glossary terms

Question 1

adjuvant?

Answer 1

• a substance which enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen
• an ingridiant used in some vaccines

Question 2

thin tube that is inserted into the body, most commonly into a vein or the nasal cavity. They can be used to drain fluid, administer medication or deliver oxygen?

Answer 2

cannula

Question 3

what is an ecocolelomic cavity?

Answer 3

• primitive yolk sac
• fluid filled cavity bound by hypoblast cells and ecocoelomic membrance
• surrounds embryo throughout most of first trimester
• thought to be a liquid extension of the placents that acts as a reservoir of nutrients for the embryo

Question 4

what is histology?

Answer 4

the study of micro-anatomy of cells, tissues, and organs as seen through a microscope
- study of microscopic organisms (bacteria, virused, fungi)

Question 5

what is hypodermic?

Answer 5

• area under skin

Question 6

what is INR?

Answer 6

• international normalised ratio
• calculates effectivness of patients blood clotting in time
• usually used with patients on blood thinners or anticoagulants or to est effectivness of warfarin

Question 7

normal value of INR?

Answer 7

0. 8-1.2

- higher the number the longer it takes for blood to clot

Question 8

what is lidocaine with epinephrine?

Answer 8

• lidocaine is a local anesthetic and epinepherine is a hormone (adrenaline)
• addition of epinephrine to idocaine prolongs suration of anesthesia
• lasts 3 hrs
• usually 1% lidocaine
• epinepherine is one of the most widely used vasoconstrictor agents

Question 9

Normal PTT?

Answer 9

25-30 seconds

Question 10

normal platelet levels?

Answer 10

• 150 000- 450 000 per microlitre of blood

Question 11

when is tenaculum?

Answer 11

• surgical instrument, type of forceps
• grasps cervix
• consists of a slender, sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery
• used for stabilization of the cervix and decreased flexion of the uterus to ease passage of instruments into endo cavity

Question 12

vesopressors?

Answer 12

• group of medications that contract blood vessels and raise BP

examples:
- norepinephrine, epinepherine, phenylephrine, vasopressin

Question 13

vasovagal?

Answer 13

• temporary drop in BP with pallor
• fainting, sweating, nausea
• caused by overactivity of vagus nerve and occurs when you faint
• AKA nerocardiogenic synscope