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1. intra-
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Within
Save a day
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system

2. qid
4x a day
No Known Allergies
Clinical Decision Support System
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults

3. LDL
Medical
Mouth
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
Low-density lipotein

4. Clinical Tasks
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Biopsy
A technique that uses radioactive materials to examine anatomy and functional capacity of an organ
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt

5. blepthro
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
Wide awake
Eyelid
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)

6. RD
Surgical repair
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)

7. hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Skilled Nursing Facility
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.

8. -megaly
Clinical Decision Support System
Pro re nata (as needed)
White Blood Cell count
Enlargement

9. NA or Na+
Sodium
Potassium chloride
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
Blood

10. N/V
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Nausea & vomiting
Milliequivelant

11. Organs of the Nervous System
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Low iron (rbc)
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Rapid flow

12. cerebr/o
Brain
Obstetrics
Stone
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)

13. lith
While awake
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
As necessary
Stone

14. scler/o
Chest cavity
Pertaining to
Sclera (white part of eye)
Surgical fixation

15. RR
Orgin of
Anteroposterior
Recovery Room
Head of bed

16. centesis
Tissue
Removal of fluid
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

17. PSA
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.
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')
No information - No publication
Patient Support Associate

18. Ophthalmologist
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Femur (thigh bone)
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Potassium

19. mEq
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)
Milliequivelant
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Liver

20. CXR
Taking fluid from somewhere
Intravenous push
Chest x-ray
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)

21. Cell Membrane
Preferred Provider Organization
(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
Respiratory rate
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

22. min
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Every
Minute

23. HUC
Health Unit Coordinator
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
House Officer

24. WA
3x a day
History
Flesh tumor (cancer)
While awake

25. Name Alert

26. NKA
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Labor & Delivery
No Known Allergies
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)

27. BRP
Bathroom privileges
Surgical fixation
Capsule
Adult protective Services

28. hemat/o
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Fat
Blood
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.

29. ac
Arterial blood gas
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Computer Physician Order Entry
Ante cibum (before meals)

30. CPS
Creating an artificial opening into
Child Protective Services
Above normal
Penicillin

31. centesis
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Heart
Taking fluid from somewhere
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.

32. Arthoplasty
Surgical repair of joint
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
To support/protect (framework)
Child Protective Services

33. CVP
Central venous pressure
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Body

34. laring/o
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Larynx (voicebox)
Study of
Plastic Bracelet (usually red) that is worn by a pt to indicate allergy.

35. Bolus
Narrowing of the arteries
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
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.

36. Holter Monitor

37. cal or kcal
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Rectum
Calorie

38. Cx
Pertaining to
Culture
Potassium
Total parenteral nutrition

39. Respiration Rate
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.
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.
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Blood urea nitrogen

40. myring/o
Protected Health Information
Protrusion of a body part
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Post cibrum (after meals)

41. WBC
High-density
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Instrument used to examine
White Blood Cell count

42. ot/o
Blood being held back
Hemtocrit
Ear
Preferred Provider Organization

43. Ancillary
ventricular fibrillation
Shortness of breath
Decreased - lower - below
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.

44. ac
Mini Stroke (TIA)
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Ante cibum (before meals)
Pt controlled analgesic

45. Pulse Oximeter
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

46. genic
Producing
Surrounding
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

47. q day
Instrument
Liquid
Every day
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.

48. algia
Inside
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society
Pain
History

49. Blasts
Bone
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
A technique that uses radioactive materials to examine anatomy and functional capacity of an organ

50. HMO
Certified Nursing Assistant
Health Maintenance Organization
Muscle (myo)
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)