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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. KCI
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Potassium chloride
Immediately
Inside

2. Posterior (dorsal)
Liver
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

3. -itis (suffix)
Pulse
Out of bed
Inflammation
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)

4. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Wide awake
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.
Aorta
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking

5. PCT
Patient Care Technician
Patient Support Associate
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Obstetrics

6. Hospitalist

7. Automatic Stop Date
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Protrusion of a body part
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)

8. Compound Fracture
Night
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Urinalysis
Excision

9. CPOE
No information - No publication
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Computer Physician Order Entry
To suture (surgical) repair

10. typmanic temp
Heart
Temp checked in ear
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

11. VF
Within
ventricular fibrillation
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Heart

12. phos
Kidney
Fat
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Phosphatase (chemistry)

13. -ologist
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Bed Sore
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Liter

14. Parkinson's Disease

15. Digestive Track
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.
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Skilled Nursing Facility

16. Carcinoma
Artery
Increase
Surgical
Flesh tumor (cancer)

17. Oxygen Saturation
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Computed tomography
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

18. MED
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Medical
Labels that contain individual pt info for identifying pt records or other personal items.
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)

19. NPO
Kidney's - ureters - and bladder
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Nothing by mouth
Full Strength or Fasting Sugars

20. Muscle Tissue
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
End of word

21. -iasis
Condition of
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Right lower quadrant
Hospital Base Specialist

22. ambulate
Intravenous
Culture & Sensitivity
Walk
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

23. Normal HR
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
A scraping away of the skin.
Blood being held back
Registered Nurse

24. hem/o
Blood
White
Carbohydrate
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs

25. ACCU-CHEK
Stomach
Cholesterol
Carbon dioxide
Blood glucose monitoring

26. EMR/EHR
Decrease
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Potassium

27. HOB
Head of bed
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Brain
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)

28. Abduction
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.
Fasting Blood Sugar
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Health Maintenance Organization

29. herni/o
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
Protrusion of a body part
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Out of bed

30. eukocyte
White Blood Cell
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside
Cholesterol
Treatment

31. RDA
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Instrument used to examine
Tablet

32. abdomin/o
Complete bed rest
Fracture
White
Abdomen

33. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

34. R
Removal of fluid
Rectal
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Intravenous

35. brady-
Artery
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Cholesterol
Slow

36. Allergy
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items

37. LTC
Bedside commode
Long-Term Care
Lung
Vein/vessel

38. Intervertebral
Excessive discharge - flow
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Within

39. chol
Cholesterol
A technique that uses radioactive materials to examine anatomy and functional capacity of an organ
Top of pyramid: Self Actualization needs: Self-fulfillment - Esteem Needs: Self Respect & Respect of others - Belonging & Love Needs: Need to receive and give love - Safety & Security Needs: Safe from danger - job security - ordered structure. - Phys
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)

40. aphasia
Myocardial infarction
Blood glucose monitoring
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech

41. CPS
Child Protective Service
Licenses Practical Nurse
Increased - above - elevated
Carbohydrate

42. Urologist
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
Extends from brainstem through spinal cavity to between the 1st and 2nd lumbar verebrae. It's the patway for conducting sensory impulses up to the brain and motor impulses back down from the brain.
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

43. p (with line above it)
Surgical fixation
After
Blood vessel
Rib

44. CNS
Disease
Intestine
Central Nervous System
Inj. of a med into a muscle

45. MRI
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.
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Surgical repair
Producing

46. PHI
Rapid flow
Excision
Tablet
Protected Health Info

47. q day
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Every day
Diagnosis-Related Groups

48. Intramuscular Injection
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system

49. Anteroposterior (AP)
Pertaining to front to back (body directional terms)
A technique that uses radioactive materials to examine anatomy and functional capacity of an organ
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Clinical Decision Support System

50. -emia
Condition of the blood
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Without Fever
Visual examination