Nursing abbreviations
DNR
Do not resuscitate
Tibia and fibula
which organ regulates blood glucose levels?
pancreas
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
Where on the body is skin the thinnest?
Eyelids
HEENT
Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
Where is the scapula located
Upper back
which organ can regenerate?
Meconium
Earliest stool of a newborn
What part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic bodily functions like heartbeat and breathing?
Medulla Oblongata
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
What is the name for the “soft spot", consisting of a strong band of connective tissue lying between the cranial bones of the skull?
Fontanel
which three organs are considered hollow organs?
Stomach, intestines, bladder
Bradykinesia
Slow movements
In what year was Gray’s Anatomy first published? - answers within 5 years are accepted
1858
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is the nerve that runs along the funny bone?
Ulnar nerve
Which organ never feels pain?
Brain- can sometimes be operated on while patient is awake!
Lachrymation
What street drug was briefly marketed as a cough suppressant in 1898 as it was not believed to be addictive?
Heroin
Where are ossicles located?
Middle ear
What is the maximum about of urine our bladder can hold in mL?
400 mL
Borborygmi
the sound of the stomach growling, caused by movement of gas in the intestines
What material were stethoscopes originally made out of?
Wood