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MA Intro
Week 3 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| iac | pertaining to |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| epi | above, beyond |
| hypo | low, below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| stern/o | sternum |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| dors/o | back |
| stasis | controlling,stopping |
| ism | condition |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| ana | up,apart,away |
| hem/o | blood |
| dis | apart, to separate |
| mal | bad |
| ology | study of |
| path/o | disease |
| cardi/o | heart |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hemat/o | blood |
| nat/o | birth |
| an | no, not, without |
| stomy | new opening |
| tripsy | crushing |
| tomy | incision |
| graphy | recording |
| tome | to cut |
| metry | process of measuring |
| esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| prn | as needed |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| D/C | discontinue |
| @ | at |
| STAT | immediately |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| List the three routes of injections | intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous |
| List three planes of the body | sagittal, coronal, transverse |
| Downward away from the head | Inferior |
| Away from an organ | efferent |
| Toward the mid line | Medial |
| The opposite side | contralateral |
| Away from the surface | deep |
| Farther away from the point of attachment | distal |
| Toward an organ | afferent |
| On the same side | ipsilateral |
| Toward the back | posterior/dorsal |
| On the bottom of the foot | Plantar |
| At what angle is a subcutaneous injection given | 45 degrees |
| At what angle is an intradermal injection given | 10-15 |
| At what angle is an intramuscular injection given | 90 |
| At what angle is a venipuncture performed | 15-30 |
| List the four vital signs | Blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temp |
| Which artery is the most communally used for taking a pulse | radial |
| What is the normal range for a pulse in an adult | 60-100 |
| What is the normal range for a blood pressure in an adult | 120/80-140-90 |
| What is the normal range for respiration's in an adult | 12-20/16-20 |
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