Emergency Medicine Flashcards
abdominocentesis
abduct
Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians (AVECCT)
acidemia
acidosis
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Ambu bag
anaphylactic
anisocoria
anticollagenase
anuria
apnea
asystole
ataxia
auscultation
autologenous
azotemia
blepharospasm
borborygmus
cardiac tamponade
cardiopulmonary arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
cathartics
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
chylothorax
coagulopathy
colloid
coma
coupage
crackles
crystalloid
cyanosis
cystography
defibrillation
Descemet membrane
descemetocele
diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL)
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
diuretic
Doppler monitor
dyspnea
dysuria
edema
effusion
enterogastric lavage
epistaxis
fasciculation
hematemesis
hematochezia
hematuria
hemoptysis
hemothorax
hyperdynamic
hyperkalemia
hypernatremia
hyperthermia
hyphema
hyponatremia
hypopyon
hypothermia
hypovolemia
hypoxia
indwelling (urinary) catheter
inflammation
intraocular pressure (IOP)
intussusception
isotonic
Kussmaul breathing
lactulose
laminectomy
lavage
lethal dose (LD50)
menace reflex or menace response
methemoglobinemia
miosis
morbidity
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
mydriasis
myelogram
nebulization
neoplasia
neurogenic
nystagmus
occlusive
oliguria
orthopnea
osmolality
paralysis
parenchyma
paresis
perfusion
pericardiocentesis
peritonitis
pleura
pneumothorax
polyuria/polydipsia (PU/PD)
postural
prolapsed nictitans
protectant
pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
pulseless ventricular tachycardia (PVT)
pyothorax
pyrexia
reperfusion injury
septic
sequestration
serous
status epilepticus
shock
stertor
stenotic
strabismus
stridor
stupor
system inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
tachycardia
tachypnea
tetraparesis
thoracocentesis
thoracostomy tube
tonometer
torsion
triage
urogram
urticaria
ventricular fibrillation
ventroflexion