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1. Blood Gas
Intestine
Cardiac monitor tech (usually just called monitor tech)
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
Tissue

2. 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.
Circulation
Health Unit Coordinator
Moving clot

3. qid
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
4x a day
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

4. JCAHO
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
No Known Medication Allergies
Coronary Care Unit
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

5. NAS
Certified Nursing Assistant
Culture
No added salt
Tasks performed away from the bedside

6. c (with line above it)
Potassium chloride
With
Rectal
Shortness of breath

7. Psychiatrist
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Enlarged liver
O E I
Cacner

8. C&S
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
Culture & Sensitivity
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Minimal Standard (5 rights)

9. Pediatrician
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children
3x a day
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Rectal

10. Posterior (dorsal)
Arterial blood gas
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Ear
Liquid

11. arteri/o
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
Cell
Artery
No added salt

12. RN
Blue
Registered Nurse
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)

13. Prefix (word parts)
Beginning half of word
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Ante cibum (before meals)

14. HDL
Vein
Diet as tolerated
Rib
High-density

15. Calorie
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
A measurement of energy or heat
Pt controlled analgesic

16. phas/o
Movement/Function
Eyelid
Speech
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable

17. Superior (cranial)
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
To slow down heart
History
Blood urea nitrogen

18. -pexy
Stapes (middle ear)
Force fluids
Surgical fixation
House Officer

19. h - hr - hrs
Hour or hours
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Excision
Crooked - curved (lateral)

20. peri-
Preferred Provider Organization
Surrounding
Save a day
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech

21. Pathologist
Day Surgery Unit
With
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.

22. Guaiac
Bile - gall
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
A method of finding hidden blood in stool

23. K
Medication Administration Record
Stone
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Potassium

24. pneumo
Spinal cord
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Lung

25. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Excision
Patient Care Technician
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.

26. Acuity

27. ex: intragastric (P=intra / WR=gastro / S=ic)
Inflammation
Day Surgery Unit
Within/stomach/pertaining to
Doctor of Osteopathy

28. stern/o
Sternum (breastbone)
Cholesterol
Night
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye

29. -logy (suffix)
White Blood Cells
Study of
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Upper gastrointestinal

30. q other day
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
Tounge
Chief Financial Officer
Every other day

31. Sentinel Event
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Speech
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)

32. centesis
Taking fluid from somewhere
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
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

33. kerat/o
Kidney
Condition of the blood
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)

34. RLQ
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Right lower quadrant
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Chloride

35. FDA (Food & Drug Agency)
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Discontinue or discharge
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
Orthopedics

36. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Immediately
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
American Diabetic Association
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of

37. CMS
Circulation - motion - sensation
Emergency Dept.
Save a day
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system

38. Neuro
Stomach
Neurology
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.
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

39. Intervertebral
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Slow heart rate
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Protected Health Information

40. OB
Tablet
Obstetrics
To slow down heart
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.

41. Assignment Sheet
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
To slow down heart
Blue

42. Sensory Neurons
Patient Support Associate
Heart
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.

43. Anteroposterior (AP)
Identification Labels
Immediately
Pertaining to front to back (body directional terms)
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)

44. VS
Vital signs
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Phosphate or phosphorus
Mini Stroke (TIA)

45. NAS
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.
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
No added salt
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system

46. cap
Every day
Orgin of
Skilled Nursing Facility
Capsule

47. trich / o
Hair (word roots/combining forms)
Blue
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Surgical incision or to cut into

48. vascular
Circulation
Inflammation of small bowel
Across or through
Fever

49. Name Alert

50. CDSS
Clinical Decision Support System
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Labor & Delivery