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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phenylketonuria | Inherited metabolic disorder that prevents the body from breaking down amino acids, can lead to toxic build up and cause brain damage and intellectual disability. |
| Mesentery | A fold of tissue connecting the intestines to the abdominal wall. |
| Retroperitoneal | occurring behind the peritoneal membrane |
| Adenocarcinoma | A cancerous tumor in glandular cells |
| Communicable Disease | a disease caused by bacteria, usually spreads from person to person or from infected surfaces |
| Idiopathic disorder | A condition with an unknown cause |
| Dysplasia | poor/bad development |
| Anaplasia | a cell that has lost their specialized features. |
| Hemophilia | genetic disorder where blood can’t clot properly |
| Adenosclerosis | Hardening of the gland |
| Cytoplasm | the fluid within a cell |
| Iatrogenic illness | any injury/condition that comes from surgery or medication |
| Medical Assistant | preps patients for examination, takes vital signs and medical history, performs basic laboratory tests and clean and maintains equipment. May also fill administrative roles such as the position of receptionist or office manager. |
| Nursing assistant, Nurse’s aide, Patient Care Technician (PCT) | provides basic and essential patient care such as bathing, bed making, and feeding. |
| Registered nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, License Vocational Nurse | is a state licensed to proceed and manage patient care. An RN is authorized to provide specialized services. |
| Advanced Practice Nurse | An APN requires a master degree of science in nering degree or doctorate of nursing practice, an APN can become a nurse practitioner, they can also provide primary care for a patient. |
| Physician Assistant | performs routine medical examinations and diagnostic tests and treats minor injuries and diseases under the supervision of a physician, in many states a PA may prescribe meds. |
| Medical Translator | provides bilingual assistance for accurate communication between health care providers and non english speaking patients, a medical translator must know medical terminology in english and second language. |
| Genetics Counselor | has a master degree in genetics counseling from an accredited program. Once certified they can counsel patients about the genetic link in certain conditions and give information to help patients and their families. |
| Albumin/o | protein |
| Calc/i | calcium |
| -centesis | to puncture |
| Creatin/o | creatinine |
| Glycos/o | sugar |
| -graphy | record |
| hemat | blood |
| lapar | abdomen |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| phleb | veins |
| rad/i | radiation |
| scope | instrument for visual examination |
| scopy | observation |
| son/o | sound |
| uria | urine |
| Acetaminophen | Tylenol, its an analgesic |
| Hematocrit | describes the percentage by volume of a blood a sample occupied by RBC |
| Ophthmaloscope | an instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. |
| Transesophageal echocardiography | an ultrasonic imaging technique used to evaluate heart structures. |
| Radiopaque | material or tissue thick enough to block x-rays |
| Bruit | An abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation. |
| Auscultation | listening to sound within the body usually using a stethoscope. |
| Pericardiocentesis | the puncture of the pericardial sac for the purpose of removing fluid. |
| Ketouria | the presence of ketones in the urine. |
| Proteinuria | the presence of an abnormal amount of protein in the urine |
| Rale | an abnormal crackle like lung sound heard through a stethoscope during inspiration |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | uses a combination of radical waves and a strong magnetic field to create signals that are sent to a computer and converted into images of any planes through the body. |
| AC | before meals |
| ad lib | as desired |
| amt | amount |
| Bid | twice a day |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| PC | after meals |
| Po | by mouth |
| Prn | as needed |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times a day |
| Rx | prescription |
| sig | to be labeled accordingly |
| tid | three times a day |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| WBC | White blood cells |
| Medical Laboratory Technologist | works under the supervision of a pathologist to study tissues, fluids and cells of the human body to help determine the persons and/or cause of disease |
| Medical Laboratory Technician | under the supervision of a MT or pathologist, performing many of the routine tests that do not require advance knowledge |
| Histologic Technician | works under the supervision of an MT to cut and stain tissue specimens for microscopic examination |
| Medical Laboratory Assistant | prepares specimens for testing and helios clean and maintain laboratory equipment. |
| Pharmacy Technician | works under the supervision of a pharmacist, preparing medications for dispensing to patients, labeling medications, preparing IV solutions and maintaining records and ordering supplies |
| Radiologic Technician | works under the supervision of a radiologist to take x rays for diagnostic purposes and administer radiation and use nuclear medication medicine, ultrasound and MRI. |
| MRI Technologist | An RT with specialized training who works with magnetic renaissance imaging |
| Radiation therapy technologist | prepares cancer patients for treatment and administers prescribed doses of ionizing radiation to specific body parts |
| Sonographer | conducts ultrasound tests, subspecialties in the field include echocardiography, neurosonography, obstetrics and gynecology, and vascular, sonography. |
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