Associated Clinical Sciences 4 Flashcards
pneumoconiosis
chronic respiratory disease caused by inhalation of various mineral or metallic particles
asbestosis
asbestos dust
leads to mesothelioma
siderosis
iron dust
anthracosis
coal dust
byssinosis
cotton dust
textile workers
silicosis
sand/stone dust
pottery
woolsorter’s disease
anthrax
alpha fetoprotein
measured in pregnant women using maternal blood or amniotic fluid as a screening test for a subset of developmental abnormalities
increased in open neural tube defects and
decreased in down’s syndrome
amenorrhea
abnormal cessation of menses
aminocentesis
done for health of fetus, chromosomes, lung maturity
breast milk
deficient in vitamin D and iron
colostrum
first breast milk
dilation of cervix
expansion or stretching of cervix during fist stage of labor
dysmenorrhea
painful menses
dystocia
abnormal, painful, prolonged labor
effacement
thinning of cervix
engagement
decent of fetal skull to level of ischial spines
hyperemesis gravidarum
excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
laparoscopy
most common surgical prodeure for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
lightening
baby drops into pelvis 2 weeks before delivery and produces lower abdominal pain
linea nigra
dark streak down midline of abdomen during pregnancy
lochia
vaginal discharge after delivery and throughout the puerperium (1st red, 2nd yellow, 3rd white)
menarch
1st menstrual cycle
mittelschmerz
pain in abdomen at ovulation
multiparous
more than 1 delivery of a viable infant