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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. parasentisis trays
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Bed rest
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

2. PPO
Increased - above - elevated
Tumor
Preferred Provider Organization
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)

3. myring/o
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

4. Ancillary
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Enlargement
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

5. Systolic BP
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Abdomen
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs

6. genic
Rib
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Producing

7. SICU
Moving clot
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
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
Surgical Intensive Care Unit

8. UA or U/A
Fat
Milliequivalent
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Urinalysis

9. erythr/o
Over the counter
Red
Blood
Cholesterol

10. VS
Pertaining to
Below normal
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Vital signs

11. -genic
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Increased - above - elevated
Pulse
Disease (pertaining to)

12. -ology
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Short-stay Unit
Penicillin
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

13. Connective Tissue
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
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.
Moving clot

14. cyanosis
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Blue
Every
Computed tomography

15. CHUC
Without
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Inflammation of small bowel

16. CPS
Identification Labels
Skilled Nursing Facility
Child Protective Services
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'

17. febrile
Surgical repair of joint
Fever
High-density
Out of bed

18. OTC
Disease
Over the counter
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Chest cavity

19. Sentinel Event
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Labor & Delivery
Nothing by mouth
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt

20. FDA (Food & Drug Agency)
Day Surgery Unit
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Hidden
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.

21. s (with line above it)
Iris (colored part of eye)
Without
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)

22. ac
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Coronary Care Unit
Ante cibum (before meals)

23. splen/o
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Spleen

24. enter/o (word root)
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Herniation or protrusion
Intestine
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.

25. EMTALA (violation)
Happening now
Stomach
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.
Coronary Care Unit

26. -ectomy (suffix)
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Happening now
Excision - surgical removal
Out of bed

27. -gram
Health Maintenance Organization
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Orthopedics
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)

28. lith
Pro re nata (as needed)
Protected Health Information
Gynecology
Stone

29. CNS
Licenses Practical Nurse
Excision - surgical removal
Central Nervous System
Computed tomography

30. CAD
Continuous Quality Improvement
Temp - pulse - respiration
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.

31. Abscess
Protected Health Info
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.
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
Sternum (breastbone)

32. -graph
Chest x-ray
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
Instrument used to record
4x a day

33. Anatomy
Body
Day Surgery Unit
Alert and orientated
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)

34. disease of heart muscle
Clavical or collarbone
Cardiomyopathy
Low-density lipotein
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)

35. Nerves (cars)
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Stone
Confidence and respect for oneself.
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

36. laring/o
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Iris (colored part of eye)
Stapes (middle ear)
Larynx (voicebox)

37. JCAHO
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.
Abdomen
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech

38. epitheli / o
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
Carbohydrate
Hardening

39. PCA
Medication Administration Record
No Known Medication Allergies
Pt controlled analgesic
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.

40. Sensory Neurons
Excessive discharge - flow
Rib
Emergency Dept.
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord

41. PACU
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
Vein
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions

42. osteo
Pain
Blue
Bone
Surgical Intensive Care Unit

43. PICU
Hospital Base Specialist
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Obstetrics

44. Nucleus
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics

45. Endocardium
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Post cibum (after meals)
History
Walk

46. -graphy
Dry/Throw away
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Bathroom privileges

47. EMR/EHR
Without
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Child Protective Service
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record

48. cardi/o (word root)
Heart
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Electroencephalography
Condition of

49. ADT Sheet
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.
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
A tubular instrument (rigid or flexible) with a light source and a viewing lens for observation that can be inserted through a body orifice or through a small incision.
Bilirubin

50. CMS
Potassium chloride
Circulation - motion - sensation
While awake
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)