EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)

Specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility

RN (Registered Nurse)

An advanced level nurse who has completed an associates or bachelors degree; often assist with patient care planning and patient education

MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)

a safe, painless medical test that uses a big magnet, radio waves, and a computer to make clear pictures of the inside of your body

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient

PA (Physician Assistant)

A mid-level healthcare provider who works under the license of a supervising physician; requires post graduate training

a rare and fatal nervous system disease named after the famous NY Yankee first baseman who had the disease; officially known as ALS

tactile receptor cells in the stratum basale of the epidermis important for the sense of light touch, named after Friedrich Sigmund Merkel

tactile corpuscles in the dermal papillae that respond to fine, light touch, named after Georg Meissner

dendritic immune cells in the stratum spinosum layer of the epidermis that process antigens, named after Paul Langerhans

deep pressure and vibration receptors located in the lower dermis and hypodermis, named after Filippo Pacini

outermost layer of skin; the one that is visible

a complete lack of skin pigment

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Unit 1

Chapters 1-3

Term	Definition
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)	Specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility
RN (Registered Nurse)	An advanced level nurse who has completed an associates or bachelors degree; often assist with patient care planning and patient education
MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)	a safe, painless medical test that uses a big magnet, radio waves, and a computer to make clear pictures of the inside of your body
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)	Trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient
PA (Physician Assistant)	A mid-level healthcare provider who works under the license of a supervising physician; requires post graduate training
L&D	labor and delivery
I/O	input/output
DDx	differential diagnosis
Bx	biopsy
h/o	history of
Lou Gehrig's disease	a rare and fatal nervous system disease named after the famous NY Yankee first baseman who had the disease; officially known as ALS
Merkel cells	tactile receptor cells in the stratum basale of the epidermis important for the sense of light touch, named after Friedrich Sigmund Merkel
Meissner corpuscles	tactile corpuscles in the dermal papillae that respond to fine, light touch, named after Georg Meissner
Langerhans cells	dendritic immune cells in the stratum spinosum layer of the epidermis that process antigens, named after Paul Langerhans
Pacinian corpuscles	deep pressure and vibration receptors located in the lower dermis and hypodermis, named after Filippo Pacini
epidermis	outermost layer of skin; the one that is visible
albinism	a complete lack of skin pigment
pruritus	an itch
xerosis	condition of dryness
cherry angioma	a small blood vessel tumor

Created by: JoyWhitney

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