Medical Terminology
To describe anything related to blood, we use this word root
What is Hem/o or Hemat/o?
The body system to which the epidermis belongs to
What is the integumentary system?
Used to verify a patient's identity, these are the two most reliable patient identifiers
What is name and DOB?
This part of the syringe needle must always face up when giving injections
What is the bevel?
OSHA
How we should define "myocardial infarction" to patients
What is a heart attack?
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced in this organ
What is the brain?
Expressed in Farenheit, this is considered the average body temperature for a healthy adult
What is 98.6o F?
Paired with a bright light, this instrument is used to visually examine the ear
What is an otoscope?
DM
(hint: type 1 or 2)
What is diabetes mellitus?
This term is used to describe someone who undergoes prolonged bleeding due to a lack of blood-clotting proteins
What is a hemophiliac?
Ligaments connect bone to bone; these connective tissues connect muscle to bone
What are tendons?
The term used to define the complete elimination of all microbial life from an object, surface, or environment
What is sterilization?
When swabbing a patient's throat for a strep throat test, this flat wooden stick may be used to provide a better clearing of the oral cavity
What is a tongue depressor?
HPV
What is Human Papillomavirus?
A patient tells you that they always take their medication at bedtime. These two letters would be used to document this.
What is "hs"?
The tiny, hair-like bodily structure that pushes matter along and through the body's passageways
What are cilia?
The recommended age for children to receive their first HPV vaccine
What is 11-12 years old?
During surgery, this tool is used to temporarily clamp blood vessels
What are hemostatic forceps?
ABG
"-Ptysis" is the suffix used to describe this bodily function
What is spitting or coughing?
While reviewing a patient's chart, you find that they've suffered an injury to the "proximal femur". This is the area of the body that is described with that term.
What is just below the hip?
When working with a sterile field, touching any item outside the one inch border or letting a sterile item drop below the waist results in this critical breach
In order to test for visual acuity, we ask the patient to stand 20 feet away from a Snellen chart and hold up this plastic eye covering
What is an occluder?
CVA
(hint: a stroke)
What is Cerebral Vascular Accident?