Build-A-Word
This prefix means slow
Brady
The combinding form cardi/o refers to this organ
heart
The chart says SOB- what does that mean?
Shortness of breath
A heart rate that is abnormally slow?
Bradycardia
What carries urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
This suffix means inflammation
-itis
Nephr/o refers to this organ
kidney
The patient is NPO- what does that mean?
Nothing by mouth
Abnormally fast breathing rate?
Tachypnea
What is the final portion of the small intestine called?
Ileum
This suffix means surgical removal
-ectomy
Hepat/o refers to this organ
liver
A nurse documents A&Ox4, what does that mean?
Alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation
The presence of blood in the urine
Hematuria
What means difficulty swallowing?
Dysphagia
This suffix tells you that a structure is being visually examined with an instrument or scope.
-scopy
Nerve/nervous system
Documentation says: PIV patent to right forearm. What does that mean?
Peripheral intravenous catheter is open and functioning
Difficult or labored breathing.
Dyspnea
What means inadequate blood flow to the tissue?
What means death to tissue due to prolonged loss of blood supply?
Ischemia
Infarction
What is the medical term for inflammation of the stomach and intestines
Gastroenteritis
What is the meaning of:
Proximal?
Distal?
Lateral?
Near point of attachment
Far from point of attachment
Away from midline/side
The patient reports abnormal pins/needles sensation in both legs
Give the correct medical term for all:
1. Fainting/loss of consciousness
2. Painful urination
3. Abnormal itching
1. syncope
2. dysuria
3. pruritus
What word would you use to describe a patient who knows what they want to say but has difficulty physically articulating the words clearly?
Dysarthria