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Medical Terminaology
Medical Terminology Case Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polydipsia | Excessive Thirst |
| Polyuria | Excessive Urination |
| Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus | Lack of insulin, and patient need injections of insulin |
| Insulin Pump | Portable battery powered device that delivers insulin through the abdominal wall in measured amounts |
| Callus | Bony deposit formed between and around the broken ends of a fractured bone. Also, a painless thickening of skin cells in areas of external pressure or friction. |
| Pelvis | Lower part of the trunk of the body including the hip bone, tailbone, and sacrum (lower backbones) |
| Intra-Abdominal | pertaining to within the abdomen |
| Fractures | Breaking of bone |
| Fixation | Act of holding, sewing, or fastening a part in a fixed position |
| Fibula | Smaller leg bone |
| Femur | Thigh Bone |
| Antihypertensive | Drug that reduces high blood pressure |
| Arteriovenous Fistula | An abdominal communication between an artery and a vein. It can also be created surgically to provide access for hemodialysis |
| Hemodialysis | Use of a kidney machine to filter blood to remove waste materials such as urea. Blood leaves the body, enters the machine, and is carried back to the body through a catheter (tube) |
| Hypotensive | Pertaining to low blood pressure or to a person with abnormally low blood pressure. |
| Chronic Renal Failure | Long time of kidneys not functioning |
| Acute | Sharp, sudden and intense for a short period of time |
| Aura | A strange sensation coming before more definite symptoms of illness. An aura often precedes a migraine headache or an epileptic seizure, warning the patient that an attack is beginning. |
| Cephalgia | Headache |
| Dialation | Widening, dialation |
| Frontal | Pertaining to the front; anterior |
| Migraine | Attack of headache, usually on one side of the head, caused by changes in blood vessel size and accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light. |
| Nausea | Unpleasant sensation in the upper abdomen, often leading to vomiting. |
| Scotoma | Defect in vision in a defined area (blind spot) |
| Unilateral | Pertaining to one side |
| Vasonconstrictor | Drug that narrows the blood vessel, especially small arteries |
| Spasm | Involuntary, sudden muscle contraction |
| Ventricular Arrythmias | Abnormal heart rhythm originating in the lower chambers of the heart. |
| Myocardial Infarction | Death of tissue in the heart muscle also known as a heart attack |
| Nitroglycerin | Drug that relaxes muscle and opens blood vessels |
| Coronary Angiogram | X-Ray record of blood vessels surrounding the heart. |
| Acute Myocardial Ischemia | Sudden decrease in blood flow to heart muscle |
| Antiarrhythmic | Pertaining to a drug that works against or prevents abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmia's) |
| Diuretic | Drug that causes kidney's to allow more fluid (as urine) to leave the body |
| Anticoagulant | Drug that prevents clotting |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Angina | Sharp pain in the chest resulting from a decrease in blood supply to the heart muscle. Also called Angina Pectoris ( PECT/O- chest |
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