ambiguous‚ unfamiliar‚ and look-alike abbreviations and acronyms leading to misinterpretation and medical errors. The patient’s safety is a common goal in every healthcare institution. One of the major issues in a patient safety is an error that can be caused by an abbreviation. The most common is medication errors. One of the most common but preventable causes of medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted
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Medical Terminology Final Review Combining Forms: Acous/o = Hearing Aden/o = Gland Andr/o = Male Ather/o = Yellowish Plaque‚ Fatty Substance Aur/o = Ear Auricul/o = Ear Blephar/o =Eyelid Carcin/o = Cancerous‚ Cancer Cardi/o = Heart Cephal = Head Chem/o =Chemical Choledoch/o = Common Bile Duct Coron/o = Heart Cyan/o = Blue Dacry/o = Tear Dermat/o = Skin Dipl/o = Double Encephal/o = Brain Enter/o = Intestines; Small Intestines Gastr/o = Stomach Glyc/o = Sugar Gonad/o = Sex
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------------------------------------------------- Contains tissues that temporarily store fat‚ glucose‚ water‚ and salts such as sodium chloride. 5. ------------------------------------------------- Designed to sheild body from harmful‚ ultraviolet rays illuminated by the sun. 6. ------------------------------------------------- Absorbs certain medications and chemicals 7. ------------------------------------------------- Acts as a site for nerve receptors; to receive sensory information associated with pain‚ temperature
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pressure is applied Exsanguinate to stop from bleeding out and bleeding to death Range of motion and laxity the degree of movement that a lever is capable of completing when restricted by a joint and its surrounding tissues. Trocar is a medical instrument with a sharply pointed end‚ often three-sided‚ that is used inside a hollow cylinder (cannula) to introduce this into blood vessels or body cavities. Arthroscope a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision
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Week 6 Chapter 10 Exercise 10-1‚ p. 225 Define the following terms: 1. Hyperalbuminemia abnormally high albumin in the blood 2. Hypoproteinemia low protein in the blood 3. Leukocytopenia decrease in white blood cells 4. Erythropoiesis production of red blood cells 5. Toxemia toxins in the blood 6. Bacteremia bacteria in the blood 7. Thrombocytopenia decrease in platelets Use the suffix –emia to write words for the following definitions: 8. Presence of pus in the
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Interpret and Apply Medical Terminology Appropriately While most medical office personnel‚ in either setting‚ will not necessarily have to know vast amounts of technical medical terminology‚ it is important to have a working knowledge in order to effectively fulfill your duties in a medical setting. There are numerous resources online‚ college courses‚ books‚ and flash cards one can use to learn medical terminology. Every office will likely have a good medical dictionary and other resources
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Universal Writing Rubric. PART I: MEDICAL RECORDS QUESTIONS The Medical Record Management System your office implements is only as good as the ease of retrieval of the data in the files. Organization and adherence to set routines will help to ensure that medical records are accessible when they are needed. Questions: 1. 1. Why are medical records important? (See Chapter 14‚ page 238–239 of your text for the reasons.) Medical information is the lifeblood of the healthcare
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inflammation of the _____ tonsils. a.|pharyngeal| b.|palatine| c.|lingual| _a___ 5. Which of the following carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart? a.|pulmonary arteries|c.|pulmonary veins| b.|arterial capillaries|d.|superior vena cava| _c___ 6. The site of O and CO exchange is in the a.|arterioles|c.|capillaries| b.|venules|d.|arteries| __c__ 7. The main trunk of the systemic arterial system is the a.|myocardial artery|c.|aorta| b.|coronary artery|d.|superior vena cava| _b___
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Unit 6: Supporting children’s play 1. Understand the play environment 1.1. Explain what is meant by the play environment The play environment is the provision that is made foe children in which they can learn‚ play and relax. It encompasses both the physical environment (such as the layout‚ equipment and furniture) and the “emotional” environment (the atmosphere‚ or ambience that is created). 1.2. Explain how the environment supports play. Play doesn’t just happen. It is true that babies and
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Unit 6 Assignment 1: Homework Learning Objectives and Outcomes Name the main events in the development of SQL statements. Run SELECT queries with wild cards‚ DISTINCT key word‚ calculations‚ sorting and aliasing. Run queries with the WHERE clause to filter the result sets. Use the Aggregate functions COUNT‚ AVG‚ SUM‚ MIN‚ and MAX. Assignment Requirements Answer the true-or-false questions on the next page by filling out the answer sheet. Required Resources Textbook Submission Requirements Submit
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