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1. Bone Structure

2. Bilateral (bilat)
Same-day Surgery
Cells/Inside/How they work
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Red Blood Cell

3. Ca or Ca+
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Sodium
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)

4. Abscess
After
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.
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Blue

5. Health Information Specialist
Study of
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
Biopsy
Absolute bed rest

6. -sclerosis
Hardening
Intestine
Complete Blood count
Increase

7. q other day
Every other day
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Narrowing of the arteries
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.

8. Endocardium
Low iron (rbc)
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

9. Dangle
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Fracture
Bedside commode
Right upper quadrant

10. Vital Signs
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Midnight

11. splen/o
Iris (colored part of eye)
Spleen
Blood being held back
(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.

12. lat
Lateral chest
Intravenous
Inflammation of small bowel
Red Blood Cell

13. PEG
Complete Blood count
Moving clot
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Clinical Decision Support System

14. Endoscope
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Intramuscular Injection
A tubular instrument (rigid or flexible) with a light source and a viewing lens for observation that can be inserted through a body orifice or through a small incision.

15. Anesthesiologist
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Stone
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture

16. RD
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Culture
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Registered Dietician

17. DSU
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
No Known Allergies
(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.
Day Surgery Unit

18. Orthostatic Hypotension
Level of care pt's would require per med condition (GRASP)
Ante cibum (before meals)
Hardening of the arteries
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension

19. gloss/o or lingu/o
Tounge
Happening now
Sternum (breastbone)
Biopsy

20. Calorie
A measurement of energy or heat
Abdomen
Fat
Hardening of the arteries

21. NICU
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Without
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

22. TPN
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Total parenteral nutrition
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Low iron (rbc)

23. Material Supply
Vein/vessel
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Dry/Throw away
Speech

24. stat
Computed tomography
Save a day
Immediately
Inflammation of small bowel

25. Surg
Complete Blood count
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Low-density lipotein
Surgical

26. h - hr - hrs
Every other day
Hour or hours
Stone
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children

27. Afebrile
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Coronary Care Unit
Without Fever
Taking fluid from somewhere

28. Negative Assertion
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Bile - gall
Low iron (rbc)
Surgical

29. Anatomy
Body
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Short-stay Unit
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)

30. U
Child Protective Services
Culture
Upper gastrointestinal
Rapid flow

31. Spinal Cord (the highway)

32. Cx
Bed Sore
Orthopedics
Culture
Left

33. -pnea
Breathing
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
After
Within

34. V
Immediately
Labor & Delivery
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Tounge

35. Medial
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Heat or Energy
American Diabetic Association

36. mEq
Milliequivelant
American Diabetic Association
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Pro re nata (as needed)

37. Acuity

38. Arthoplasty
No information - No publication
Surgical repair of joint
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
Carbohydrate

39. WA
While awake
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
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.
Clinical Decision Support System

40. sclerosis
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Sodium
Hardening of the arteries

41. enter/o (word root)
Intestine
Intravenous push
Total parenteral nutrition
Cholesterol

42. MED
Wide awake
Medical
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Bone

43. Inferior (caudal)
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Iris (colored part of eye)
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)

44. P
(egg shell) Boundary of the cell. Is porous - flexible - and elastic. The protective cell membrane actively or passively regulates the movement of a substance into and out of the cell. Keeps the cell intact. The cell will die if the cell membrane can
Pulse
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Condition of

45. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
As desired
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.
Intravenous push
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.

46. -rrhea
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Excessive discharge - flow
Intestine
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

47. 'arrow up'
Condition of
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Increased - above - elevated
Potassium

48. Hgb
Excessive discharge - flow
Hemoglobin
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.
Certified Nursing Assistant

49. Nerves (cars)
Rectal
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.
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

50. HOB
Head of bed
Registered dietician
Artery
Narrowing of the arteries