HESI Vocabulary (S-V)

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HESI Flashcards on HESI Vocabulary (S-V), created by Jasmine Tran on 19/09/2016.
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Serene Calm, tranquil (The massage therapist played serene music during the massage session to help the patient relax)
Status Condition (The paramedic recognized that the patient's status was unstable, which necessitated immediate transport to the nearest medical center)
Sublingual Under the tongue (The patient was prescribed a sublingual medication for chest pain)
Supplement To take in addition to or to complete (The dietician instructed the patients to supplement their diets with calcium tablets to help build strong bones)
Suppress To stop or subdue (When the child's temperature decreased, the nurse checked to see if any medications had been given that would have suppressed the fever)
Symmetric / Symmetrical Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position (The paramedic observed that the movement of both sides of the patient's chest was symmetrical after the accident)
Symptom An indication of a problem (The nurse recognized that the patient's weakness was a symptom of bleeding after surgery)
Syndrome Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder (After reviewing the patient's symptoms, which included pain and tingling in the hand and fingers, the physician made a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome)
Therapeutic Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder (Therapeutic diets may include calorie and salt restrictions)
Toxic Causing harm, poisonous (The pediatrician recommended that the parents of a toddler keep all toxic substance out of the toddlers reach)
Transdermal Crossing through the skin (The physician prescribed a transderal nicotine patch for a patient participating in the smoking cessation program)
Transmission Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another (Nurses should wash their hands to prevent the transmission of infections)
Trauma Injury, wound (The accident victim had severe facial trauma)
Triage Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment (When the paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident, they had to triage the patients)
Ubiquitous Being or seeming to be everywhere at once (The patient noticed the ubiquitous "no smoking" signs in the clinic)
Urinate Excrete or expel urine (The patient was instructed to urinate into the container so the nurse could send a urine sample to the laboratory)
Vascular Of or relating to blood vessels (The patient underwent vascular surgery for repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm)
Verbal Spoken, using words (The paramedic called in a verbal report on the patient's condition to the emergency room nurse while transporting the patient to the hospital)
Virulent Extremely harmful and severe (The virulet infection required an aggressive treatment regimen)
Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease (A person with a cold who goes shopping can transmit the virus to others)
Vital Essential (The paramedic knows that it is vital to learn what type of poison was taken when caring for a poisoning victim)
Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid (The nurse recorded the volume of cough syrup administered to the patient)
Void To urinate
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