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Chapter 15 Diagnostic procedures and pharmacology Flashcards

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1
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albumin/o

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albumin protein
protein
i.e. Egg Whites

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auscult/a

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to listen

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-tion

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process of

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calc/i

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calcium

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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creatin/o

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creatinine

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glycos-

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glucose

sugar

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radi/o

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radiation

x-ray

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-graphy

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process of making a picture of record

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-graph

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actual picture or record

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-gram

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actual picture or record

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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son/o

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sound

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phleb/o

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vein

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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-ostomy

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creation of artificial surgical opening

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-crit

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to seperate

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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-uria

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urine

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-ologist

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specialist

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VSS

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vital signs stable

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bpm

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beats per minute

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RR

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respiratory rate

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stat

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immediately

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ophthalm/o

sounds like: OFF-thalm

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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end/o

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within

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bacteri

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bacteria

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auscultation

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listening through a stethoscope to sounds within the body

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bruit

sounds like: BROOT

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abnormal sound or murmur heard upon auscultation of the artery

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contraindication

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something in patients condition makes the use of a drug dangerous

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abbreviation:

ac

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ante cibum

before meals

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abbreviation:

pc

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post cibum

After meals

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abbreviation:

prn

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pro re nata

As Needed

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abbreviation:

bid

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bis in die

Twice a day

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abbreviation:

tid

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Ter in die

Three times a day

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abbreviation:

qid

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Quarter in die

Four times a day

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abbreviation:

NPO

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Nil per os

Nothing by mouth

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Therm

A

Heat

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Keton

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Ketones

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Intra

A

Into

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Abdomin/o/centesis

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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Albumin/uria

A

Presence of protein albumin in the urine

-sings of impaired kidney function

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Bacteri/uria

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Bacteria in the urine

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Calci/uria

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Calcium in the urine

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Cardio/centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the heart chamber

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Peri/cardio/centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the heart.

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Endo/scopy

A

Visual examination of the interior of a body cavity

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Endo/scope

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Instrument used to do visual exam of the body part

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Lapar/o/scopy

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Visual examination of the abdomen

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Glycos/uria

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Glucose (sugar) in urine

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Hemat/uria

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Blood in the urine

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Keton/uria

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Ketones in the urine

Fat breakdown-can mean starvation

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hemato/crit

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to separate blood

lab test measuring the % of volume of a blood sample occupied by red cells

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hypo/therm/ia

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excessively/abnormally low body temperature

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hyper/therm/ia

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excessively/abnormally high fever

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parenteral

A

giving medication by injection

using a hypodermic syringe

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intradermal injection

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injection into the middle layers of the skin

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intramuscular injection

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injection into the muscle tissue

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intravenous injection

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injection directly into the veins

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subcutaneous injection

A

injection into the fatty layer just below the skin

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lith/otomy

A

surgical incision to remove a stone

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lithotomy position

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patient is supine (facing up) with feet and legs raised and in stirrups

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supine

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patient laying on their back facing up

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computed tomography

A

CT scan

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CT scan

A

computed tomography

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fluor/o/scopy

A

visual examination using a glowing screen

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magnetic resonance imaging

A

MRI

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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ultra/son/o/graphy

AKA: ultrasound

A

imaging of deep body structures recording sound waves above range of human hearing

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trans/espohageal

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ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)

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echo/cardi/o/graphy

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ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)

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ophthalm/o/scope

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instrument used to examine inside the eye

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ot/o/scope

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instrument used to visually examine the external ear canal and ear drum

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palpatioin

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examination using hands to feel texture, size, shape, location and consistency of blood organs

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percussion

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diagnostic procedure to determine density of blood organs by sound produced

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phleb/otomy

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surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood

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venipuncture

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surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood

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phleb/otomist

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specialist or person skilled in drawing blood

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placebo

A

substance with no active ingredients

given for it suggestive effects

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pallative

A

eases pain/severity of symptoms but doesn’t cure disease

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protein/uria

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excess protien in the urine

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py/uria

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pus in the urine

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radi/ologist

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physician specializing in x-rays

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radi/o/graph

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film resulting from radiation

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radi/o/gram

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film resulting from radiation

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sphygmo/mano/meter

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blood pressure cuff

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stetho/scope

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instrument used to listen to sound within the body

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horizontal recumbent position

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lying on back: facing up

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thora/centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest wall

re-expand collapsed lung

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urin/analysis

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examination of urine to look for abnormal elements in the urine

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