Question | Answer |
Afebrile | without fever |
febrile | with fever |
biopsy | take small sample |
erythema | redness of skin |
malaise | over all feeling of crap |
purulent | full of, forming, containing, or discharging pus |
suppurativee | the formation of pus ro something that creates pus |
HIPAA | health insurance portability and accountability act |
FERPA | family educational rights and privacy act |
syncope | dizzieness, partial or complete loss of consciousness |
dyspnea | painful or difficulty breathing |
FDA | food and drug administration |
DEA | drug enforcement administration |
bioequivalence | pharmokinetics term, used to describe that a generic and brand name are the same |
bioabailability | percentage of unchanged drug that reaches the actual organs |
antipyretic | fever reducer |
analgesic | pain releiver |
tachypnea | rapid breathing, >24 breaths |
hyperpnea | tachypnea w. large deep breaths |
Bradypnea | slower breathing<12 breaths |
hypopnea | shallow breathing |
dyspnea | SOB, difficulty breathing |
hyperventilation | decreased partial pressure co2, increased pH |
orthopena/paroxymal nocturnal dyspnea | SOB while supine |
SOB | shortness of breath |
CBC | complete blood count |
cyanosis | blusih coloring particularily of the lips |
adbentitious | troublesome or abnormal sound during ausculattion |
EIA | exercise indused asthma |
EIB | exercise induced bronchospasm |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder |
angina | chest p! or discomfort when the area of heart muscle doesnt get enough oxygen rich blood |
mucolytics | helps dissolve mucus |
purulent | containing pus |