Med Terms
Term for vomiting blood
What is hematemesis?
Most commonly used vein in phlebotomy
What is the medical cubital?
Precaution type needed for a TB patient
What is airborne?
The place where the electrical conduction of the heart begins
What is the SA node (Sinoatrial)?
This route provides the fastest clinical response for nitroglycerin
What is sublingual?
A girl's first menstrual cycle.
What is menarche?
Maximum time a tourniquet should be left on
What is 1 minute?
Area of the sterile field which is considered to be not sterile
What is the 1 inch border?
Where the precordial leads are placed during an EKG
What is on the chest?
The number of mLs in 1 teaspoon
What is 5 mLs?
Medical term for a blood clot.
What is a thrombus?
Location of blood collection for newborns up to infants of 6 months of age.
What is the heel?
The place where you dispose of non-sharp items contaminated with blood.
What is the biohazard bag?
The ground wire is placed here for a 12 lead EKG
What is the right lower extremity?
The angle at which an intradermal injection should be given.
What is 10-15 degrees without aspiration?
Dysuria w/ hematuria
What is the medical term for painful, bloody urination?
Correct tube color for a blood culture
What is yellow (sterile)?
First thing you do if you are exposed to a contaminated needle stick.
What is wash the area with soap and water?
What is the AV (Atrioventricular) node?
The most appropriate location to administer an IM injection to an infant.
What is the vastus lateralis?
Nephrectomy
What is the surgical removal of a kidney?
Tube additive & color for a Hemoglobin A1c
What is lavender and EDTA?
What you would use to clean up a urine spill
What is a 10% bleach solution?
Most common position to place a patient in for taking an EKG
What is supine?
The injection route mostly commonly used to test a pt for allergies.
What is intradermal?