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1. plebo
Vein/vessel
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
No Know Food Allergies
Surgical fixation

2. osis
Condition of
Penicillin
Tissue
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)

3. eukocyte
White Blood Cell
Lateral chest
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
No Know Food Allergies

4. CXR
A scraping away of the skin.
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Chest x-ray

5. Allergy Bracelet
Plastic Bracelet (usually red) that is worn by a pt to indicate allergy.
Condition of
High-density
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.

6. LP
Lumbar Puncture
Upper gastrointestinal
Low iron (rbc)
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn

7. Bx
Artery
Armpit reading of temp
Biopsy
Vein

8. Osteoporosis

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9. Inferior (caudal)
Computed tomography
Bilirubin
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.

10. intra- (prefix)
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Within
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
No Known Medication Allergies

11. Cancer / o - carcin / o
Stomach
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
4x a day

12. Spleen

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13. NKFA
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
No Known Food Allergies
Identification Labels
Electrocardiography

14. apnea
Vein/vessel
Circulation - motion - sensation
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Unable to breath

15. Central supply
Chief Financial Officer
Bile - gall
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
Right upper quadrant

16. cost/o
Rib
Hardening
Chest cavity
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)

17. inter-
Between
Complete Blood count
Study of
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord

18. ADA
Pertaining to
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
American Diabetic Association
Vein

19. arachnoid (mater)
Surgical repair of joint
Blood being held back
Slow heart rate
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

20. K or K+
Potassium
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.
Kidney
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)

21. Family Practitioner
(usually older) Most common form - usually in weight bearing joints (hips - knees) Chronic inflammation of the bone and joints due to degenerative changes in the cartilage.
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Joint
A scraping away of the skin.

22. pexi
Surgical fixation
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Joint
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)

23. cutane / o
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
No information - No publication
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Liquid

24. CNS
Pt controlled analgesic
Tumor
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Central Nervous System

25. NAS
No added salt
Microgram
Iris (colored part of eye)
Cardiac Monitor Tech

26. Obstetrician
Total parenteral nutrition
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Enlarged liver

27. abd
Identification Labels
Culture & Sensitivity
Abdomen
Movement/Function

28. A&O
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
Alert and orientated
Total parenteral nutrition
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members

29. Alzheimer's Disease

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30. myelorrhagia
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Blood
Slow

31. LPN
Skilled Nursing Facility
Licenses Practical Nurse
Pulse
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

32. hem/o
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
No Known Allergies
Blood
A method of finding hidden blood in stool

33. Surg
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside
Potassium
Development - nourishment
Surgical

34. Axillary Temperature
Emergency Dept.
Armpit reading of temp
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Physical Therapy

35. P
Diet as tolerated
Spleen
Pulse
Temp - pulse - respiration

36. ectomy
Excision
Happening now
Surgical repair of joint
Minute

37. hemiplegia
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Coronary Care Unit
Eyelid
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'

38. SHUC
Short-stay Unit
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Nothing by mouth
Blood

39. CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Liter
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
Nothing by mouth

40. GERD
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.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Inside

41. patho
With
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Disease

42. CHUC
Patient Care Technician
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Rib
Certified Health Unit Coordinator

43. Digestive Track
Penicillin
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Body

44. ex:Gastroenteritis (WR=gastro / CV=O / WR=enter / S=itis
White Blood Cell
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid

45. ambulate
Vital signs
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Total parenteral nutrition
Walk

46. Central Service Dept. Charge Slip
Intramuscular Injection
A measurement of energy or heat
Circulation - motion - sensation
A form that is initiated to charge a discharged pt for any items used during their hospital stay that were not charged at the time of of use.

47. NKMA
Carbohydrate
Aorta
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)
No Known Medication Allergies

48. Ortho
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Liver
Orthopedics
Diet as tolerated

49. chondr/o
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Cartilage
Narrowing
Surgical incision or to cut into

50. PCT
Electroencephalography
Patient Care Technician
Minute
Vein/vessel