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medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| f o b | foot of bed |
| C H F | congestive heart failure |
| R A C E | Remove resident from danger Activate 911 Contain fire if possible Extinguish if possible |
| Transmission-based or isolation precautions are... | used in addition to standard precautions |
| When transferring to a wheel chair on which side should the w/c be place? | The stronger side |
| what is longrolling? | moving a resident asa unit w/out disturbing alignment. |
| Blood borne disease can be transmitted by? | infected blood entering your blood. |
| standard precautions should be practiced... | on every single person |
| How long should you wash your hands? | 15 seconds |
| what are standard precautions? | wearing gloves if a possibility of comming into contact w/: blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, brokien skin |
| fluid balance | equal input & out put |
| C A D | Coronary Artery Disease - lowers supply of blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart and can lead to heart attack or stroke |
| R O M | range of motions |
| A E D | automated external defibrillator |
| when using a cane... | place it on the stronger side. |
| T P R | temp., pulse, respiraton |
| Medicare | PT - A Hosp., skilled nursing, home health,hospice PT B - Dr svs, other medical & equipment PT C - private health ins. company to provide medicare benefits PT - D medications prescribed for treament only if deemed med. necessary |
| Medicaid | low income & special circumstances |
| P A S S | Pull pin aim at base of fire squeze handles sweep back and forth at base of fire |
| ROM - range of motion ... | may prevent - contractures and strengthen muscles |
| Atrophy... | occurs when the muscle weakens, decreases in size and wates away ( contracture) |
| BID b.i.d. | two times a day bi= 2x day |
| Palliative Care | focusing on - pain relief, comfort, dignity |
| c with line over it | with |
| N P O | nothing by mouth |
| for adults the normal puse is.... | 60 - 100 beats per min. |
| mormal temp for oral method is.. | 97.6 - 99.6 |
| w/c | wheel chair |
| H T N | hypertension |
| Hyper | above normal, too fast, rapid |
| Hypo | low, less than normal |
| ml | milliter ml- 1 cc |
| amb | ambulate, ambulatory (walking) |
| The normal respiration rate for adults ranges from... | 12 - 20 breaths per min |
| blood pressure measurements are recorded as... | fractions |
| C P R | cardio plumonary resuscitation |
| C V A | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| Gait... | manner of walking |
| Pron position | lying on stomach |
| Supine position | lying on back |
| Lateral postion | lying on side |
| the seconc measure of blood pressure reflects the phase when the heart relaxes is called... | Diastolic (botom) |
| this phase of blood pressure , the heart is at work contracting/pushing blood from left ventricle to the heart. | Systolic (top) |
| Clean catch urine | exludes first & last urine from the sample |
| Cognition | to think clearly |
| Stoma | artificial opening |
| Dysphagia | inability to swallow |
| Four site to measuring body temp.., | oral Axillary Anal tymplanic (ear) |
| hob | head of bead |
| per os, PO | by mouth |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| R F | restrict fluids |
| s with line over top | with out |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| spec. | specimen |
| T.I.D. / TID | three times a day |
| T P R | Temp, pulse, respiration |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VS vs | Vital Signs |
| Wt. | weight |
| NWB | non- weight bearing |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| OOB | out of bed |
| WB | weight bearing |
| brachial pulse | pulse inside elbow (1 to 1 1/2 in. above elbow |
| Contracture | permeanet & often painful stiffening of a joint and muscle |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| h, hr, hr. | hour |
| Dx dx | diagnosis |
| DNR | do not reuscitate |
| DAT | diat as tolerated |
| c/o | complains of |
| cath. | catheter |
| C | centigrade |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| as tol | as tolerated |
| ax. | axillary - armpit |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP b/p | blood pressure |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| per os, PO | by mouth |
| PRN | when necessary |
| p with line over top | after |
| t.i.d. TID | 3 times day |
| a with line over it | before |
| q with line over it | every |
| isol | isolated |
| F | fahrenheit or female |
| FF | force fluids |
| H2O | water |
| I & O | intake and out put |
| inc | incontinent |
| IV, I.V. | intravenous (with in a vein) |
| lab | laboratory |
| lb. | pound |
| LTC | long term care |
| meds | medications |
| mmHg | millimeter of mercury |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| N/A | not applicable |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OBRA | Omnibus budget Reconciliaton Act |
| oz | ounce |
| peri care | perineal care (genital) |
| q3h | every 3 hours |
| q4h | every four hours |
| R | respirations, rectal |
| rehab | rehabilitaion |
| RF | restrict fluids |
| stat | immediately |
| std. prec. | standard precautions |
| T. , temp | temperature |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| t.id., TID | three times a day |
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