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100

A-

a. too much

b. too little

c. lack of/stop

c. lack of/stop

a pnea = temporary stopping of breathing

100

Cardio means?

a. bones

b. heart

c. body

b. heart

cardio - vascular system = heart/blood vessels

100

-itis

a. bruised

b. inflamed

c. swollen

b. inflamed

100

Peri- cardi-um

Around the heart (pericardial sac is a sac that surrounds the heart)

100

Auscultate is to?


Listen to

Auscultate lung sounds

200

Brady 

a. slower than normal

b. faster than normal

c. normal

a. slower than normal

brady - pnea = slower than normal respiratory rate

200

Lipo

a. fat/lipid

b. protein

c. carbohydrate

a. fat/lipid

lipo - suction = suction out of fat cells

200

-otomy

a. cut into

b. removal of

c. around

a. cut into

crani - otomy = to make an incision into the skull

200

Lip-ase

An enzyme that breaks down fat

200

Objective data is?

Information gathered from a tool and/or cannot be misinterpreted

Temperature, B/P, HR

300

Hypo

a. too slow

b. too fast

c. normal

a. too slow

hypo - tension = too low B/P 

300

Gastro

a. stomach

b. intestines

c. colon

a. stomach

gastro - intestinal disease = a disease affecting the stomach and intestines

300

-emia

a. pertaining to the brain

b. pertaining to the blood

c. pertaining to the kidney

b. pertaining to the blood

a - nemia = lack of blood

300

Osteo - cyte

Bone cell

300

Which nursing intervention did you perform for a person with a fever?

a. administered prescribed antipyretic

b. placed a cool cloth to their forehead

c. took their temperature every 4 hours as ordered

b. placed a cool cloth to their forehead

400

Dys

a. difficulty

b. absence

c. removal

a. difficulty

dys - pnea = difficulty breathing

400

Myo

a. muscle

b. bone

c. joint

a. muscle

myo - cardium = heart muscle

400

Cyte/o

a. bladder

b. joint

c. cell

c. cell

400

Enceph - a - litis

Inflammation of the brain

400

I documented bilateral ankle edema.

You documented bilateral ankle swelling and inflammation.

What's the difference?

Edema is swelling from fluid, while swelling and inflammation is from tissue damage accompanied with possibly pain and redness.

500

Peri

a. around

b. in between

c. outside of

a. around

peri - cardium = sac around the heart

peri - osteum = covering around the bone

500

Hepata/o

a. kidney

b. stomach

c. liver

c. liver

hepato - toxic medication = a medication harmful to the liver

500

-plasty

a. incision into

b. surgical repair

c. removal of

b. surgical repair

rhino - plasty = surgical repair of the nose

500

Brady - cardia

Slow heart (rate)

500

Your patient states they are tired, but you documented lethargic. The neurosurgeon is now yelling at you.

 Why?

Lethargy is often related to a patient's level of consciousness or mental state, while tired is a generalized feeling

600

Osteo/osseous

a. cells

b. blood

c. bone

c. bone

osteo - porosis = holes in the bone

600

Encheph

a. skull

b. heart

c. brain

c. brain


600

-ase

a. heart

b. enzyme

c. blood

b. enzyme

prote - ase = an enzyme that breaks down proteins

600

Vaso - constriction

Constriction of the blood vessels

600

Palapte is to?

Feel

Palpate the abdomen for lumps, bumps, abnormalities

700

Vaso

a. vessels

b. veins

c. arteries

a. vessels

vaso - dilation = vessels dilating 

700

Nephro

a. liver

b. kidney

c. stomach

b. kidney

nephro - logist = doctor specializing in the kidney

700

-lysis

a. to create

b. to build up

c. to destroy

c. to destroy

hemo - lysis = destruction of blood cells

700

Cranio - syno - stosis

cranio = skull

syno = joint that does not move

stosis = abnormal narrowing

700

"Pedal pulses are strong and equal bilaterally" means what?

The pulses on the feet are the same when felt at the same time

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