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Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyperventilation | Over breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia |
| Petctus Excavatum | A chest that is hollowed out |
| Computed Tomography | An imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity |
| Tonsillitis | Inflammation of the tonsils |
| Asthma | A disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway |
| Gingivostomatitis | Inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| Jaundice | Yellowing of skin, tissue, and fluids caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| Hernia | Rupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it |
| Cholelith | Gallstone; literally “a stone in the bile” |
| Colonoscopy | Procedure for looking at the colon |
| Cystorrhexia | Rupture of the bladder |
| Urinalysis (UA) | Analysis of the urine to determine presence of abnormal elements |
| Oligospermia | Condition characterized by low sperm production |
| Ultrasonography | Imaging procedure using high-frequency sound waves |
| PKD | Poly cystic kidney disease |