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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. BRP
As desired
Skilled Nursing Facility
Bathroom privileges
Bone that goes through the skin (open)

2. nephr/o (word root)
Intestine
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.
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Kidney

3. R
Excision
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the digestive tract
Rectal
Pt controlled analgesic

4. retin/o
Computer Physician Order Entry
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
History & Physical
Retina

5. A&O
Excision
Labor & Delivery
Alert and orientated
Through - Across - Beyond

6. NA or Na+
Tounge
Larynx (voicebox)
Sodium
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)

7. derm / o
Bad
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Blood glucose monitoring
Between

8. qid
4x a day
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Clavical or collarbone

9. ADT Log Book
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.

10. HDL
Movement/Function
High-density
Nausea & vomiting
Fever (above 99)

11. HOB
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
Every other day
Head of bed
Medication Administration Record

12. Supine
Disease
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Spinal cord
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)

13. Vital Signs
Decrease
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)

14. Epithelial Tissue
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the neuro-musculolskeletal system with physical elements to restore the individual to participation in society
Night
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
A doctrine that informs pt's of risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure. They need to be informed of: description of test - risk and or alternatives - risks of death or bodily disability - probable results of the procedure.

15. min
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Force fluids
Minute
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.

16. PT (Upper Case)
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Physical Therapy
Patient

17. RRF
Hemtocrit
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Blood
Blue

18. Systolic BP
Carbohydrate
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Every day
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)

19. sarc / o
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Surgical repair
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.

20. NKA
No Known Allergies
Labor & Delivery
Pro re nata (as needed)
Clavical or collarbone

21. CNA
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Within/stomach/pertaining to
Certified Nursing Assistant

22. aort/o
Immediately
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Aorta
Cut Out

23. mcg
Hospital Base Specialist
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A technique used to produce computer images (scans) of the interior of the body w/use of magnetic field and radiofrequency waves.
Microgram
Meninges (spinal cord covering)

24. NKFA
No Known Food Allergies
Protrusion of a body part
Below normal
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet

25. ambu bag
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Surgical repair of joint
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
No Information No Publication

26. cap
Night
Capsule
Ante cibum (before meals)
Psychiatry

27. Clinical Tasks
Calorie
Enlarged liver
Minimal Standard (5 rights)
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt

28. RSV
Continuous Quality Improvement
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
Microgram
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

29. ED
Liver
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Rule out
Emergency Dept.

30. UCR
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
Chloride

31. PCN
Hour of sleep
Penicillin
After
Lower part of resp. system

32. Broncho
3 or more pt's with similar last name (need to write 'Name Alert')
Lower part of resp. system
Dry/Throw away
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt

33. Osteoporosis

34. Metastasis
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
While awake
Liver
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking

35. intra- (prefix)
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Within
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
Ante cibum (before meals)

36. phleb/o
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
Vein
Rapid flow
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.

37. N/V
Nausea & vomiting
Bile - gall
No Known Food Allergies
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

38. ac
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
Stapes (middle ear)
Ante cibum (before meals)
Patient Support Associate

39. PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Surrounding
An x-ray taken by a mobile xray machine that is moved to the pt's bedside

40. Bolus
Pediatrics
Tablet
Movement/Function
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.

41. IM
Milliequivelant
Vein/vessel
History and Physical
Intramuscular Injection

42. chol
To suture (surgical) repair
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Circulation - motion - sensation
Cholesterol

43. Intervertebral
Psychiatry
Fever
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Adult protective Services

44. -ectomy (suffix)
BP measured during ventricular contraction (the top # - usually higher)
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Excision - surgical removal
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.

45. eukocyte
Nail (word roots/combining forms)
Inflammation
Immediately
White Blood Cell

46. Atrophy
Lab where biopsies are sent to
Without development (a decrease in normal size of an organ)
Every day
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist

47. osteo
No Known Drug Allergies
Bone
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity

48. Anesthesiologist
Sclera (white part of eye)
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Red Blood Cell
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.

49. Functions of the Skeletal System
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Recommended dietary allowance. The average daily intake of a nutrient that meets the requirements of nearly all healthy ppl of a given age/gender.
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Spinal cord

50. myelorrhagia
Enlarged liver
Rapid flow of blood into the spinal cord
Incision
Within/stomach/pertaining to