In The Beginning
Meaning Large Size
What is macro or mega
What area of the body might the nurse be attending to/charting on: NEURO
Nerves
Nervous system
Jaya had an appendECTOMY. What happened?
What is appendix REMOVED
The word for the person working with the nerves.
What is NEUROLOGIST
The word for INFLAMMATION of the BRAIN
What is ENCEPHALITIS
Enceph = brain
Itis= inflammation
You read "Patient D/C medications are as follows....
IS D/C an accepted abbreviation?
What is NO.
Intended to mean DISCHARGE but many times interpreted as DISCONTINUE.
Always write "Discharge"
You read in a medical chart that Aashish has HYPOtension. What does the prefix tell you?
What is something is BELOW NORMAL. In this case it means his blood pressure is low.
After looking into this canal we might start charting using this prefix to describe this body part: OTO
What is EAR
Kimmy finally had an answer for why she was so tired. anEMIA. What does the clue tell us was affected?
What is BLOOD
I take care of your acne. What is my specialty called?
What is DERMATOLOGIST or DERMATOLOGY
The word for INFLAMMATION of the area AROUND the HEART.
What is PERI-CARD-ITIS
Peri= around
Card= Heart
Itis= Inflammation
Take that medication BID.....how many times is that in a day?
What is TWO
When we describe someone as CYANotic, we might notice what colour?
What is BLUE
Nurses often listen to these: PNEUM(o) or PULM
What is LUNGS
Jaya was in a lot of pain , one of her symptoms was hematEMESIS
. What does this mean?
what is VOMITING blood
You have a liver disease. What specialist might you see?
A HEPATOLOGIST
The word for a slow heartbeat
What is BRADYCARDIA
The order reads to monitor I & O...what are you going to monitor?
What is IN and OUT
Tommy has a UNIlateral rash. What does this mean?
The rash is only on one side of Tommy's body.
Too much chocolate might cause GASTRalgia. What is this?
What is a STOMACH PAIN
After a stroke they had dysPHASIA and dysPHAGIA. What is affected?
What is SPEAKING and EATING
You have leukEMIA. What specialist might you see?
A HEMATOLOGIST or ONCOLOGIST
The word for inflammation of the nose
What is RHINITIS
Better get a mop, Timmy has N/V. What might you have to clean up???
What is VOMIT.
N/V= nausea/vomiting
My heart rate is 122 (fast) , how would a nurse describe it?
What is TACHYcardia
My Grandma has OSTEOarthritis. What body part is affected?
What is BONES
OH OH...I've got the trots! What is the suffix for flowing or discharge?
What is RRHEA....as in diaRRHEA.
You have depression. Who. might you be referred to?
What is a PSYCHIATRIST
True or False: HEPATITIS is inflammation of the liver?
What is TRUE
"get me 20cc's of saline"
What should we use instead of CC's?
What is "mL" or "millilitre"
The family was gazing at the NEOnate.
What were they looking at?
What is NEWborn baby
NEO= new
The term BRACHI refers to what body part?
What is ARM
ie BRACHIal
His disease progressed and he needed a colOSTOMY
What is an OSTOMY?
What is to "FORM AN OPENING"
In this case an opening in the large intestine
A Nephrologist would treat pericarditis: True or False
What is false
A nephrologist treats diseases of the kidney.
Nephro = kidney
A cardiologist treats heart conditions:
peri= around
cardi = heart
itis=inflammation
I had a Tonsillectomy. What happened?
What is REMOVAL of TONSILS
The symbol @ is accepted universally? True or False
What is FALSE
Often mistaken for number 2 or number 5.
Always write out 'at"
The nurse just administered a medication via a skin patch. What kind of patch is this?
What is TRANSdermal patch
Trans = across
dermal= skin
The term GLOSSO refers to what body part?
What is TONGUE
She was diagnosed with agoraPHOBIA. What does the suffix tell us it is about?
What is FEAR
Phobia= fear
In this case fear of crowded places
You can hardly stand the pain in your feet, nothing helps! You finally got a referral. What specialist will you see
What is PODIATRIST or PODIATRY
My doctor said I have CARDIO-MY-O-PATHY
What do I have?
What is disease of the heart muscle
cardio= heart
My = muscle
O = combining vowel
pathy= disease
Using "U" is expected when referring to a unit of something? True or False
False. "U" gets mistaken for "0" or "4"
Always write out "unit"