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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 9
Question | Answer |
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before meals | AC |
loss of appetite | anorexia |
to draw fluid into lungs- usually resulting in coughing and respiratory distress | aspirate |
units for measuring the energy produced when food is oxidized by the body | calories |
cubic centimeter-measurement of fluid; also called ml or millileter | cc |
large bowel | colon |
less than normal amounts of body fluids | behydration |
abnormally frequent discharge of fluid fecal matter from the bowel | diarrhea |
process where food is broken down for use by the body | digesition |
abnormal swelling in a part of the body | edema |
very thin-wasting away of the body | emaciated |
vomit; throw up | emesis |
intake and output | I&O |
night time | NOC |
process of taking food into the body to maintain life | nourishment |
nil per os-nothing by mouth | NPO |
very fat | obese |
after meals | PC |
secretions from the mouth | saliva |
part of the digestive tract between the esophagus and the small intestine | stomach |
weight | wt |