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1. DSU
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Ante cibum (before meals)
Day Surgery Unit
Circulation - motion - sensation

2. thromb/o
Stone
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Clinical Decision Support System

3. crash cart
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.

4. dermat / o
Phosphate or phosphorus
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Licenses Practical Nurse
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

5. ungu / o
Surrounding
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Stone
Sternum (breastbone)

6. hyper
Increase
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Health Maintenance Organization
Hospital Base Specialist

7. Excsise
Medication Administration Record
Cut Out
Rapid flow of blood
Doctor of Osteopathy

8. ADA
American Diabetic Association
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Bathroom privileges
Stomach

9. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

10. Normal HR
Absolute bed rest
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Larynx (voicebox)
Red

11. CBR
Complete bed rest
Blood being held back
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery

12. patho
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.
Disease
Blood vessel
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas

13. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

14. SOB
Chief Financial Officer
Shortness of breath
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
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

15. -pexy
Surgical fixation
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Arterial blood gas
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.

16. PCN
Axilla or axillary
Urinalysis
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.
Penicillin

17. 5 items that make up a pt's chart
Clear
Retina
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)

18. WA
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')
While awake
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Pediatrics

19. NKA
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
No Known Allergies
Iris (colored part of eye)
O E I

20. Hx
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
History
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
Decreased - lower - below

21. pt (lower case)
Patient
History
Within
Decreased - lower - below

22. Change of Shift Report
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Fever (above 99)
Child Protective Service

23. Cx
Culture
Rectal
Base/Noun
Spiritual Support

24. TNA
Tonsils & adenoids
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Mouth
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside

25. chol
Pediatrics
Electricity - electrical activity
Cholesterol
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)

26. Paget's Disease (Ostetitis Deformans)
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
ventricular fibrillation
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.

27. gloss/o or lingu/o
Between
Bone
Lateral chest
Tounge

28. RSV
Total parenteral nutrition
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.
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Sodium

29. trans
Complete Blood count
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Creating an artificial opening into
Across or through

30. mcg
Bathroom privileges
Medical
Microgram
2x per day

31. Obstetrician
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Liver
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Carbon dioxide

32. Medication Administration Record
Hospital Base Specialist
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Outer touch layer of the meninges

33. Blood Gas
Intravenous push
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Midnight
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body

34. algia
Pain
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
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.
2x per day

35. -iasis
Recovery Room
Condition of
Bedside commode
Surgical repair of joint

36. erythr/o
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Abdomen
Red

37. FS
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Kidney
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Central Nervous System

38. Nerve Tissue
Happening now
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.

39. CNS
Central Nervous System
Sclera (white part of eye)
Surgical fixation
Vein

40. Acuity

41. Neurons
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Total parenteral nutrition
Fast - rapid
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

42. trich / o
Red
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Hair (word roots/combining forms)

43. Functions of the Skeletal System
Stomach
Medication Administration Record
Hardening of the arteries
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage

44. cyt/o (word root)
Cell
Treatment
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)

45. PCA
Pt controlled analgesic
Patient
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
American Diabetic Association

46. TIA
Myocardial infarction
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

47. Orthostatic Hypotension
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Continuous Quality Improvement
Study of (word roots/combining forms)

48. Allergy Label

49. PPO
Stomach
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Preferred Provider Organization
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour

50. Systolic BP
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Sternum (breastbone)