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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. scope
Instrument used to examine
Sternum (breastbone)
Minute
To suture (surgical) repair

2. Central supply
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
Pro re nata (as needed)
Low iron (rbc)
Tounge

3. Gangrene
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Discontinue or discharge
Save a day
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus

4. CHUC
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
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.
Cartilage

5. L&D
Labor & Delivery
Vein
Biopsy
As necessary

6. 5 items that make up a pt's chart
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)
Nausea & vomiting
Calorie
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs

7. AP
Without
Anteroposterior
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Complete bed rest

8. cyt/o (word root)
Cell
Bed Sore
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body

9. hepato
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
Liver
To support/protect (framework)

10. mEq
Pass to pt's nurse
Inside
Shortness of breath
Milliequivalent

11. plebo
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Vein/vessel
Chest cavity

12. Cytoplasm
(the egg white) The main body of the cell
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Cut Out

13. -stomy
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)
Creating an artificial opening into
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Carbohydrate

14. MRI
Increased - above - elevated
Total parenteral nutrition
A measurement of energy or heat
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.

15. orrhagia
Clear
Condition of
White Blood Cells
Rapid flow of blood

16. Intramuscular Injection
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.
Inj. of a med into a muscle
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
As desired

17. 'arrow down'
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Inside
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Decreased - lower - below

18. Surg
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Development - nourishment
Surgical
Cells/Inside/How they work

19. path
Surgical opening
Removal of fluid
Creating an artificial opening into
Orgin of

20. Sentinel Event
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.
Tasks performed away from the bedside

21. erythr/o
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Red
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
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.

22. LPN
No added salt
Licenses Practical Nurse
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Milliequivalent

23. CBC
Cholesterol
Complete Blood count
Inflammation of small bowel
Biopsy

24. Physiology
Movement/Function
Bile - gall
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars
Pertaining to between the vertebrae

25. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Upper gastrointestinal
Orthopedics

26. hist/o (word root)
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
Lumbar Puncture
Vein/vessel
Tissue

27. Allergist

28. blephar/o
Obstetrics
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Eyelid
To suture (surgical) repair

29. CT
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Computed tomography
Tissue

30. Contrast Media
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Night
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.
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.

31. mcg
To slow down heart
Visual examination
Microgram
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.

32. Emesis
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Bone
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)

33. hyper-
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Above normal
Minute
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.

34. cost/o
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Rib
Spinal cord
Intensive Care Unit

35. Axillary Temperature
Medical
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Armpit reading of temp
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)

36. HBS
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Hospital Base Specialist
Post cibum (after meals)
Electricity/Electrical activity

37. UA or U/A
Below normal
Labor & Delivery
Blood
Urinalysis

38. EEG
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Decrease
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Intestine

39. Types of Blood Gases
Conditions of Admission
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Clinical Decision Support System
Urinalysis

40. CVICU
Hour of sleep
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Licenses Practical Nurse

41. K or K+
Nausea & vomiting
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Breathing
Potassium

42. cap
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Doctor of Osteopathy
Mouth
Capsule

43. cutane / o
Registered Dietician
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Preferred Provider Organization
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

44. CCU
Coronary Care Unit
Temp - pulse - respiration
Femur (thigh bone)
Clinical Decision Support System

45. abdomin/o
White Blood Cell
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
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
Abdomen

46. CVA
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Cerebrovascular accident
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Emergency Dept.

47. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Under/below
Creating an artificial opening into
Top of pyramid: Self Actualization needs: Self-fulfillment - Esteem Needs: Self Respect & Respect of others - Belonging & Love Needs: Need to receive and give love - Safety & Security Needs: Safe from danger - job security - ordered structure. - Phys
Bone

48. Lymphatic System
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')
3x a day

49. leuk/o
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
White
Abdomen
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

50. Nerves (cars)
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Capsule
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.