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1. Intake and Output

2. ACCU-CHEK
Blood glucose monitoring
Bilirubin
Excision - surgical removal
Suspected non-accidental Trauma

3. HDL
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
No Known Allergies
High-density
Unable to breath

4. FF
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Force fluids
Treats pt's w/hypersensitivity to pollens - foods - medications - and other substances
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking

5. pt (lower case)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Patient
Sternum (breastbone)
Orgin of

6. Endocardium
ventricular fibrillation
Protrusion of a body part
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Intestine

7. Muscle Tissue
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.
With
Bone
Skin (word roots/combining forms)

8. Dys
Fracture
Medication Administration Record
Bad
Intravenous push

9. Change of Shift Report
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Surgical incision or to cut into

10. -pexy
Protrusion of a body part
Licenses Practical Nurse
Surgical fixation
Fracture

11. PCN
Narrowing of the arteries
No added salt
Penicillin
Conditions of Admission

12. Piggyback
Lung
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.
To slow down heart
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid

13. NKDA
Day Surgery Unit
Every day
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.
No Known Drug Allergies

14. TICU
Abdomen
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.
Abdomen
Trauma Intensive Care Unit

15. CCU
Coronary Care Unit
Surgical repair of joint
Ear
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

16. pc
Post cibum (after meals)
To support/protect (framework)
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Conditions of Admission

17. HMO
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Health Maintenance Organization
Diet as tolerated
Conditions of Admission

18. GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Surgical opening
Certified Health Unit Coordinator

19. NINP
Creating an artificial opening into
No Information No Publication
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
Tounge

20. NKMA
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Under/below
Obstetrics
No Known Medication Allergies

21. staped/o
Stapes (middle ear)
Visual examination
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)

22. cap
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
Capsule
American Diabetic Association

23. stenosis
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
End of word
Narrowing of the arteries
Pertaining to away from (body directional terms)

24. Calorie
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)
A measurement of energy or heat

25. Orthostatic Hypotension
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Ante cibum (before meals)

26. NM
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.
Midnight
Blood pressure
Every day

27. -emia
Registered dietician
Condition of the blood
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.

28. BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
Preferred Provider Organization
Pulse
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)

29. tab
Tablet
Arterial blood gas
Hardening
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour

30. cal or kcal
Within normal limits
Bedside commode
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children
Calorie

31. Dermatologist
Body
Surgical fixation
Every other day
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the skin.

32. phas/o
Above
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Without
Speech

33. proct/o
Potassium
Rectum
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Circulation

34. hepatomegaly
Hemtocrit
Enlarged liver
Heat or Energy
Hour of sleep

35. Contrast Media
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.
Potassium
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Condition of

36. onc / o
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Condition of the blood
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Under/below

37. Cultural Difference
Fast - rapid
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Calcium (Can also mean cancer)
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.

38. Superior (cranial)
Surgical
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Farther from another structure (body directional terms)

39. abdomin/o
Creating an artificial opening into
Armpit reading of temp
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Abdomen

40. DAT
Diet as tolerated
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
Registered Dietician
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)

41. Hx
Conditions of Admission
History
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid

42. gloss/o or lingu/o
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Blood urea nitrogen
Tounge
Artery

43. inter-
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
Carbon dioxide
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Between

44. CHO
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Pt controlled analgesic
Carbohydrate
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.

45. N/V
Nausea & vomiting
Doctor of Osteopathy
Arterial blood gas
Potassium chloride

46. Intramuscular Injection
Nausea & vomiting
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)
Protected Health Information
Mouth

47. RLQ
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Right lower quadrant
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.
No Known Food Allergies

48. blephar/o
Abdomen
Mouth
Eyelid
Liquid

49. lat
Lateral chest
Aorta
Culture & Sensitivity
Pt controlled analgesic

50. cyst/o
Head of bed
Hidden
Fat
Bladder (urinary unless otherwise used)