Chapter 15 Diagnostic procedures and pharmacology Flashcards
albumin/o
albumin protein
protein
i.e. Egg Whites
auscult/a
to listen
-tion
process of
calc/i
calcium
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
creatin/o
creatinine
glycos-
glucose
sugar
radi/o
radiation
x-ray
-graphy
process of making a picture of record
-graph
actual picture or record
-gram
actual picture or record
lapar/o
abdomen
abdomin/o
abdomen
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
son/o
sound
phleb/o
vein
-otomy
surgical incision
-ostomy
creation of artificial surgical opening
-crit
to seperate
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
-uria
urine
-ologist
specialist
VSS
vital signs stable
bpm
beats per minute
RR
respiratory rate
stat
immediately
ophthalm/o
sounds like: OFF-thalm
eye
ot/o
ear
end/o
within
bacteri
bacteria
auscultation
listening through a stethoscope to sounds within the body
bruit
sounds like: BROOT
abnormal sound or murmur heard upon auscultation of the artery
contraindication
something in patients condition makes the use of a drug dangerous
abbreviation:
ac
ante cibum
before meals
abbreviation:
pc
post cibum
After meals
abbreviation:
prn
pro re nata
As Needed
abbreviation:
bid
bis in die
Twice a day
abbreviation:
tid
Ter in die
Three times a day
abbreviation:
qid
Quarter in die
Four times a day
abbreviation:
NPO
Nil per os
Nothing by mouth
Therm
Heat
Keton
Ketones
Intra
Into
Abdomin/o/centesis
Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
Albumin/uria
Presence of protein albumin in the urine
-sings of impaired kidney function
Bacteri/uria
Bacteria in the urine
Calci/uria
Calcium in the urine
Cardio/centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the heart chamber
Peri/cardio/centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the heart.
Endo/scopy
Visual examination of the interior of a body cavity
Endo/scope
Instrument used to do visual exam of the body part
Lapar/o/scopy
Visual examination of the abdomen
Glycos/uria
Glucose (sugar) in urine
Hemat/uria
Blood in the urine
Keton/uria
Ketones in the urine
Fat breakdown-can mean starvation
hemato/crit
to separate blood
lab test measuring the % of volume of a blood sample occupied by red cells
hypo/therm/ia
excessively/abnormally low body temperature
hyper/therm/ia
excessively/abnormally high fever
parenteral
giving medication by injection
using a hypodermic syringe
intradermal injection
injection into the middle layers of the skin
intramuscular injection
injection into the muscle tissue
intravenous injection
injection directly into the veins
subcutaneous injection
injection into the fatty layer just below the skin
lith/otomy
surgical incision to remove a stone
lithotomy position
patient is supine (facing up) with feet and legs raised and in stirrups
supine
patient laying on their back facing up
computed tomography
CT scan
CT scan
computed tomography
fluor/o/scopy
visual examination using a glowing screen
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
ultra/son/o/graphy
AKA: ultrasound
imaging of deep body structures recording sound waves above range of human hearing
trans/espohageal
ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)
echo/cardi/o/graphy
ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)
ophthalm/o/scope
instrument used to examine inside the eye
ot/o/scope
instrument used to visually examine the external ear canal and ear drum
palpatioin
examination using hands to feel texture, size, shape, location and consistency of blood organs
percussion
diagnostic procedure to determine density of blood organs by sound produced
phleb/otomy
surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood
venipuncture
surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood
phleb/otomist
specialist or person skilled in drawing blood
placebo
substance with no active ingredients
given for it suggestive effects
pallative
eases pain/severity of symptoms but doesn’t cure disease
protein/uria
excess protien in the urine
py/uria
pus in the urine
radi/ologist
physician specializing in x-rays
radi/o/graph
film resulting from radiation
radi/o/gram
film resulting from radiation
sphygmo/mano/meter
blood pressure cuff
stetho/scope
instrument used to listen to sound within the body
horizontal recumbent position
lying on back: facing up
thora/centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest wall
re-expand collapsed lung
urin/analysis
examination of urine to look for abnormal elements in the urine