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| antiarrhythmic |
controls cardiac arrhythmias by altering nerve impulses within the heart |
| cathartic |
causes bowel movements |
| expectorant |
assists in the removal of secretions from the bronchopulmonary membranes |
| contraindication |
symptom or circumstances that makes a particular treatment inadvisable. Can be general or regional. |
| contusion |
crush injury to a muscle. Results in bleeding to subcutaneous tissue and skin. |
| hemotoma |
large area of hemorrhage following a trauma |
| myositis ossificans |
blood calcifies within muscle. Is occasional complication following a hemotoma. |
| plantar fasciitis |
Inflammation of plantar fascia from overuse. |
| compartment syndrome |
Increase in pressure in lower leg causing pain |
| torticollis |
abnormal positioning of head/neck. Also called wry neck. |
| pes planus |
Flat foot. Decrease in medial longitudinal arch and a pronated foot. |
| scoliosis |
lateral deviation of spine. C or S. Functional - chgd by mm. or actions. Structural - bony misalignments (eg short leg) |
| TMJ |
temporomandibular joint dysfunction |
| DDD |
degenerataive disc disease - degen of annular fibers of disks |
| biopsy |
needle or incision to extract tissue specimen for examination |
| electromyogram |
records elecrical activity of skeletal muscles to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and pinpoint motor nerve lesions. |
| colonoscopy |
endoscopic examiniation of colon |
| endoscopy |
visual inspection of a body cavity using endoscope (optical instrument) |
| colostomy |
create opening between colon and abdominal wall from which feces are expelled |
| dialysis |
technique for removing waste from body when kidneys fail |
| laparoscopy |
endoscopic examination of the interior of the peritoneal cavity |
| abruptio placentae |
premature separation of placenta in pregnancies of 20 weeks gestation |
| placenta previa |
placenta develops in lower segment of uterus, maybe covering opening |
| premature labor |
onset of contractions producing cervical changes between 20 and 37 weeks |
| vasectomy |
excision at the Vas Deferens bilaterally which results in male sterility |
| hysterectomy |
removeal of uterus. Total, subtotal, radical, vaginal |
| arthrography |
contrasting dye injected into join space and CT scan records image |
| bone scan |
helps detect bone metastasis, benign disease, fractures, avascular necrosis, and infection |
| myelography |
radiographic examination of spinal column. dye injected. |
| MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging - uses magnetic field and radio freq energy to produce images |
| mediastinum |
centre of thoracic cavity. Holds heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland. |
| viscera |
organs in the ventral cavities |
| hypogastric |
middle, lower region of abdomen |
| chart includes |
personal info, history, informed consent |
| SOAP |
subjective, objective, application, plan |
| operative report |
report from sugery detailing the operation. Pre- and post-op diag, dtls of procedure, patient tolerance. |
| muscular system defn |
skeletal muscles |
| myositis |
inflammation of voluntary muscle |
| sprain |
complete or incomplete tear in ligaments surrounding a joint |
| strain |
injury to muscle or tendinous attachment |
| cardiovascular system defn |
blood, heart, and blood vessels |
| cardiovascular system fnc |
O2 and nutr to cells; CO2 and waste from cells; PH balance, fights disease; clots; regs temp. |
| pericardium |
thin sac surrounding heart |
| epicardium |
lining around heart inside pericardium |
| myocardial infarction |
heart attack. reduced blood flow causes myocardial ischemia and necrosis |
| thrombophlibitis |
inflammation and thrombus (clot) in blood vessel |
| aneurysm |
weakening of walls of vessel |
| ischemia |
localized, temporary deficiency of blood supply |
| lymphatic system defn |
lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus gland, tonsils |
| lymphatic system fnc |
rtns proteins & plasma to cardiovasc sys; transports fats from GI tract to cardiovasc sys; filters body fluid; grows WBCs, produces antibodies. |
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