Question | Answer |
Hematoma | a semisolid mass of blood under the tissue caused by injury |
Hemangioma | a birthmark |
Contusion | a bruise |
Concussion | an injury to the head that can cause temporary disorientation |
Priapism | an erection lasting longer than 6 hours, often as a result of head trauma |
Hyperkalemia | High potassium |
Conjunctiva | Pink eye |
Hema | Root word for blood |
Emesis | Vomit |
Melena | Blood in stool |
Hemophiliac | a condition were the blood is unable to clot efficiently |
Quadriplegic | The inability to move all four limbs or the entire body below the neck |
Paraplegic | total inability to move both legs and usually the lower part of the trunk, often as a result of disease or injury of the spine |
Halitosis | bad breath causes of halitosis include dietary factors, poor oral hygiene |
Nephrotoxic | damaging or deleterious to the kidney. literally toxic to the kidney |
Scleroderma | a disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and sometimes also in other organs of the body |
Shingles | An acute infection caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus as cuase's chickenpox. Shingles is most common after the age of 50 and the risk rises with advancing age. |
Epistaxis | Medical term for nosebleed |
Blanch | Turn pale, white |
Apex | Highest point of something |
Dystrophy | Progression of degeneration of body tissue |
Hypoglycemic | low blood sugar |
Hyperemia | high levels of blood |
Dilated | to become wider |
Systolic | the top # to a BP |
distolic | the bottom number of a BP |
Supine | laying down facing up |
Prone | laying face down |
SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | SIDS |
FDA | the Food and Drug Administration |
The Food and Drug Administration | FDA |
FTT | Failure to thrive. refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers |
Failure to Thrive | FTT |
g | Gram |
Gram | g |
mm | millimeter |
millimeter | mm |
ABD | abdomen |
abdomen | ABD |
AOB | Alcohol on breath |
Alcohol on breath | AOB |
CP | Chest Pain |
Chest Pain | CP |
DAT | diet as tolerated |
diet as tolerated | DAT |
LOC | loss of consciousness |
loss of consciousness | LOC |
GSW | gunshot wound |
gunshot wound | GSW |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
O.D. | Right eye |
right eye | O.D. |
O.S. | Left eye |
left eye | O.S. |
O.U. | both eyes |
both eyes | O.U. |
AKA | Above the knee amputation |
above the knee amputation | AKA |
DVT | deep venous thrombosis(Blood clot in large vein) |
deep venous thrombosis | DVT |
gtt | drops |
drops | gtt |
URI | upper respiratory infection, such as sinusitis or the common cold |
Upper respiratory infection | URI |
GERD | Acid Reflux disease |
acid relux disease | GERD |
ADD | Attention deficit disorder |
Attention deficit disorder | ADD |
e.d. | Eating disorder |
eating disorder | e.d. |
E.D. | Erectile Dysfunctin |
erectile dysfunction | E.D. |
K | potassium |
potassium | K |
Ht. | height |
height | Ht. |
Wt. | Weight |
Weight | Wt. |
Habitus | The physique or body build |