Medical Terminalogy
Pocket of pus collected inside the chest cavity
What is Empyema?
I listen to sounds and I am usually around the neck.
What is a stethoscope?
This term is used to describe someone not allowed to eat.
What is NPO ( nothing by mouth) ?
I can cause fatigue, sob sometimes worse at night lying down, water retention and bloating, swollen legs and weight gain.
What is congestive heart failure ?
Term used for pediatric arrest
What is Code White?
As needed
What is PRN ?
I am used to intubate. I clip on the MAC's and the Millers.
What is a Laryngoscope Handle?
A term used to identify H I V
What is High Five?
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Term used for a mental health emergency
What is a Code Gold?
A Staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.
What is MRSA?
Equipment I should grab before removing a foley catheter.
What is a 10 cc syringe?
A term used to identify a patient who comes to the hospital multiple times.
What is a Frequent Flyer?
A condition in which the kidneys do not filter out waste from the blood.
What is Chronic Kidney Disease ?
Term used when a child is abducted
What is Code Purple?
A preparation that is made and administered to stimulate antibody production to provide immunity against disease.
What is a vaccine?
I am a thin, flexible tube that is inserted into a patient's nostril, when they have no gag reflex.
What is Nasopharyngeal airway?
A term used to identify patient who is walking and talking
What is a Walkie talkie?
Severe potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
Term used for a bomb threat in the hospital
The removal of an organ or tissue from one body that is implanted into another.
What is a Transplant?
I am long, blue, plastic and used during intubation; I guide the ET tube.
What is a bougie?
A state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and lasting into the night.
What is Sundowning?
A serious diabetes complication where the body produces excess blood acids.
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?