Key Terms
number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
Length of Stay
NPO
Absolutely nothing by mouth
A-; An-
Without, lacking
-Itis
Inflamation
Asepsis
being free of disease producing micropes
medical conditions determined by a doctor
Diagnosis
PRN
only as needed
DYS-
difficult, abnormal
-Ostomy
Surgical opening
High Fowlers Position
90 degrees HOB elevated
skin that is blue or gray
Cyanosis/Cyanotic
CAD
Coronary artery disease
Derm-
skin
-megaly
Enlargement
A cane is used on ehich side?
Unaffected or strong side
difficulty swallowing
what is dysphagia
HMO
Health Maintainance Organization
Hypo-
Under, deficient
-pathy
disease
Myocardial Infarction
Heart attack
thick mucus from the respiratory passage
phlegm
BKA
Below Knee Amputation
Leuk-
White
-rrhea
flow, discharge
Sterile
the absense of ALL pathogens both good and bad
Artery
Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to all parts of the body