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1. abd
Intestine
Abdomen
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

2. KCI
Blood urea nitrogen
To support/protect (framework)
Potassium chloride
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.

3. Fistula
Artery
History & Physical
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.
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads

4. lipo
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.
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Retina
Fat

5. Psychiatrist
Nausea & vomiting
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Bathroom privileges

6. -rrhagia
Rapid flow
Obstetrics
Night
Minimal Standard (5 rights)

7. arachnoid (mater)
Licenses Practical Nurse
Intestine
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)
Stapes (middle ear)

8. gastr/o
3x a day
Penicillin
Stomach
Through - Across - Beyond

9. -stomy
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
Heat or Energy
Creating an artificial opening into
Biopsy

10. CAD
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)

11. FF
Electroencephalography
Force fluids
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
Base/Noun

12. viscer / o
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)
Increase
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Biopsy

13. anemia
Low iron (rbc)
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
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)

14. MI
Chloride
History
Neurology
Myocardial infarction

15. H&P
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
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.
Instrument used to record
History & Physical

16. path / o
White Blood Cell count
End of word
Post cibrum (after meals)
Disease (word roots/combining forms)

17. cal or Kcal
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Calorie
Medical Intensive Care Unit

18. vascular
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Circulation
Liter
A bone that has been twisted apart

19. CHO
Carbohydrate
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Decreased - lower - below
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations

20. Automatic Stop Date
Myocardial infarction
Certified Nursing Assistant
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
A doctrine that informs pt's of risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure. They need to be informed of: description of test - risk and or alternatives - risks of death or bodily disability - probable results of the procedure.

21. C&S
Temp - pulse - respiration
Bad
Axilla or axillary
Culture & Sensitivity

22. CVP
Tablet
Development - nourishment
A measurement of energy or heat
Central venous pressure

23. SAD
Right upper quadrant
Save a day
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Chest cavity

24. Pulse Rate
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Microgram
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness

25. ad lib
Immediately
Suspected non-accidental Trauma
Blood being held back
As desired

26. plebo
Blood being held back
Vein/vessel
Health Unit Coordinator
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)

27. Cytoplasm
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Pulse
(the egg white) The main body of the cell
Orthopedics

28. PCA
Eyelid
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Pt controlled analgesic
Cells/Inside/How they work

29. connecting/combining vowel
O E I
Rapid eyelid movement
Hemtocrit
Narrowing

30. Paget's Disease (Ostetitis Deformans)
Alert and orientated
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.

31. Epithelial Tissue
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Culture & Sensitivity
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities

32. prn
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Computed tomography
As necessary
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid

33. Urologist
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.
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system

34. NA or Na+
Pain
Short-stay Unit
Sodium
Temp checked in ear

35. Carcinoma
Phosphate or phosphorus
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Excessive discharge - flow
History

36. BP
Axilla or axillary
Blood pressure
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Immediately

37. Hx
Excessive discharge - flow
History
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Carbon dioxide

38. APS
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Adult protective Services
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Absolute bed rest

39. PPO
Red Blood Cell
Preferred Provider Organization
Medication Administration Record
Continuous Quality Improvement

40. -emia
Nausea & vomiting
Condition of the blood
Absolute bed rest
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.

41. Health Information Specialist
Medication Administration Record
Vein
Electricity/Electrical activity
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records

42. myelorrhagia
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Electrocardiography
Red
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord

43. cyanosis
Blue
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Capsule
House Officer

44. Broncho
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Lower part of resp. system
Psychiatry
Kidney

45. chondr/o
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Incision
Cartilage

46. emboli
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Moving clot
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.

47. Connective Tissue
Patient Support Associate
Chloride
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.
Psychiatry

48. Ortho
Orthopedics
Above normal
Preferred Provider Organization
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

49. enter/o (word root)
Intestine
Unable to breath
Heart
(type of test) done in Respiratory Dept. (done if C02 is building up in the blood)

50. Ophthalmologist
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Diet as tolerated
Blue