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1. WBC
Computer Physician Order Entry
Blood
Specialist (Pertaining to)
White Blood Cell count

2. AP
Anteroposterior
Study of
After
Adult protective Services

3. ambulate
Shortness of breath
Walk
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Cardiac monitor tech (usually just called monitor tech)

4. Signing Off

5. HBS
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
Between
Hospital Base Specialist
Potassium

6. al or ous
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.

7. Endocardium
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

8. Oxygen Saturation
Hardening of the arteries
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)

9. chol
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Rectal
Right lower quadrant
Cholesterol

10. Abduction
Same-day Surgery
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Surgical opening
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)

11. derm / o
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Intestine
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Clinical Decision Support System

12. Neonatologist
Skilled Nursing Facility
Registered Dietician
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Stapes (middle ear)

13. femor/o
Femur (thigh bone)
Narrowing of the arteries
Bile - gall
Tasks performed away from the bedside

14. CPS
Child Protective Service
Intestine
Cholesterol
A stroke. An interference of blood flow to the brain which reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients - causing damage to brain tissue. Major causes are embolism - thrombosis - and hemorrhage.

15. N/V
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
A measurement of energy or heat
Nausea & vomiting
Herniation or protrusion

16. endo-
Hidden
Tounge
Inside
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.

17. SNF
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Within normal limits
Electricity - electrical activity
Skilled Nursing Facility

18. IM
Lung
Intramuscular Injection
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
(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

19. laring/o
Medication Administration Record
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.
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Larynx (voicebox)

20. ID Labels
Identification Labels
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Artery
Pertaining to

21. q other day
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Computer Physician Order Entry
Every other day
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)

22. MAR
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Medication Administration Record
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)

23. Osteoporosis

24. CMT
Milliequivelant
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Narrowing

25. pc
Moving clot
Complete Blood count
Post cibrum (after meals)
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.

26. Intramuscular Injection
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Circulation
Cell
Inj. of a med into a muscle

27. RD
Surgical fixation
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Upper gastrointestinal
Alert and orientated

28. lith
Fever (above 99)
Orthopedics
Stone
Medication Administration Record

29. trans
Spleen
Across or through
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Artery

30. lat
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Lateral chest
Blue
Identification Labels

31. Types of Blood Gases
Stapes (middle ear)
No Known Medication Allergies
White
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas

32. Hx
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society
History
Rapid flow

33. MED
Medical
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Patient

34. Leuokocyte
White Blood Cells
Abdomen
Kidney
No Known Allergies

35. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Body
Producing
Bilirubin
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking

36. A&O
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Alert and orientated
Instrument used to record
Bile - gall

37. CFO
Absolute bed rest
Chief Financial Officer
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 neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

38. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
A stroke. An interference of blood flow to the brain which reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients - causing damage to brain tissue. Major causes are embolism - thrombosis - and hemorrhage.
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
Flesh tumor (cancer)

39. mEq
Milliequivelant
Microgram
Confidence and respect for oneself.
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.

40. oma
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
Sodium
Tumor
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)

41. Ophthalmologist
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Shortness of breath

42. irid/o
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Myocardial infarction
Rectum
Iris (colored part of eye)

43. acute
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Happening now
Day Surgery Unit
Cut Out

44. abd
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Right
Abdomen

45. mening/o
Blood vessel
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
White Blood Cells
Electricity - electrical activity

46. H&P
Myocardial infarction
History and Physical
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Intravenous push

47. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Patient
A bone that has been twisted apart
To slow down heart

48. KCI
Fasting Blood Sugar
Adult protective Services
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Potassium chloride

49. NICU
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

50. myring/o
Study of
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Hospital Base Specialist