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1. word root (word parts)
Electricity/Electrical activity
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Base/Noun
Brain

2. One Time or Short Order Entry

3. Meninges
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Instrument
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.

4. aphasia
Potassium
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Carbohydrate
Heart

5. cyto
Cell
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.
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
History

6. cyanosis
Cut Out
Blue
Capsule
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.

7. CQI
Inflammation
Within normal limits
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Continuous Quality Improvement

8. cerebr/o
Surgical repair of joint
Red
Brain
Diet as tolerated

9. PHI
Surgical incision or to cut into
Protected Health Information
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Axilla or axillary

10. rt or R with circle around it
Right
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Potassium chloride
Certified Health Unit Coordinator

11. chol
Blood
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
Cholesterol
Labor & Delivery

12. bid
Absolute bed rest
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
2x per day

13. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Rib
Ventricular tachycardia (if it goes on too long - will become SVT=sinus ventricular tachycardia)
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

14. trans
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Across or through
Surgical repair of joint
Abdomen

15. SOB
Shortness of breath
Capsule
Brain
Speech

16. Digestive Track
High-density
Hemtocrit
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.

17. Axillary Temperature
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
Armpit reading of temp
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

18. cererbospinal
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Psychiatry
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord

19. phos
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Artery

20. Superior (cranial)
Computed tomography
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Potassium
Pertaining to

21. NAS
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
With
No added salt
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)

22. dura mater
Absolute bed rest
Clear
Cell
Outer touch layer of the meninges

23. Abscess
Night
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)
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.
Doctor of Osteopathy

24. Allergist

25. derm / o
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Patient

26. CHUC
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Instrument
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)

27. Physiology
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Cells/Inside/How they work
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system

28. Otolaryngologist
Kidney
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
Bilirubin
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

29. NKFA
A bone that has been twisted apart
Under/below
No Know Food Allergies
Medical Intensive Care Unit

30. TNA
White Blood Cells
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.
Tonsils & adenoids
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

31. TPN
Excision - surgical removal
Total parenteral nutrition
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Cacner

32. Fogging
Midnight
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Circulation - motion - sensation
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)

33. DVT
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A technique used to produce computer images (scans) of the interior of the body w/use of magnetic field and radiofrequency waves.
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Creating an artificial opening into
Movement/Function

34. CNA
Potassium
Bile - gall
Certified Nursing Assistant
Heart

35. Radiologist
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Clavical or collarbone
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Ante cibum (before meals)

36. encephal/o
Brain
Stapes (middle ear)
Through - Across - Beyond
Under/below

37. Suffix (word parts)
End of word
Right lower quadrant
Bathroom privileges
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture

38. Nerves (cars)
Chest x-ray
Bad
Moving clot
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

39. Functions of the digestive system
No information - No publication
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
Stapes (middle ear)
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside

40. lith
Stone
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Heart
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain

41. leuk/o
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.
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
White
History & Physical

42. CMS
Culture
Coronary Care Unit
Iris (colored part of eye)
Circulation - motion - sensation

43. orrhagia
Rapid flow of blood
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Surgical repair
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.

44. qid
Rounded Mass of Food
Post cibrum (after meals)
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
4x a day

45. Cardiologist
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Confidence and respect for oneself.
Fracture
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.

46. C&S
Fracture
Culture & Sensitivity
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Without

47. Nystagamo
Preferred Provider Organization
Rapid eyelid movement
Tablet
Rounded Mass of Food

48. Automatic Stop Date
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
To support/protect (framework)
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.

49. Osteoarthritis
Ante cibum (before meals)
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
(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.

50. Gastroenterologist
Above normal
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'