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Med Terms: Charting Terms and Emergency Codes Flashcards

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Abdomen

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  • Protuberant, distended (large and extends outward)

-Hard, rigid, distended, tympanic, taut (hard board like)

-Relaxed, flaccid (soft, flabby)

-Distended, edematous (swollen, rounded)

-Tympanic, flatulent (filled with gas)

-Pendulous (hangs down)

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Amounts

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-Profuse, copious (large amounts of drainage)

-Moderate (medium amount of drainage)

-Scant (small amount of drainage)

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Back

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-Kyphosis (hunchback)

-Lumbar region (small of back)

-Lordosis (swayback)

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Bleeding

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-Epistaxis (nose bleed)

-Hematuria (blood in urine)

-Hemoptysis (spitting up blood)

-Guaiac positive (positive blood in stool)

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Breath

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-Halitosis (unpleasant)

-Fetid (foul)

-Fruity, sweet (with sweet fruit-like odor)

-Odor of ammonia (urinous odor)

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Breathing

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-Respiration (breathing)

-Dyspnea (difficult breathing)

-Apnea (short periods when breathing has ceased)

-Orthopnea (inability to breathe while lying down)

-Tachypnea (rapid breathing)

-Cheyne-Stokes respirations (increasing dyspnea with periods of apnea)

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Consciousness

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-A&Ox3 (alert, fully conscious, oriented to date, time, place)

-Semi-conscious (only partly conscious)

-Stuporous (unconscious, but can be aroused)

-Comatose (unconscious, cannot be aroused)

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Cough

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-Continuous, persistent, productive, nonproductive, dry, hacking (type of cough)

-Spasmodic (occurring in spasms)

-Hemoptysis (coughing up or expectoration of blood)

-Stridulous (dead tissue)

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Decay

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-Tissue necrosis, necrotic (dead tissue)

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Defecation

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-Diarrhea (frequent liquid defecation)

-Clay or dark brown, black, yellow (color of stool)

-Liquid, soft or hard formed, watery, semi-formed, constipated, undigested food, mucoid (constituents of stool)

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Drainage

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-Purulent (containing pus)

-Sanguineous ( bloody)

-Serous (of lymphatic fluid)

-Mucopurulent (contains mucus and pus)

-Tenacious (tough, sticky)

-Serosanguineous (bloody, lymphatic (lymphatic))

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Edema: swelling in extremities, after depressing for 5 seconds

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1+ edema (indented 2mm)

2+ edema (indented 4mm)

3+ edema (indented 6mm)

4+ edema (indented 8mm)

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Emesis

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-Induced (produced by conscious effort of patient)

-Projectile (ejected a few feet distance)

-Hematemesis (if blood is noticeable)

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Eyes

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-visual acuity (sharpness of vision)

-Jaundiced (yellow in color)

-edematous (puffy, swollen)

-ptosis of lids (drooping eyelids)

-Photophobia (unusually sensitive to light)

-Diplopia (double vision)

-Strabismus (cross eye, squinting)

-Exophthalmos (abnormal protrusion of eyeball)

-Conjunctivitis (inflammation of conjunctive)

-Mydriasis, pupil dilated (dilation of the pupil)

-Myosis, pupil constricted, pin point (contraction of the pupil)

-Myopia (near-sightedness)

-Hyperopia (far-sightedness)

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Faintness

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-Syncope/syncopal episode (fainting)

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Fever

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-Afebrile (without fever)

-Pyrexia (temperature above normal)

-Hyperpyrexia (temperature greatly above normal)

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Head

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-Frontal region (forehead)

-Temporal region (region over temple)

-Occipital region (back of head)

-Basilar region (base of skull)

-Macrocephaly, hydrocephalus (having a large head)

-Microcephalus (having a small head)

-Parietal (top of head)

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Hives

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-Urticaria (hives)

-Pruritus (itching)

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Joints

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-Flexion (bending)

-Extension (to straighten)

-Rotation (revolve around)

-Abduction (move away from median line)

-Adduction (move toward median line)

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Lips

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-Cyanotic (blue in color)

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Medicine (administration)

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-Orally (by mouth)

-Rectally (by rectum)

-Inhalation (breathing in)

-Topically (rubbing into skin)

-Subcutaneous (under the skin)

-Intradermal (within the skin)

