investigations explanation

Question 1

sternal

Answer 1

related to the sternum

Question 2

antiseptic

Answer 2

substance used to prevent the development of bacteria in wounds

Question 3

infarction

Answer 3

part of an organ of the body is dying because its blood supply has been cut

Question 4

gullet

Answer 4

food passage from mouth to stomach

Question 5

coeliac disease

Answer 5

disease were people can’t digest gluten

Question 6

myelitis

Answer 6

inflammation of the spinal cord/marrow

Question 7

biopsy

Answer 7

removal and examination of tissue, cells, fluid from the living body

Question 8

to prolapse

Answer 8

to slip out of place

Question 9

IVP, intravenous pyelogram

Answer 9

x-ray photograph of the kidneys

Question 10

IVU, intravenous urogram

Answer 10

x-ray photograph of any part of the urinary tract

Question 11

serum

Answer 11

clear yellow liquid of the blood

Question 12

ischemia

Answer 12

local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to obstruction of the circulation to a part

Question 13

hypertrophy

Answer 13

enlargement of an organ

Question 14

hypertension

Answer 14

high blood pressure

Question 15

dilate

Answer 15

to become wider

Question 16

curettage

Answer 16

surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette

Question 17

tachycardia

Answer 17

rapid heart beat

Question 18

goitre

Answer 18

enlargement of the thyroid gland, can be caused by lack of iodine

Question 19

bruit

Answer 19

abnormal sounds heard on auscultation

Question 20

auscultation

Answer 20

listening to organ sounds

Question 21

angiogram

Answer 21

picture of the blood vessels

Question 22

hypochondriac

Answer 22

person who believes, often without reason, that they are sick

Question 23

cholesystogram

Answer 23

x-ray of the gall bladder

Question 24

endoscopy

Answer 24

visualisation of the interior of a hollow organ by means of an endoscope

Question 25

occipital

Answer 25

related to the back of the head

Question 26

halo

Answer 26

ring/circle of light

Question 27

hazy

Answer 27

vague, slightly confused

Question 28

tonometer

Answer 28

instrument for measuring the pressure of the eyeball or blood

Question 29

prothrombin time

Answer 29

time needed to induce blood clotting

Question 30

diuretic

Answer 30

medicine that increases flow of urine

Question 31

hypoglycemia

Answer 31

dramatic drop of the blood sugar level

Question 32

dehydrated

Answer 32

dried out

Question 33

distended

Answer 33

swollen by pressure from within

Question 34

gastroenteritis

Answer 34

inflammation of the stomach and intestine