HCA Final exam review (Mosby's Canadian Textbook) Questions With Complete Solutions

bathroom privileges correct answer: BRP twice a day correct answer: bid when necessary correct answer: prn wheelchair correct answer: w/c at once, immediately correct answer: stat after meals correct answer: pc treatment correct answer: Tx by mouth correct answer: PO before meals correct answer: ac medication administration record correct answer: MAR left lower quadrant correct answer: LLQ right lower quadrant correct answer: RLQ right upper quadrant correct answer: RUQ left upper quadrant correct answer: LUQ four times a day correct answer: qid every night at bedtime correct answer: Qhs every 2 hours correct answer: Q2h cerebrovascular accident correct answer: CVA bowel movement correct answer: BM coronary care unit, critical care unit, cardiac care unit correct answer: CCU do not resuscitate correct answer: DNR drop correct answer: Gtt three times a day correct answer: tid blood pressure correct answer: BP nothing by mouth correct answer: NPO specimen correct answer: spec shortness of breath correct answer: SOB diagnosis correct answer: Dx intake and output correct answer: I&O every day correct answer: Qd range of motion correct answer: ROM vital signs correct answer: VS a common term for low blood sugar or hypoglycemia(less than 70mg/dL) A low blood sugar level triggers your body to release the hormone Epinephrine also called adrenaline. correct answer: insulin shock ethyl alcohol correct answer: ETOH fasting blood sugar correct answer: FBS loss of consciousness correct answer: LOC methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus correct answer: MRSA no known allergies correct answer: NKA range of motion exercises correct answer: ROME head of bed correct answer: hob hour of sleep (bedtime) correct answer: hs transient ischemic attack correct answer: TIA complains of correct answer: c/o inflammation of the lining of the stomach correct answer: Gastritis inflammation of a joint correct answer: arthritis difficulty swallowing correct answer: dysphagia difficulty breathing correct answer: Dyspnea absence of breathing correct answer: apnea lower than normal blood pressure correct answer: hypotension abnormally low level of sugar in the blood, insulin shock, which triggers the body to release the hormone epinephrine also called adrenaline. correct answer: Hypoglycemia high blood sugar correct answer: hyperglycemia