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Medical record

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Paper chart that documents details of patients hospital stay

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4 Elements of Medical Terms

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  1. Word root- often indicate part or action
  2. Prefix- location of organ, # of parts, or time
  3. Suffix- condition, disease, or procedure
  4. Combining vowel- usually “O”, used between root and suffix if suffix begins with a consonant
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Electronic medical record (EMR)

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Digitally stored record that documents details of patients hospital stay

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History and Physical

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-patient history, exam results, initial diagnosis, and treatment plan written by admitting physician

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Physicians orders

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Complete list of care, meds, tests, and treatments physician orders for patient

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Nurses notes

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Treatment throughout the day and vital signs, specifics, patient response, and condition

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Physician progress notes

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Contains updated assessment, diagnoses, and further plans of care

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Consultation reports

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Report given by a specialist

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Ancillary reports

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Reports from various treatments received

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Diagnostic reports

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Results of diagnostic tests, usually clinical lab and medical imaging

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Informed consent

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Document signed by patient/responsible party that describes purpose, methods, benefits, and risks of procedure

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Operative report

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Diagnosis and and operation details written by the surgeon

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Anesthesiologists report

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Details of substances given, patient response, and vital signs during surgery

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Pathologists report

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Details regarding tissue removes from patient

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Discharge summary

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Documents entire hospital stay, from admitting diagnosis to final diagnosis and follow up

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Acute Care/ General Hospitals

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Diagnose and treat diseases for short time periods, offer ER

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Specialty Care Hospitals

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Provide care for specific diseases

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Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Facilities

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People who can’t take care of themselves and people who need extra recovery time

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Ambulatory Care Centers, Surgical Centers, Outpatient Clinics

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Services not requiring overnight stay; from simple surgeries to testing and therapy

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Physicians offices

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Diagnostic and treatment services in a private setting

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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

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Prepaid system of services by primary-care physicians, specialists, and other providers

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Home health care

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Provides personal care in patients home

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Rehab centers

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Intensive PT and OT; inpatient and outpatient treatment

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Hospices

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Supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families

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Organization of Body

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Cells, tissues, organs, systems, body

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Cytology

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Study of cells and their function

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Cell membrane

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Outermost boundary of a cell

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Cytoplasm

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Watery internal environment of cell

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Nucleus

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Contains cells DNA

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What does a cell always have no matter it’s shape?

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Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane

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Histology

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Study of tissues

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Tissues

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When cells grouped together function to perform a specific activity

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4 Types of Body Tissues

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Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

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Muscle tissue

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  • produce movement through contraction
  • composed of muscle fibers
  • forms skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
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Skeletal muscle

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Attached to bone

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Smooth muscle

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Found in internal organs such as intestine and blood vessels

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Cardiac muscle

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Found only in the heart

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Epithelial tissue

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  • Covers and lines body structures

- can absorb substances, secrete substances, or excrete wastes

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Connective tissue

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  • supporting and protecting tissue

- bone, cartilage, tendons, and adipose

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Bone

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Provides structural support for the whole body

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Cartilage

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Shock absorber in joints

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Tendons

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Connect skeletal muscles to bones

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Adipose

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Provides protective padding around body structures

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Nervous tissue

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  • composed of neurons

- forms brain, spinal cord, and network of nerves

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