Warmup • Review for Word Root, Prefix and Suffix Quizes
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. For each of the following, write the prefix or suffix. Write in notebooks Slow Around Disease Against Before Urine Fast Pain White Surgical removal Straight Inflammation
For each of the following, write the prefix or suffix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Slow- brady Around- peri Disease- ia Against - anti Before- pre Urine- uria Fast- tachy Pain- algia White- leuko Surgical removal- ectomy Straight- ortho Inflammation- itis
Common Abbreviations in a Health Care Setting.
Write each of the following down with their meaning
Immediately, at once
Vital signs (TPR and BP)
What is TPR? Temperature Pulse Respiration What is BP? Blood Pressure
Prescription, take, treatment
Whenever necessary, needed as
Hour of sleep (bedtime)
Nothing by mouth
By mouth
Twice a day
Every 2 hours • If a patient is turned q 2 h, how many times will the patient be turned in 8 hours?
Ambulate, walk
milligram
milliliter
liter
cubic centimeter
teaspoon
electrocardiogram
discontinue, discharge
Do not resuscitate
electroencephalogram
Greater Than
Less Than
Processing
Processing • Abbreviations Sentences • Make index cards for abbreviations from dictionary • Homework- Study for Abbreviations Quiz tomorrow.