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100

A feeding tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach.

What is a nasogastric tube?

100

STAT

What is immediately?

100

This is the amount of stool to be collected for a stool specimen.

What is 2 tablespoons? 

100

Giving nutrients into the GI tract through a feeding tube. 

A. Parenteral Nutrition

B. Enteral Nutrition

What is Enteral Nutrition? 

100

A condition of bones that causes them to be chalk-like and break easily. 

What is Osteoporosis?

200

A specific amount of water or other fluid, with or without an additive, introduced into the colon to stimulate the elimination of stool

What is an Enema?

200

BP

What is Blood Pressure?

200

A tumor that does not spread to other body parts and usually does not grow back after removal.

What is Benign?

200

The lens of the eye is cloudy and less transparent. This is called: 

What is Cataracts? 

200

What is the most serious possible complication from dysphagia? 

What is aspiration?

300

A sample, such as tissue, blood, urine, stool, or sputum, used for analysis and diagnosis

What is a specimen?

300

CPR

What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?

300

A patient is receiving TPN. The pt has an elevated temperature, and c/o chills. What should you do?

What is tell the nurse immediately? 

300

Chest pain caused by a decrease in oxygenated blood to the heart. 

Hint: can be treated with rest and nitroglycerin.


What is Angina? 

300

Which is not a site for a pulse oximeter? 


Toe

Finger

Ear lobe

Knee

What is Knee? 

400
Another term for "kidney stones."

What is Renal Calculi?

400

Fx

What is Fracture?

400

The pulse site located in the inner aspect of the elbow.

What is Brachial Pulse?

400

An infection involving the whole body. 

A. Contagious

B. Systemic

C. Local

What is systemic? 

400

Yellowish color of the skin and whites of the eyes. 

What is Jaundice? 

500

An artificial opening in the body. (think Rosie)

What is a Stoma?

500

SpO2

What is Saturation of Peripheral Oxygen?

500

A critical condition in which organs and tissues do not get enough blood as a result of trauma, hemorrhage, infection, or allergic reaction.

What is Shock?

500

Will a local heat application increase or decrease blood flow to the area being treated? 

What is Increase? 

500

Paralysis on one side of the body? 

What is Hemiplegia? 

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