NR103 Week 3 Medical Terminology Practice!

Prefixes

100

I am semi-occluded. Semi- means?

Half

200

I have macro-cytic anemia. Macro- refers to?

Large

300

The doctor will abduct the bone. Ab- refers to?

away from

400

My doctor said I am bradycardic. Brady refers to?

slow

500

I have pancytopenia. Pan refers to?

All

Acronyms

100

My patient is A & O. A & O refers to?

Alert and oriented

200

My patient decided to leave AMA. AMA refers to?

Against medical advice

300

The nurse practitioner ordered Docusate BID. BID refers to?

Twice a day

400

"Please pull the patient up to the HOB." HOB refers to?

Head of bed

500

Prior to sending a patient down to surgery, a ROS must be performed. A ROS is?

Review of systems

Cardiac

100

For Chamberlain, we are required to have CPR certification. CPR refers to?

cardiopulmonary resuscitation 

200

Your patient has been diagnosed with HTN. HTN refers to...

hypertension

300

The nurse just called the phlebotomist. Phlebo refers to?

vein

400

The nurse was talking about my RBC's being low. RBC refers to?

Red blood cell

500

The doctor said I needed an ECHO to check out my heart. ECHO refers to:

echocardiogram

Respiratory

100

The doctor said my eye cream has an ingredient that is carcinogenic. Carcino refers to?

cancerous

200

I has an x-ray done that showed I have something called a pneumothorac. Pneumo refers to?

Lungs/air

300

A patient was in trouble and I heard over the intercom the nurse saying "room 662 stat!" STAT refers to :

immediately

400

My voice was acting up and my throat was hurting. The doctor diagnosed me with a URI. URI refers to:

upper respiratory infection

500

My goodness does that person in the next room snore! I think they might have OSA. OSA refers to:

obstructive sleep apnea