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1. scope
Instrument used to examine
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
Instrument
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

2. path
Base/Noun
Registered Nurse
Orgin of
Producing

3. Ortho
3x a day
Orthopedics
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Cholesterol

4. oma
Sodium
Fast - rapid
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Tumor

5. NM
Carbohydrate
Brain
Midnight
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)

6. phos
Registered dietician
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Medication Administration Record
Phosphatase (chemistry)

7. BR
Total parenteral nutrition
Circulation
Bed rest
History & Physical

8. aort/o
Aorta
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Within normal limits

9. Gastroenterologist
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Licenses Practical Nurse

10. Bili
Midnight
Bilirubin
Sclera (white part of eye)
Psychiatry

11. -ology
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Urinalysis
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture

12. FS
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
White Blood Cell count

13. stat
Immediately
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

14. cutane / o
Ear
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Biopsy

15. PACU
Electricity - electrical activity
Registered Dietician
Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Licenses Practical Nurse

16. Material Supply
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Dry/Throw away
Heart

17. A&O
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Bad
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)
Alert and orientated

18. BUN
Cerebrovascular accident
Psychiatry
Blood urea nitrogen
Inflammation of small bowel

19. HUC
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
Health Unit Coordinator
A graphic recording of the electrical impulses that the heart generated during the cardiac cycle.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit

20. blephar/o
Registered Dietician
Eyelid
Spinal cord
Lab where biopsies are sent to

21. Anesthesiologist
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Sodium

22. Distal
No Known Medication Allergies
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Blue
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

23. CHO
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
Pertaining to two (both sides) (body directional terms)
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Carbohydrate

24. FF
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
Penicillin
Complete Blood count
Force fluids

25. intra- (prefix)
Central venous pressure
Within
Inside
Through - Across - Beyond

26. NKFA
Through - Across - Beyond
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Night
No Know Food Allergies

27. K
Potassium chloride
Potassium
Wide awake
Registered Dietician

28. Posterior (dorsal)
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
Bilirubin
Hardening of the arteries

29. Acuity

30. K or K+
Potassium
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Carbon dioxide
Microgram

31. Hospitalist

32. 'arrow up'
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.
Right
To suture (surgical) repair
Increased - above - elevated

33. WNL
Within normal limits
Instrument used to record
Force fluids
Pertaining to the middle (body directional terms)

34. PCN
Shortness of breath
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Penicillin
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.

35. -stenosis
Milliequivelant
Total parenteral nutrition
Narrowing
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

36. Cell Membrane
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
(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
Computed tomography
Red Blood Cell

37. lip / o
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Culture
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items

38. noc
An organ is made up of 2 or more types of tissues that perform one or more common functions.
Night
Excision - surgical removal
Liver

39. electr/o (word root)
Vital signs include TPRBPO2 stat - pn: Temp - Pulse rate - BP - oxygen - respiratory rate - o2stat - pain
Ear
Electricity/Electrical activity
Right lower quadrant

40. Signing Off

41. Intramuscular Injection
Tissue
Bathroom privileges
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Sodium

42. Peds
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Pediatrics
Condition of
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)

43. Standing Order

44. q day
Protected Health Info
Instrument used to record
Hair (word roots/combining forms)
Every day

45. Leuokocyte
Under/below
White Blood Cells
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Pertaining to

46. Endocardium
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Blue
Surgical fixation
Intramuscular Injection

47. RD
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Registered Dietician
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
Minimal Standard (5 rights)

48. TPR
No Known Medication Allergies
Temp - pulse - respiration
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
History & Physical

49. 5 items that make up a pt's chart
Face sheet - orders - progress notes - DNR - Advance Directives - Meds - Labs
Long-Term Care
Carbohydrate
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

50. BSC
Discontinue or discharge
Lung
Dry/Throw away
Bedside commode