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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. Fogging
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
History
White
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.

2. hyper-
Medication Administration Record
Above normal
Study of
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.

3. EMR/EHR
Minute
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Sodium
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium

4. FBS
Vein/vessel
Tumor
Fasting Blood Sugar
Hemtocrit

5. CO2
Tumor
US Govern. agency who ensures that foods - drugs - cosmetics - and medical devices are safe and properly labeled.
Sodium
Carbon dioxide

6. DRG
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Chief Financial Officer
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Ischemic and hemmoragic

7. qh or q_h
Temp checked in ear
Eyelid
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Disease (pertaining to)

8. Functions of the Skeletal System
Excision - surgical removal
Biopsy
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

9. Ancillary
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Tounge
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)

10. -itis (suffix)
Inflammation
Myocardial infarction
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Brain

11. path
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Orgin of
No Known Medication Allergies
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society

12. Love and Belonging Needs

13. pia mater
Without
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.
Penicillin
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.

14. hepat/o
Nausea & vomiting
Liver
Tasks performed away from the bedside
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid

15. -stomy
Creating an artificial opening into
Immediately
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Study of (word roots/combining forms)

16. IVP
Chloride
Bed Sore
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.
Intravenous push

17. Name Alert

18. NA or Na+
Carbohydrate
Diagnoses/Treats cancerous conditions
Cut Out
Sodium

19. endo-
No added salt
Artery
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Inside

20. R/O
Rule out
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

21. Dangle
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
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
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
As necessary

22. Bolus
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.
Vein/vessel
Tonsils & adenoids
Carbohydrate

23. prn
Cells/Inside/How they work
Pro re nata (as needed)
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Incision

24. CAD
Penicillin
Health Unit Coordinator
Bad
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)

25. VS
Out of bed
Child Protective Service
Vital signs
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside

26. ASA
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Blood being held back
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye

27. Allergy Bracelet
House Officer
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Plastic Bracelet (usually red) that is worn by a pt to indicate allergy.
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records

28. otomy
Vein
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Incision

29. proct/o
Sodium
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Rectum

30. NVS or neuoro (with a check mark)
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Hardening of the arteries
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour
Temp checked in ear

31. Medication Administration Record
Registered Dietician
Intensive Care Unit
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
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.

32. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Penicillin
Base/Noun
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Mini Stroke (TIA)

33. IV
Intravenous
Stone
History & Physical
Blood glucose monitoring

34. opthalmo
Rapid eyelid movement
Study of
Temp - pulse - respiration
Eye

35. KUB (also cld a flat plate of abdome)

36. Orthostatic Hypotension
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Surgical fixation
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Complete bed rest

37. Contrast Media
Development - nourishment
Medication Administration Record
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.
Neurology

38. cererbospinal
Eyelid
Heat or Energy
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Blue

39. Surgeon
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.
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

40. Signing Off

41. Gangrene
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Health Maintenance Organization
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Nausea & vomiting

42. VF
ventricular fibrillation
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Low iron (rbc)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

43. Supine
White Blood Cells
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.
Blue

44. ac
Ante cibum (before meals)
Calorie
Cacner
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity

45. CDSS
Clinical Decision Support System
Increase
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp

46. Types of Blood Gases
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
Spontaneous collapse of lung
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Capsule

47. Bone Structure

48. nephr/o (word root)
Total parenteral nutrition
Kidney
Chloride
Carbohydrate

49. -ology
Outer touch layer of the meninges
Day Surgery Unit
Carbohydrate
Study of (word roots/combining forms)

50. Central supply
Clear
Doctor of Osteopathy
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)