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Med 104 .
Week 1 deck
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| EKG | electrocardiography |
| LPN | Licensed practical nurse . |
| RN | Registered nurse |
| CT | Cat scan |
| Lou Gehrig's disease | Fatal type of neuron disease. Progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spine and brain. |
| Chron's disease | Inflammatory bowel disease. Causes swelling of the tissue in your digestive tract. |
| Parkinson's disease | Progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body that control the brain. |
| Alzheimer's disease | Progressive disease. Beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to lost in social skills. |
| cushing disease | Is a hormonal disorder. Caused when you have high levels of cortisol by the adrenal glands. |
| Acute | Suddenly , severe symptom |
| Chronic | Long lasting, persistent |
| Febrile | fever |
| Afebrile | no fever |
| Lethargic | sluggish |
| CPR | Cardio Pulmonary respirations |
| B.I.D | Two times a day |
| CNS | Central nervous system Incl (Brain and spinal cord) |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| Exacerbation | To get worse |
| malaise | to not feel weel |
| Symptom | Something a patient feels. |
| Progressive | gradually rises each day.. |
| Noncontributary | Not released to this specific problem |
| Lethargic | Sluggish |
| Genetic/hereditary | runs in the family. |
| Etiology | Is the cause. |
| Idiopathic | Any disease that's unknown from its origin.. |
| Subject: | Chief of complaint, how a patient experiences and describe the problem. |
| Objective: | laboratory findings, patient physical exam |
| Assessment: | diagnosis,identification of the problem, list of possibilities for the diagnosis. |
| Plan: | treatment with medicine or a procedure. |
| iatrics? example | Medical science . Pediactrics |
| iatrist? Example | Specialist in medicine. Psychiatrist |
| ist? Example | Specialist . Dentist |
| Logist? Example | Specialist in the study of. Psychologist |
| Logy? Example | Study of. Psychology |
| Suffix Algia,dynia mean? | Pain |
| Suffix Cele mean? | Hernia ( A bulging of tissue in a certain are where it doesn't belong) |
| Suffix emia mean? | Blood condition |
| Suffix itis mean? | Inflammation |
| Suffix lysis mean | Loosen, break down |
| Suffix Malacia mean? | Abnormal softening |
| Suffix megaly mean? | Enlargement |
| Suffix Oid mean? | Resembling |
| Suffic oma mean? | Tumar |
| Suffix osis mean? | Condition |
| Suffix pathy means? | Disease |
| Suffix penia mean? | deficiency |
| Suffix ptosis mean? | Drooping |
| Suffix RRhage mean? | Excessive flow |
| Suffix Spasm,Spazym mean? | Involuntary condition |
| Centesis | Puncture |
| Gram | Written procedure |
| Graph | Instrument used to produce a record cardiograph. |
| Graphy | Writing procedure |
| Meter | Instrument used to measure |
| Metry | Process of measuring |
| Scope | Instrument used to look at something |
| Scopy | Process of look. |
| Desis | Binding function |
| ectomy | Surgical removal of something |
| pexy | Surgical fixation to secure |
| Plasty | Reconstruction of something to change. |
| RRhaphy | Suture (Stitches) |
| Stomy | Creation of an opening colostomy |
| Tomy | Incision |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Spondyl/o | Vertabra |
| Lumb/o | Loin,Lower back |
| Autosmatagnosis | When a person reports the feeling or sending of a missing limb |
| Cerbro/o | brain |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Somn/o Somn/i Hypn/o | Sleep |
| Ocul/o Opthalm/o Opt/o | eye |
| Lacrim/o Dacry/o | Tear |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Lacrimal gland | Produces tears that stream across the eye and keep it wet |
| Sclera | White part of your eye |
| Insulin | Decreased the level of sugar in the blood. |
| Blood condition: | -emia |
| Urine Condition: | -uria |
| Adenalgia: | Pain in a gland |
| Hirsutism: | Excessive growth of facial and body hair in women. |
| Amenorrhea: | Lack of menstrual flow |
| Menarche: | Beginning or first menstruation |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Polyphagia | Excessive eating |
| Polyuria | Excessive urination |
| Galactorrhea | Discharge of milk |
| Goiter | Swollen thyroid gland |
| Thyromegaly | Enlargement of the thyroid |
| Inner part of the adrenal gland makes what? | Epinephrine |
| Parathyroid glands make? | Parathyroid hormone. |
| Transfusion: | Infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
| Valvul/o | Heart Valve |
| Antianginal | Drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris |
| Thrombolytic | Drug that breaks down clots |
| Echo | Echocardiogram |
| Sv | Stroke Volume |
| SCA | Sudden cardiac arrest |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (Voice Box) |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx ( Throat) |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| Rhinorrhagia | Excessive blood flow from the nose |
| Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
| Metrorrhagia | Menstrual bleeding at irregular times |
| Ovaralgia | Pain in the ovaries |
| Vaginodynia | Pain in the vagina |
| Amniorrhea | Discharge of amniotic sac |
| Braxton Hicks contraction | Sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor; also known as Braxton hicks |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| oophor/o | Ovary |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
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