08/12/13 1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Aneurysm (AN-ū-rizm) A thin‚ weakened section of the wall of an artery or a vein that bulges outward‚ forming a balloonlike sac. Common causes are atherosclerosis‚ syphilis‚ congenital blood vessel defects‚ and trauma. If untreated‚ the aneurysm enlarges and the blood vessel wall becomes so thin that it bursts. The result is massive hemorrhage with shock‚ severe pain‚ stroke‚ or death. Treatment may involve surgery in which the weakened area of the blood
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1. How can eliminating abbreviations reduce errors? I think that eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and people get confused between them‚ however‚ if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals. They would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. According to Dr. Darryl S. Rich‚ “to minimize the potential for error and to maximize patient safety‚ prescribers need to avoid such specifically
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Glossary of HR terms Term Absolute ratings Definition A rating method where the rater assigns a specific value on a fixed scale to the behavior or performance of an individual instead of assigning ratings based on comparisons between other individuals. The Accident Compensation Corporation Accident compensation Affirmative action Also : Positive discrimination. Carried out on behalf of women and disadvantaged groups and members of such groups are placed in dominant positions. Appraisal Attrition
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Final - Med Term Question Answer False True or False - A word cannot end with a combining form (word root + vowel). False True or False - The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the prefix first‚ the suffix second and the word root last. False True or False - Paralysis occurring on only one half of the body is known as quadriplegia. True True or False - Hyper-‚ hypo-‚ and poly- are all prefixes that indicate measurement. False True or False - Bi-‚ mono-‚ and primi-
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Handout for Assignment 3.1: Musculoskeletal Case Study • Describe skeletal system disorders and diseases‚ tests‚ procedures‚ and drug categories • Describe muscular system disorders and diseases‚ tests‚ procedures‚ and drug categories Handout Instructions: Below is a case study of a patient who was in a motorcycle accident. Read the case study and answer the questions. Some questions ask for information not included within this lesson. Use your text‚ a medical dictionary‚ or
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ANCHOR TERMINOLOGY: 1)ANCHOR AWEIGH:THE ANCHOR IS SAID TO BE AWEIGH THEMOMENT IT IS BROKEN OUT OF THE GROUND AND CLEAR OF THESEA BED. 2)ANCHOR A-COCKBILL:WHEN THE ANCHOR IS HANGINGVERTICALLY FROM THE HAWSEPIPE‚ WITH THE FLUKES TURNEDINTO THE SHIPS SIDE. IN THIS POSITION IT WILL NOT STOWCORRECTLY IN THE HAWSE PIPE. 3)ANCHOR BUOY:A BUOY USED TO INDICATE THE POSITION OF THESHIPS ANCHOR WHEN ON THE BOTTOM. 4)ANCHOR COMING HOME:WHEN THE ANCHOR IS BEING DRAWNTOWARDS THE SHIP IN THE OPERATION OF HEAVING
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1. Above board On or above the deck‚ in plain view‚ not hiding anything. 2. Above-water hull The hull section of a vessel above the waterline‚ the visible part of a ship. Also‚ topsides. 3. Act of Pardon or Act of Grace A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer. Also see Letter of marque. 4. Abaft Toward the stern‚ relative to some object ("abaft the fore hatch"). 5. Abaft the beam Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees
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safety (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013). Terminology standardization is one mandate which hospitals are attempting to comply with the meaningful use standards. According to Hebda & Czar (2013)‚ standardized terminologies are “structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology development guidelines and have been approved by an authoritative body” (p. 298). This is not an easy feat for hospitals for numerous systems have their own local terminology that they will need to map
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MEDICAL ERRORS By: Sara Unger While identifying reasons why medical errors occur and constructing models of how to manage them has proved relatively straightforward‚ implementing and meaningfully evaluating solutions in ’real-world’ settings has proven considerably more difficult. From an information systems (IS) perspective‚ although the promise of technology remains powerful. Using medical handover as a field-site‚ this research-in-progress paper presents an adaptation of James Reason’s ’Swiss
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CC 306M – Test 5 (Fall 2012) 1. Combining form for ‘eye’: A) Ot/o B) Opt/o C) Ophthalm/o D) A and C E) B and C 2. Core/o: A) Cornea B) Pupil C) Lens D) Sclera 3. Farsightedness is also termed: A) Myopia B) Hyperopia C) Haplopia D) Isopia 4. ______osis = abnormal contraction/lessening of the pupils: A) SclerB) MiC) ScotD) Arcu5. Condition where the eye adjusts for vision in dark light: A) Myopia B) Photopia C) Scotopia D) Ametropia 6. Breaking down or dissolution of the lens of the eye: A) Corneolysis
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