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one hundred or one hundredth
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hyper-
excessive, more than normal
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hypo-
beneath or below normal
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ante-, pre-
before in time or place
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ecto, ex-, exo-, extra-
out, without, away from
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hypo-, infra-, sub-
beneath, under
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meso-, mid-, medio-
middle
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para-
near, beside, or abnormal
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super-, supra-
above, beyond
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sym-, syn-
joined, together
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macro-, mega-, megalo-
large or great
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favoring, supporting
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Types of Injections
Subcutaneous
INjection places a small amount (.5 to 2mL) of Medication below the skin layer into the subcutaneous tissue. 45 degree angle
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Types of Injections
Intramuscular
An intramuscular injection deposits medication into a muscular layer. As much as 3 to 5 mL may be administered in one injection. 90 degree injection
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Types of Injections
Intradermal
places very small amounts (.1 to .3 mL) of a druginto outer layer of the skin with a very fine gauge short needle. 10 degree angle
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Types of Injections
Intravenous
injection is used to administer medication directly into the bloodstream for immediate effect or to withdraw blood for testing.
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What is the difference between?
intracellular
extracellular
intercellular
- Intracellular means within the cell
- extracellular means situated outside a cell or the cells of the body
- intercellular means located between cells
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Rules for adding a- and an-
- usa a- before a consonant
- use an- before a vowel or the letter h
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HEENT
head, eye, ear, nose, throat
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HPI
history of the present illness
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TFT
thyroid function test
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WD, WN
well developed, well nourished
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What does Primi- mean?
above, beneath, excessive, first
first
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what does tachy- mean?
bad, good, fast, slow
fast
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what does dys- mean?
difficult, good, normal, slow
difficult
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what does hypo- mean?
above, after, before, beneath
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which term descirbes a structure that can only be seen with the naked eye?
macroscopic, microscopic, ophthalmoscopic, ophthalmoscopy
macroscopic
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what does the prefix in antibiotic mean?
against
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what does the prefix in hemisphere mean?
half
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what is the meaning of the prefix in bilateral?
two
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which type of injection places a small amount of durginto the outer layers of skin?
intradermal, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous
intradermal
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which term means a set of symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular disease or condition?
syndrome
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abnormally slow speech
brady
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behind the nose
post nasal
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decreased size of the external ear
microtia
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occurring on the opposite side
contralateral
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descriptive of extremely high sound frequences
ultrasonic
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descriptive of light beyond the visible spectrum
ultraviolet
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located between the cells
intercellular
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permeable to selective substances
semipermiable
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state of exhaustion
fatigue
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centigrade
a scale where the freezing temp is 0 degrees and boiling point is 100 degrees
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in- can mean two things..what are they?
not and inside
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infra- and intra- are commonly confused, what do they mean?
- infra- (under)
- intra-(within)
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opposites:
ante-, pre- vs. post-
- ante-, pre- before
- post- after
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opposites
en-, end-, endo- vs. ecto-, exo-, extra-
en-, end-, endo- inside
ecto-, exo-, extra- outside
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opposites
hyper- vs hypo-
- hyper- more than normal
- hypo- less than normal
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macro- vs micro-
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nulli- vs. pan-
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super-, supra- vs hypo-, infra-, sub-
- super- supra- above
- hypo-, infra-, sub- below
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which ones are mispelled?
adiction
antiperspirant
ipselateral
postanethetic
suprarenal
- adiction - addiction
- ipselateral - ipsilateral
- postanethetic - postanesthetic
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