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1. inter-
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
Cartilage
Between
Capsule

2. Fistula
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Complete Blood count
A process which the UA records data (date - time - name - and status) on the Dr's order sheet to indicate that a handwritten Dr's transcription has been completed.
Heart

3. HBS
Hospital Base Specialist
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Nausea & vomiting

4. PCT
Pediatrics
Excision - surgical removal
Patient Care Technician
ventricular fibrillation

5. Types of Blood Gases
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Complete Blood count
No Know Food Allergies

6. -ectomy (suffix)
Excision - surgical removal
Abdomen
Kidney
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)

7. HOB
Head of bed
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
End of word

8. epitheli / o
Blood glucose monitoring
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)

9. osteo
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Bone
Bile - gall
Hemoglobin

10. Family Practitioner
Rapid flow
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Sodium
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist

11. Osteoarthritis
Taking fluid from somewhere
Pertaining to
(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.
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.

12. CMT
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Cardiac monitor tech (usually just called monitor tech)
Blood
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.

13. Standing Order

14. stomat/o
Surgical repair
Mouth
Bed Sore
Orgin of

15. path / o
High-density
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)

16. s (with line above it)
Creating an artificial opening into
Without
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Rapid eyelid movement

17. CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
Without
Left

18. TPR
Skilled Nursing Facility
Labor & Delivery
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Temp - pulse - respiration

19. -rrhagia
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Blood glucose monitoring
A scraping away of the skin.
Rapid flow

20. AP
Anteroposterior
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.
Ear
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

21. ID Labels
Doctor of Osteopathy
Identification Labels
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Diet as tolerated

22. Osteoporosis

23. Broncho
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Lower part of resp. system
Instrument

24. disease of heart muscle
Bilirubin
Cardiomyopathy
Excision - surgical removal
Post cibum (after meals)

25. Negative Assertion
Abdomen
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Same-day Surgery
Out of bed

26. lith
Microgram
Stone
Clinical Decision Support System
Surgical repair of joint

27. -ostomy
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Surgical opening
Above
Eye

28. IVP
Blood being held back
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Diet as tolerated
Intravenous push

29. 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.
Happening now
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Vein

30. osis
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Left
While awake
Condition of

31. Intramuscular Injection
White
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Microgram
Continuous Quality Improvement

32. pc
Biopsy
Post cibum (after meals)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Left

33. herni/o
Protrusion of a body part
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Medical Intensive Care Unit

34. HUC
Complete Blood count
Body
Health Unit Coordinator
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)

35. hepat/o (word root)
Liver
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Chest x-ray
Walk

36. R/O
Development - nourishment
After
Rule out
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.

37. Prefix (word parts)
Biopsy
Rapid flow
Beginning half of word
Bone that goes through the skin (open)

38. D/C or DC
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Discontinue or discharge
Day Surgery Unit

39. lat
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Lateral chest
Eye
Bilirubin

40. c (with line above it)
Short-stay Unit
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
With
Coronary Care Unit

41. SAD
Save a day
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Clinical Decision Support System
Respiratory rate

42. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Skilled Nursing Facility
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Bedside commode
Midnight

43. BP
Head of bed
Hidden
Blood pressure
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

44. myelorrhagia
Without
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
No added salt
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord

45. Connective Tissue
Tounge
Every day
Liver
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.

46. q
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Every
Retina
Pertaining to

47. Cytoplasm
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.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
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.
(the egg white) The main body of the cell

48. Hospitalist

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

50. Change of Shift Report
Above
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Tounge
Cholesterol