
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Circulation - motion - sensation
Blood being held back
Medical

47. erythrocyte
Red Blood Cell
Inj. of a med into a muscle
To suture (surgical) repair
Retina

48. Surg
Surgical
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
No Known Drug Allergies

49. sclerosis
Moving clot
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Hardening of the arteries
While awake

50. NVS or neuoro (with a check mark)
ventricular fibrillation
Red Blood Cell
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord