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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. scler/o
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Sclera (white part of eye)
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Sodium

2. H&P
History & Physical
Fast - rapid
Medication Administration Record
A measurement of energy or heat

3. SSU
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Physical Therapy
Short-stay Unit
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.

4. SHUC
White Blood Cell
Left
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord

5. lith
Stone
Pro re nata (as needed)
As necessary
Slow

6. cyt/o (word root)
Preferred Provider Organization
Cerebrovascular accident
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Cell

7. retin/o
Retina
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
A thin membrane that covers the bones (necessary for growth and repair and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons.

8. GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Tounge
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Intravenous push

9. path / o
Rectal
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Muscle (myo)
Pertaining to the brain and spine

10. Medial Steinum
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Microgram

11. SOB
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.
No Known Allergies
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Shortness of breath

12. Ophthalmologist
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye

13. H & H
Condition of
Rapid eyelid movement
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.
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

14. kerat/o
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Femur (thigh bone)
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine

15. Piggyback
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Spinal cord
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

16. pc
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Fat
Post cibrum (after meals)
Bedside commode

17. HIPAA
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Conditions of Admission
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood

18. Standing Order

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19. CMT
Clear
(usually young women) Autoimmune disease. Degeneration of the joints - with permanent damage.
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
Cardiac Monitor Tech

20. Contrast Media
Tasks performed away from the bedside
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
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.

21. 'arrow down'
Wide awake
Decreased - lower - below
Breathing
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

22. NINP
No information - No publication
Temp - pulse - respiration
Breathing
Made up of 3 layers of connective tissue that completely surround and protect the spinal cord and brain.

23. K or K+
Movement/Function
Potassium
Intestine
Neurology

24. orrhagia
Stomach
Rapid flow of blood
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the rectum and anus
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.

25. TIA
Instrument used to examine
Doctor of Osteopathy
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Complete bed rest

26. Red Blood Cells
Medication Administration Record
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Labor & Delivery

27. h - hr - hrs
Ordered for abdominalcentisis
'Shaking Palsy'. Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons.
Hour or hours
Urinalysis

28. Medical and health services
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Skilled Nursing Facility
History

29. phleb/o
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Vein
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)

30. Gangrene
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness

31. CDSS
Carbohydrate
Tablet
Clinical Decision Support System
Cholesterol

32. ectomy
Same-day Surgery
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Excision

33. supra-
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Pertaining to
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)
Above

34. Laceration
Fever
Sodium
Physical Therapy
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.

35. CO2
Preferred Provider Organization
Intramuscular Injection
Carbon dioxide
Liver

36. Abduction
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
A measurement of energy or heat
Lying w/face downward (body directional terms)
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)

37. DAT
Retina
Short-stay Unit
Immediately
Diet as tolerated

38. PPO
To slow down heart
Hour of sleep
Preferred Provider Organization
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.

39. Compound Fracture
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Bone that goes through the skin (open)
Bad
Increase

40. -ectomy (suffix)
Long-Term Care
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Excision - surgical removal
Fracture

41. min
Minute
Aorta
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Rectal

42. enter/o
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
Intestine

43. epitheli / o
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Clinical Decision Support System
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat

44. myos/o
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Muscle (myo)
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Rapid eyelid movement

45. cyanosis
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Blue
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)

46. Electrolytes
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Iris (colored part of eye)
Calorie

47. Gastroenterologist
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
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.
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist

48. Infection
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Hour of sleep
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics

49. EMR/EHR
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Intestine
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable

50. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Recovery Room
Aorta
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
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones