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The root word for "phobia" means |
Fear |
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What does the root word "ology" mean? |
Study of |
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What is the abbreviation for every other day? (For example- "Take 1 5mg tab ____.") |
Q.O.D |
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What is the abbreviation for every day? (For example- "Take one 5mg tablet ___.") |
Q.D |
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What is the abbreviation for hypertension? (Abnormally high blood pressure) |
H.T.N |
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What does it mean to have hemiplegia? |
To have paralysis on one side of the body (right/left) |
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What does the prefix "brady" mean? |
Slow |
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How would you position someone's bed who has a NGT or Naso- Gastric Tube (A tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach down the esophagus) |
The head of the bed should remain elevated at 45°. |
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The root word "crani/o" refers to which part of the body? |
The head. (Cranium) |
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What is the abbreviation for "after meals"? |
P.C |
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The root word "my/o" refers to what part of the body? |
Muscles. |
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What does the root word "pneum/o" mean? |
Lungs/ Air |
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If someone is experiencing S.O.B, what does that mean they are experiencing? |
Shortness of breath. |
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If someone has Aphasia, this means they are: |
Unable to speak. |
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How would you write "every four hours" using medical abbreviation? |
Q4H |
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What is the medical term for walking? |
Ambulation |
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How would you write "every two hours" using medical abbreviation? |
Q2H |
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What is Gastralgia? |
Pain in the stomach. |
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What does the medical abbreviation "N.P.O" (Latin for Nil-Per-Os) mean? |
Nothing by mouth. (Nothing given orally) |
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What is Thrombosis? |
Thrombosis is a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel. |
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"Brady" means what? Ex: "Mrs. Johannasen is brady" |
Slow |
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What does the medical abbreviation T.I.D mean? |
Three times a day. |
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What does the medical abbreviation "Q.I.D" mean? |
Four times a day. |
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What is the medical abbreviation for "head of bed"? |
H.O.B (....duh) |
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What is the medical abbreviation for "left lower extremity"? |
L.L.E (....duh) |
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What does the medical abbreviation "Dx" mean? |
Diagnosis. |
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The root word "emia" refers to what kind of condition? |
A blood condition. For example: "sickle cell anemia" |
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What is the abbreviation for "hard of hearing"? |
H.O.H |
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What is the abbreviation for "before meals"? |
A.C |
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If you are to do something B.I.D, it means you should do what? |
Do it twice a day. |
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What two languages are primarily used in medical terminology? |
Latin and Greek. |
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H.S care is care that is given when? |
At night time. (H.S) |
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What is DVT? |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
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The root word "-algia" means what? |
Pain. |
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What is the root word for "blue" |
Cyan/o |
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The root word "-itis" indicates what kind of condition? |
A condition of inflammation. |
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What does the word part "hyper-" mean? |
Excessive/Over |
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What does the medical term F.B.S stand for? |
Fasting Blood Sugar |
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Where is the suffix located in a word? |
At the end. Rememberance tip: suffix is like the word surname. Which is your last name. The name "at the end". |
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What is the medical term for a BPM that is much slower than normal? |
Bradycardia Remberance tip: Tom Brady is extremely slow. (And sucks) |
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What is Arthritis? |
Inflammation of the joints. |
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What is Dysuria? |
Pain during urination. |
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What is the medical term for low blood sugar? |
Hypoglycemia. |
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Psychology is the study of what? |
The mind. |
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What is Phlebitis? ....Remember: "-itis" |
Inflammation of the veins. |
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What does BPH mean? |
Benign (unharmful) Prostatic Hypertrophy |
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How would you write 15 minutes before 10 AM using a 24 hour clock? |
0945 |
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What is Bradypnea? |
Slower than normal respiratory rate. |
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What does the suffix "ectomy" mean? |
Removal of. Example: Vasectomy |
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What is Gerontology? |
The study of older adults. |
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What is Hematuria? |
Blood in urine. |
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What is Myalgia? |
Muscle pain. |
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What is Tachycardia? |
A heartbeat consistently over 100 BPM. |
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What does the job title D.O.N mean? |
Director of nursing. |
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If a patients order/perscription for splints when ambulating has been D.C'd, what does that mean? |
It means the need for them is gone (D.C'd, which means discontinued) and you should not apply them any longer when the patient is walking (Ambulating, which means walking.) |
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What do the terms ROM and PROM stand for medically speaking? |
Range of Motion & Passive Range of Motion. ROM: active exercises that the patient does without your help. PROM: passive exercises that you help them do. |
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What does DNR stand for? |
Do not resuscitate :( |
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What is an EMR? |
Electronic medical record. |