causes dementia when is a loss of memory and impairment
What is Alzheimer's disease?
100
A facility that offers treatment to individuals with psychiatric disorders.
What is a Psychiatric hospital?
100
works with four-legged patients
What is a Veterinarian?
100
this common suffix means, "the removal of"
What is -Ectomy ?
100
Passes from top to bottom through the center of the body and divides into two equal sides.
What does "Midsagittal" mean?
200
A hardening or thickening of the arterial walls, resulting in loss of elasticity and contraction.
What is Arteriosclerosis?
200
This facility provides nursing and rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis. Provides regular medical care for patients with long-term illnesses, recovering from illnesses, and surgery
What is a Skilled Nursing Facility provide?
200
This first responder, with advanced training, will help assess and transfer a patient to the ER.
What is a paramedic?
200
this common suffix means "paralysis"
What does -plegia mean?
200
divides the body horizontally
What is a Transverse cut?
300
caused by inadequate insulin production, leading to hyperglycemia.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
300
Provides treatment for heart-related illnesses
What is a Cardiac Care Unit?
300
Provide health care for people that may not be able to pay for it.
What do Public Health nurses do?
300
this root word means "head"
What is "Cephal/o"?
300
Location of Frontal surgery
What is "in front" of the body? (The frontal plane separates the front from the back of the body)
400
Inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or toxin.
What is Hepatitis?
400
A facility that provides personal care to patients who don't need 24-hr nursing, but can't take care of themselves.
What is an Intermediate Care facility?
400
A physician who specializes in treating cancer.
What is an Oncologist?
400
Since uria means urine, this word means "many urine".
What is "Polyurine"?
400
this body part is hypo to the knees.
What is below the knees?
500
This disease increases the pressure within the eyeball.
What is Glaucoma?
500
A facility that provides a lower-level of care to patients while their needs are being assessed and deciding what facility to move them to.
What is a Transitional Care Unit?
500
This specialized nurse collects evidence, follows chain of custody, and is an expert witness.
What is a Forensic Nurse?
500
A prefix meaning "muscle".
What is "My/o" or "muscul/o". NOTE: Myl/o is a typo!
500
Osteocytes are cells located in what structures of the body?