Olivia's Terminology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The process of measuring a patient
  2. 8. The scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition
  3. 11. Shallow breathing
  4. 12. Any condition that requires further observation, diagnosis, management, or patient education
  5. 13. The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic
  6. 18. Low blood pressure
  7. 19. Temperature above 100.4° F
  8. 22. A tiny living plant or animal
  9. 25. Temperature below 97° F
  10. 27. The instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing
  11. 28. No symptoms
  12. 29. An abnormal decrease in respirations
  13. 30. Gastr/o is the combining form for
  14. 31. Phase in the cardiac cycle in which ventricles contract
  15. 32. The instrument used to measure hearing
  16. 34. The _____ position is used to examine the patients back and hip joints
  17. 36. High blood pressure
  18. 37. A length of disposable paper or cloth to cover a patient to provide comfort and reduce exposure
  19. 39. The study of tissue is the study of _______
  20. 40. The last stage of HIV
  21. 42. The process of listening with a stethoscope to the sounds produced within the body to detect the signs of disease
  22. 44. Gynec/o is the combining form for
  23. 47. A microorganism that is not capable of causing a disease
  24. 50. The process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease
  25. 51. The _______ position is used to examine the patient's head, neck, chest, and upper extremities
Down
  1. 1. Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pulse oximetry
  2. 2. The most common site to take a pulse
  3. 4. Neur/o is the combining form for
  4. 5. Vital signs are checked at each appointment to establish patients ______
  5. 6. The probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's condition and the patient's prospect for recovery
  6. 7. An abnormal increase in respirations
  7. 9. Lighted instrument with a lens used for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane
  8. 10. The process of making written entries about patients in the medical record
  9. 14. A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen
  10. 15. Any change in the body or its functioning that indicates the presence of disease
  11. 16. An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms
  12. 17. Lighted instrument with a lens used for examining the interior of the eye
  13. 20. Hairlike projections that extend from the plasma membrane and are used for locomotion
  14. 21. Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions
  15. 23. Heavy breathing
  16. 24. The most accurate way to take a temperature
  17. 26. A microorganism that needs oxygen in order to live and grow
  18. 33. A patient who has been admitted to a hospital for at least one overnight stay
  19. 35. Normal respiration
  20. 38. Crani/o is the combining form for
  21. 41. An organism that causes disease
  22. 43. An individual who requires medical care
  23. 45. A method of organization for recording progress notes including the following categories: subjective data, objective data, assessment, and plan
  24. 46. Container in which instruments are deposited
  25. 48. Gloves, face shields, masks, lab coats
  26. 49. Process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease