Regulatory Agencies Regulating Healthcare Facilities

This article will tell you all about some agencies that regulate medical facilities.

Joint Commission on American Hospital Organization JCAHO pronounced jayco states that all applicants must meet minimum standards to get federal jobs.

Occupational Safety Health Administration OSHA is a government agency that sets certain standards for employees and the workplace.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OBRA sets the testing and training requirements for certified nursing assistants.

Hyper tension means above normal blood pressure. Hyper means above.

Hyperglycemia is high blood sugar and the -emia stands for blood.

Hypo tension means low blood pressure. Hyperkalemia is high potassium levels.

Hypokalemia is low potassium levels.

Febrile means having a fever.

Ab- means away from the normal such as abnormal. Abduction is to move the body part away from the body for the range of motion.

Ad- means toward the center. Adduction would mean moving toward the body.

Abduction and Adduction are on the state certified nursing assistant test.

Inter-means between and among. Interstitial means between and among tissues.

Intra- means within or inside the tissue. Some examples are intravenous IV and intramuscular IM.

Interpolar is between two poles or within two poles.

Internasal is between the nasal bones.

The difference between inter and intra is on the state test.

Intra- is within or inside the muscle.

Cyanosis is when a blue patient lacks blood in their body.

Erythr/o are erythrocytes and erythro means red.

Platelets are called thrombocytes.

Melano- means black deposits.

Polio means gray. This is a virus that attacked the gray matter in the spinal cord in the 1950's and 1960's.

Anterior is located in the front and the opposite of that is posterior. Posterior wall MI is a posterior wall myocardial infrarction that is in the back of the heart. An inferior wall MI is a heart attack in between inside the heart.

Ventral is on the abdominal anterior or front side of the body. Dorsal is on the back.

Superior is the upper portion of the body. Inferior is the lower portion of the body.

The veins return the blood to the heart and the superior vena cava brings blood from the upper portion of the body.

Ante- means before

Cyto- refers to cells.

Macro- large

NPO nothing by mouth
Intra- within

IV intravenous

ADL activities of daily living

Pre-op means before surgery

Post-op means after surgery

F Fahrenheit degree

FBS, F.B.S. Fasting Blood Sugar

Gtt Glucose Tolerance Test

CC, cc Cubic Centimeter

DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure

TPR Temperature Pulse Respiration

BM Bowel movement

AMA Against medical advice

P.A. Physician Assistant

A physician assistant cannot order the same narcotics as a nurse practitioner.

ANP Advance Nurse Practitioner

R.N. Registered Nurse

LPN Licensed Practical Nurse

M.D. Medical Doctor

For the M.D.'s the residents wear long white coats and the interns wear short white
coats.

C.A. Clinical Assistant

C.N.A. Certified Nursing Assistant

H.A. Hospital Attendant

P.T.A. Psychology Therapy Aide

Abd. Abdomen

B.M. Or b.m. Bowel movement

B.P. Blood Pressure

U/A Urinalysis

GYN Gynecological

GU Genitourinary

Hyper- above or high
mL Milliliter

L Liter

HTN Hypertension

LB Pound

MI Myocardial Infarction

N & V Nausea and Vomiting

n/g tube, tube/ng, N.G.T. Neurogastric Tube

R r Rectal

c Celsius or cent

CBC Complete Blood Count

CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

DM Diabetes Mellitis

ECG Electrocardiogram

GI Gastrointestinal

Hypo- Low or beneath

ADL Activities of daily living

Pre op Before surgery

Post op After surgery

TPR Temperature Pulse Respiration

BM Bowel Movement

AMA Against Medical Advice

P.A. Physician Assistant

Physician Assistants cannot order the same narcotics as a nurse practitioner.

ANP Advance Nurse Practitioner

R.N. Registered Nurse

LPN Licensed Practical Nurse

MD Medical Doctor

Resident doctors wear long white coats. Intern doctors wear short white coats.

C.A. Clinical Assistant

C.N.A. Certified Nursing Assistant

H.A. Hospital Attendant

P.T.A. Psych Therapy Aide

So to learn these medical terminology terms you will get index cards and put the
term on the one side of the index card and the meaning on the other side of the card and then you can make flash cards for yourself.