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Glossary Case #2
Hillcrest Trasncription, Case #2 The Musculosketal system
| abduct | to draw or pull a part of the body away from the median axis |
| Accu-Chek | trade name for a blood sugar monitor (equipment) |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| Ancef | trade name of cefazolin, an antibiotic |
| anteversion | forward displacement of an organ |
| antibiotic | chemical substance produced by a variety of microorganisms; used to destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and/or other microorganisms. |
| AP | refers to anteroposterior direction, from front to back. |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the vermiform appendix |
| AST | aspartate transaminase(an enzyme)newer name for and sometimes dictated in place of SGOT |
| bipolar | having two poles, ends, or extremes |
| buccal | pertaining to the inside of the cheek |
| C-arm images | results of portable x-ray unit used in the operating room; the C-shaped unit is made to surround the part being studied |
| chronic | persisting over a long period of time |
| click | a brief sharp sound (heart sound) |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| cortical | pertaining to a cortex (outer layer of an organ or other body structure) |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinese (a lab test done on blood) |
| DePuy sliding screw | orthophedic device used in femoral fracture repair |
| dissect | to cut apart or separate |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| electrocautery | the application of an electric current to destroy or cut through tissue |
| endotracheal | within or through the trachea |
| EOMI | extraocular muscles (or movements) intact |
| external rotation | movement of an external appendage about axis, e.g. moving either the leg of the arm in a circle. |
| fascia lata | the external layer of facia (supportive layer of thin connective tissue) of the thigh |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur (thigh) |
| flex | to bend |
| fluoroscopy | examination using a fluroscope (an instrument used for examining deep structures by means of roentgen rays) |
| funduscope | an instrument for examining the fundus (botom or base) of the eye |
| gallop | an abnormal rhythm of the heart |
| H & H | hemoglobin and hemotocrit (blood tests, parts of a complete blood count) |
| Hemovac drain | a closed suction drainage unit to evacuate blood and serum postoperatively, trade name |
| infarct | necrosis (death) of a tissue due to local ischemia (obstruction of blood) |
| intercostal | situated between uninjured or unimpaired |
| interrupted sutures | sutures (surgical stiches) that are placed separately and tied separately |
| intertrochanteric fracture | a break within the trochanter (bones of the neck of the femur or thigh) |
| ischemia | obstruction of blood to a body part due to a pathologic condition |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback (to infuse fluids, medicines, etc., into the body through an IV already established |
| lateralis | pertaining to one side; a point of reference farther from the midplane of the body |
| LDH | lactic dehydrogenase ( a lab test done on blood) |
| Lowman turkey-claw clamp | orthopedic equpment used during surgery |
| MI | myocardial infarction (Heart attack) |
| Micronase | trade name for glyburide; used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| myocardial | pertaining to the myorcardium (muscular tissue of the heart) |
| Nitro-Dur | trade name for nitoglycerin; used in treating angina pectoris and other cardiac problems |
| nondiaphoretic | no profuse perspiration |
| normocephalic | pertaining to a normal-sized head |
| OR | operating room |
| organomegaly | enlarment of one or more of the viscera (internal organs) |
| ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation (of a fracture) |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and ractive to light and accommodation |
| plane | an imaginary flat surface used for description or depiction; anatomists identify three planes of the body, I.E., frontal, sagittal, and transverse |
| PMI | point of maximal impulse (Cardiac term) |
| Prominence | a protrusion or projection |
| prosthesis | an artifical replacement for a missing body part, such as eye, and arm , or a leg |
| reamer | an instrument used in orthopedic surgery to enlarge an artificial orifice or passage in bone. |
| renal insufficiency | inability to the kidney to remove nitorgenous waste adequately |
| rhonchus | a rattling sound in the lower respiratory tract heard on auscultation (pl. rhonchi) |
| rub (Pericardial rub) | a scraping or grating noise heard with the hearbeat. |
| sclera | the sturdy white outer layer or the eye-ball |
| SGOT | serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase ( a lab test done on blood); see AST |
| ST-T waves | describes heart function on an electrocardiogram )EKG); there are P, Q, R, S, T, and U waves |
| TM | tympanic membrane (in the ear); eardrum |
| type and cross x2 | medical jargon referring to the fact that the patient's bood type needs to be determined in the laboratory, then crossmatched against two units of blood. This blood will be held for the patient's needs during surgery. If no need, it will be release for cr |
| UA | Urinalysys (or urine analysis) |
| vastus lateralis | a large muscle ovelying the hip joint and anterolateral thigh |
| Wygesic | trade name for a narcotic pain medication (acetaminophen and propxyphene) |
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