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Medical Terminology and Concepts, Exams of Nursing

A wide range of medical terminology and concepts, including insurance-related terms, anatomical positions and regions, injection types, vitamin classifications, psychological development stages, and various medical abbreviations and symbols. It provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental medical knowledge that would be valuable for students pursuing healthcare-related fields. The detailed explanations and clear organization make this document an excellent resource for studying medical terminology, understanding medical procedures and concepts, and preparing for exams or assignments in courses such as anatomy, physiology, medical coding, or healthcare administration.

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Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ: A form provided to the patient when the provider believes Medicare will probably
not pay for services received
Allowed Amount
๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ: The maximum amount a third-party payer will pay for a particular procedure or
service
Copayment
๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ: a small fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit
Coinsurance
๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ: a provision under which both the insured and the insurer share the covered
losses, typically 80:20
deductible
๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ: specific amount of money a patient must pay out of pocket before the insurance
carrier begins paying
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Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : A form provided to the patient when the provider believes Medicare will probably not pay for services received Allowed Amount ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : The maximum amount a third-party payer will pay for a particular procedure or service Copayment ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : a small fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit Coinsurance ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : a provision under which both the insured and the insurer share the covered losses, typically 80: deductible ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : specific amount of money a patient must pay out of pocket before the insurance carrier begins paying

Explanation of Benefits ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : a form created by the insurance company to explain what charges were covered, denied, or need more documentation based on the claims submitted by the physician's office Participating provider (PAR) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Providers who agree to write off the difference between the amount charged by the provider and the approved fee established by the insurer Medicare ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older by Part A (hospitalization) or Part B (routine medical office visits) Tricare ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : U.S. government health insurance plan for all military personnel CHAMPVA ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : covers surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans who died as a result of service-related disabilities Medicaid

CMS-1500 Section 3 ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Physician/Supplier Section: contains information about the physician or supplier: boxes 14 - 33 Supine Position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Dorsal Recumbent Position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Sims' Position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Knee-elbow position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Fowler's Position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Lithotomy Position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ :

Epidural Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : epidural space of the spine Intra-arterial Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : injection into an artery (to break up clots) Intra-articular Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : injection into joint space Intradermal Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Skin of the upper chest, forearms, upper pack. 5 - 15 ยบ angle intramuscular injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal muscles Intraosseous Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Bone marrow Intraperitoneal Injection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : within the peritoneal cavity Intrapleural Injection

Sagittal Plane ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : divides body into left and right Coronal Plane ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : divides body into front and back Transverse Plane ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, small and large intestine Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portions of large intestine Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter Epigastric Region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : located above the stomach Umbilical Region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : hypogastric region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Right Hypochondriac Region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : right lateral region just below the ribs Left Hypochondriac Region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : left upper region below the rib cartilage Right lumbar Region ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : right middle region near the waist Left Lumbar Region

๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 1 kg = 2.2 lbs Trendelenburg position ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Intradermal needle gauge ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 27 - 28 Intradermal Needle Length ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 3/8 in Subcutaneous Needle Gauge ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 25 - 26 Subcutaneous Needle Length ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 1/2 to 5/8 inch Intramuscular Needle gauge ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 20 - 23 Intramuscular Needle Length ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : 1 - 3 inches

Smaller ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : the higher the needle gauge number, the ___ the diameter Precertification ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : A process required by some insurance carriers in which the provider must prove medical necessity before performing a procedure. EMR ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : electronic medical record suffix ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : word ending prefix ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning Pancreas ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : digestion and endocrine Thymus ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : endocrine and immune

Phantom Billing ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Billing for services not performed Who do you report to for Fraud? ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Who do you report to for unsecured HPI? ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Secretary of Health and Human Services What is the difference between eHPI and HPI? Who governs both? ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : HHS ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : provide essential services, including health care for low-income families, programs for older adults, and child services CMS ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

OSHA

๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Occupational Safety and Health Administration Red Cross ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters Legal Aid Society ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : One of a network of community law offices that provides free or low-cost legal assistance. TJC ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : The Joint Commission Organization, establishing standards for hospitals/health related facilities NAACLS ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences ACS ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : American Cancer Society AHA

๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Patients are seen on a first come first serve basis. Walk-ins Farenheit to Celsius ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : (F- 32 )/1. Fomite ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person Vector (medical) ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : an animal that is a carrier of a disease or a medication Sanitization ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : removal of pathogens from objects to meet public health standards Sterilization ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : The process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores. Disinfection ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects

Ishihara Book ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : used to test color vision. If the patient misses four or more, there might be a color deficiency tympanometry ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : the use of air pressure in the ear canal to test for infections or presence of fluid in the middle ear Yellow Stopper color ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Sodium Polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) Yellow Lab Use ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : for blood culture specimen collection in microbiology Light Blue Stopper Color ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Sodium citrate (anticoagulant) Light Blue Lab Use ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Coagulation studies Red Stopper Color ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Plastic: clot activator

Lavender Lab Use ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : WHOLE BLOOD hematology determinations, routine immunohematology testing and blood donor screening Gray Stopper Color ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride Gray Lab Use ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Glucose testing (GTT) Medial Cubital Vein ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : On the anterior surface of the vein. Vein of choice in intravenous injections. Cephalic Vein ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Large vein on the outermost side of the upper arm Basilic Vein ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : large vein on the inner side of the upper arm Bipolar Leads ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : Leads I, II, III

  • record impulses that travel from a negative to positive pole Unipolar Leads ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : aVR, aVL, aVF (augmented) Augmented ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : having been made greater in size or value White electrode ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : right arm Black electrode ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : left arm Red electrode ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : left leg Green Electrode ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ : right leg Chest Lead placement ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ๐Ÿ—ธ :