lesson 3: D-F Word List

Question 1

DM

Answer 1

stands for diabetes mellitus a disease in which the body has difficulty managing and regulating levels of sugar in the bloodstream

Question 2

FAS

Answer 2

stands for fetus alcohol syndrome a group of mental or physical defects that can develop in an unborn baby from the mother’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy

Question 3

FBOA

Answer 3

stands for foreign body obstructed airway, an airway that has been obstructed by a foreign object, usually because the object has been swallowed

Question 4

FUO

Answer 4

stands for fever of unknown origin, a diagnosis noted when a patient has a temperature of 101degrees Fahrenheit or more several times over the course of three weeks and doctors cannot determine the cause

Question 5

Fx

Answer 5

stands for fracture, a specific way that a bone has been broken