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1. aphasia
Left
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Tablet
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)

2. RR
Carbon dioxide
Respiratory rate
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
Rule out

3. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

4. Intervertebral
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Complete Blood count
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Computed tomography

5. BRP
Bathroom privileges
The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children

6. LP
Lumbar Puncture
Below normal
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
Iris (colored part of eye)

7. CHO
Carbohydrate
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Without Fever

8. RR
Phosphate or phosphorus
Recovery Room
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Surgical repair of joint

9. DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Surrounding
Potassium
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet

10. Parkinson's Disease

11. SHUC
Abdomen
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Intestine
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)

12. Decubitus Ulcer
Bed Sore
Cerebrovascular accident
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Physical Therapy

13. Afebrile
Without Fever
Hour of sleep
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Intravenous

14. Inferior (caudal)
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
Armpit reading of temp
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)

15. Gastroenterologist
Sodium
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Culture & Sensitivity
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract

16. Organs of the Nervous System
Sclera (white part of eye)
Bed Sore
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Creatinine clearance

17. ADA
American Diabetic Association
Cell
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Body

18. cap
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Capsule
Speech
As desired

19. encephal/o
Electricity - electrical activity
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Brain
Carbohydrate

20. CBR
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
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Complete bed rest
Central venous pressure

21. NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Absolute bed rest
Nausea & vomiting

22. GYN
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Gynecology
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Surgical repair of joint

23. Sentinel Event
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Red
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Sodium

24. CQI
Ischemic and hemmoragic
Tissue
Body
Continuous Quality Improvement

25. What is the purpose of the skeletal system?
Ear
To support/protect (framework)
Surgical fixation
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.

26. scoli/o
Crooked - curved (lateral)
Blood pressure
Rectal
Nothing by mouth

27. Informed Consent

28. N/V
Nausea & vomiting
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.
Diet as tolerated
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness

29. OTC
Post cibrum (after meals)
Low-density lipotein
Over the counter
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

30. occult
Hidden
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Rectum
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)

31. Physiatrist
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

32. Posterior (dorsal)
No added salt
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.
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system

33. epitheli / o
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Dry/Throw away
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Low-density lipotein

34. TPR
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Temp - pulse - respiration
Central venous pressure

35. ADT Sheet
Eyelid
Happening now
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Ear

36. Pastoral Care
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Spiritual Support

37. hepat/o (word root)
Chest cavity
Development - nourishment
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Liver

38. Dig
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)

39. OOB
Ante cibum (before meals)
Out of bed
History
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas

40. NA or Na+
Treatment
Pertaining to front to back (body directional terms)
Sodium
Continuous Quality Improvement

41. Anesthesiologist
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Bedside commode

42. Medial Steinum
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Registered Nurse
Electrocardiography
To support/protect (framework)

43. min
Nothing by mouth
Slow heart rate
Minute
With

44. Neurons
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Pt controlled analgesic
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
Long-Term Care

45. Supine
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Electricity/Electrical activity

46. PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
Vein/vessel

47. arteri/o
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children
Artery
Femur (thigh bone)
(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.

48. noc
End of word
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Night
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

49. TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

50. Holter Monitor