-Intramuscular (within the muscle)

-Intraspinal, intrathecal (within the spinal canal)

-Intravenous (within the vein)

-Intraosseous (withing the bone)

-Instillation (pouring into body cavity)

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Menstruation

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-Menses present (if present when admitted)

-Dysmenorrhea (painful)

-Amenorrhea (total absence of)

-Menorrhagia (profuse or prolonged flow)

-Menopause (cessation of)

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Odor

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-Offensive, foul (very unpleasant)

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Paralysis

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-Facial (of the muscles of the face)

-Paraplegia (of the legs)

-Hemiplegia (of one side of the body)

-Monoplegia (of a single limb)

-Quadriplegia (of all 4 extremities and usually the trunk)

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Perspiration
-Diaphoresis, diaphoretic (large amount/profuse)
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Positions
-Supine (flat on back, arms straight at sides) -Lateral (on side, knees flexed) -Sim's (on side with one straight leg one bent leg) -Semi-Fowler's 40-50 degree (head of bed semi-erect) -Lithotomy (on back, buttocks near edge of table) -Knee-chest (resting on knees and chest) -Trendelenburg (on back, pelvis and legs higher that head) -Prone (on abdomen, face turned to one side) -Jackknife (prone with hips over break in table and feed below level of head) -Orthopneic (Seated, leaning forward, bracing elbows on lap or on table)
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Pulse
-Rate (number of beats per minute) -Regular or irregular, coupling, galloping (rhythm) -Intermittent (beats missed at intervals) -Rapid, fast, tachycardia (>100 beats per minute) - Slow, bradycardia (slow in rate <50 bpm) -Thready, weak (only scarcely perceptible) -Imperceptible, absent (pulseless) -Pulse strength 0=absent, not palpable, inaudible with doppler 1+=diminished/palpable 2+=expected/normal 3+=strong/full pulse 4+=bounding, cant be obliterated -Normal in rate and rhythm (normal)
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Skin
-Healthy, normal for race (normal) -Cyanotic (blue in color) -Extreme pallor, ashen (very white) -Erythema (redness) -Glossy (shines) -Excoriation (raw surface) -Jaundiced (yellow in color) -Pigmented (containing colored areas) -Abraded, denuded (scraped) -Clammy (cold and moist) -Mottled (splotchy r/t poor circulation)
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Speech
-Incoherent (not understandable) -Rambling (meaningless, wondering) -Slurring (words run together) -Dysphasia (difficulty speaking) -Aphasia (unable to speak)
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Throat
-Dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) -Aphagia (inability to swallow) -Red, swollen, inflamed, ulcerated (other descriptive terms)
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Tongue
-Pink, moist, dry, cracked, swollen, inflamed, ulcerated (descriptive terms)
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Urination
-Voiding, micturate (to urinate) -Incontinence (no control over urination) -Diuresis (large amount of urine voided) -Anuria (total suppression of urine) -Nocturia (frequent voiding at night) -Polyuria (increased amount voided) -Dysuria (painful urination) -Pyuria (pus in urine) -Hematuria (blood in urine) -Oliguria (scantiness of urine) -Glycosuria (sugar in urine)
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Weight
-Obese (overweight) -Emaciated, wasting (abnormal thinness) -Cachectic (very underweight)
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Wounds
-Suppurating, purulent (discharging pus) -Eschar (black or gray necrotic tissue) -Exudate (wound drainage)
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Code Blue
Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest, urgent medical assistance needed
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Security alert
Violent behavior, Hostage situation, Lockdown, Bomb threat, Active shooter
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Sever Weather
Stage 1: watch for deteriorating conditions Stage 2: Warning, close doors and windows Stage 3: Imminent danger, evacuate to interior of building
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Internal Event
Usually indicates utility failures may need to evacuate certain areas
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External Event
Usually involving multiple casualties. Hospital will prepare for influx of multiple patients and mass casualty protocols will be enacted
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Fire
location will be announced, as well as an “All Clear” announcement after fire has been put out. Follow R.A.C.E. and P.A.S.S. methods for safety of pt’s and employees.
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Missing Adult/Child/Infant
last seen location, approximate age, and clothing will be announced. -Remember things like -Clothing -Age -Direction of travel -What time they left the building Not allowed to physically keep someone from leaving building, but take note of suspicious individuals.

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