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1. erythr/o
Red
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

2. Psychiatrist
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
Abdomen
Low iron (rbc)

3. ambulate
End of word
Walk
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Blue

4. path
Specialist (Pertaining to)
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Above normal
Orgin of

5. RD
Pro re nata (as needed)
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.
Registered dietician
Intensive Care Unit

6. NAS
Long-Term Care
No added salt
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.

7. RD
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Muscle (myo)
Pt controlled analgesic
Registered Dietician

8. Pulse Oximeter
Nausea & vomiting
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)

9. Infection
As desired
Chest cavity
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics

10. NVS or neuoro (with a check mark)
Pass to pt's nurse
Stapes (middle ear)
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
Circulation - motion - sensation

11. Medical and health services
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Study of

12. ACCU-CHEK
Blood glucose monitoring
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
Fasting Blood Sugar
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

13. arthr/o
Spleen
With
Joint
Record x-ray - image - or picture

14. Abscess
Surgical opening
A cavity that contains pus. Usually cause by pathogenic microorganisms that invade the tissue through a break in the skin. Abscesses are formed by the body to wall off the pathogenic microorganisms and keep them from spreading throughout the body.
Surgical repair
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart

15. bid
2x per day
Hardening
Outer touch layer of the meninges
Larynx (voicebox)

16. CQI
Eyelid
Continuous Quality Improvement
Liquid
Pain

17. Medication Administration Record
Across or through
No Known Drug Allergies
Stomach
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.

18. cap
Hour of sleep
Capsule
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

19. Na
Surgical repair of joint
Sodium
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
Low iron (rbc)

20. TPR
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Temp - pulse - respiration

21. V
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Narrowing
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)

22. Systolic BP
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Night
Emergency Dept.
Pediatrics

23. Spinal Cord (the highway)

24. Family Practitioner
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Decreased - lower - below
Brain
Clear

25. Automatic Stop Date
Identification Labels
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

26. DSU
Nausea & vomiting
Sclera (white part of eye)
Day Surgery Unit
Labor & Delivery

27. -tomy
Surgical incision or to cut into
White Blood Cell
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
Pertaining to between the vertebrae

28. RLQ
Culture & Sensitivity
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Right lower quadrant
Blood glucose monitoring

29. TNA
Tonsils & adenoids
Body
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads

30. opthalmo
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Nothing by mouth
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Eye

31. Dig
Fever
Blood
Rapid flow
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)

32. Digestive Track
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Mini Stroke (TIA)
White Blood Cell
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine

33. Obstetrician
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Chest cavity
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

34. stat
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Slow
Immediately
Diet as tolerated

35. EMR/EHR
Artery
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Chloride

36. aort/o
Aorta
Surgical incision or to cut into
Body
Temp checked in ear

37. CCU
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Hemtocrit
Kidney
Coronary Care Unit

38. Clinical Tasks
No added salt
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Health Unit Coordinator
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt

39. brady-
Slow
American Diabetic Association
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.

40. HUC
No Known Drug Allergies
Certified Nursing Assistant
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars
Health Unit Coordinator

41. Signing Off

42. hemiplegia
Instrument
Stomach
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body

43. endo-
Hemtocrit
Inside
Circulation
Cacner

44. Change of Shift Report
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
White Blood Cells
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)

45. Ax
Bone
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Electricity - electrical activity
Axilla or axillary

46. mcg
O E I
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Microgram
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain

47. myel
To slow down heart
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Spinal cord
Between

48. Guaiac
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Cartilage
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
A method of finding hidden blood in stool

49. splen/o
Electricity - electrical activity
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Extends from brainstem through spinal cavity to between the 1st and 2nd lumbar verebrae. It's the patway for conducting sensory impulses up to the brain and motor impulses back down from the brain.
Spleen

50. cyto
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Cell
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.