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Nursing Tips: Medical Terminology

A patient undergoing a paracentesis (drainage of fluid from the peritoneal cavity using a needle) must empty their bladder prior to the procedure.

Paracentesis: Nursing Care

Gastrointestinal Medical Terminology

A patient undergoing a paracentesis (drainage of fluid from the peritoneal cavity using a needle) must empty their bladder prior to the procedure.

A patient experiencing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) will likely have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, metabolic acidosis, anemia, and elevated creatinine and BUN.

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Renal Medical Terminology

A patient experiencing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) will likely have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, metabolic acidosis, anemia, and elevated creatinine and BUN.

HF stands for Heart Failure.

Symptoms of Heart Failure

Medical Terminology

HF stands for Heart Failure.

The suffix "lithiasis" means "presence of stones," as in "cholelithiasis" (presence of stones in the gallbladder). The Paleolithic period is considered the Stone Age!

Suffix: -lithiasis

Medical Terminology

The suffix "lithiasis" means "presence of stones," as in "cholelithiasis" (presence of stones in the gallbladder).

HF stands for Heart Failure. To help you remember the symptoms of the different kinds of HF, remember Left is Lungs, Right is Rest of the Body!

Heart Failure

Medical Terminology

HF stands for Heart Failure.

The prefix "Pan-" means "all," as in "pancytopenia" where all types of blood cells are decreased. For example: In a panoramic photo, you capture all of the view.

Prefix: Pan-

Medical Terminology

The prefix "Pan-" means "all," as in "pancytopenia" where all types of blood cells are decreased.

The prefix "Ab-" means "to take away from," such as abducting the arm (moving it away from midline). For example: The child was Abducted and taken away

Prefix: Ab-

Medical Terminology

The prefix "Ab-" means "to take away from," such as abducting the arm (moving it away from midline).

The root "lingu/o" means "tongue," as in the "sublingual" (under the tongue). I use my tongue to get linguini noodles into my mouth.

Prefix: Lingu-

Medical Terminology

The root "lingu/o" means "tongue," as in the "sublingual" (under the tongue).