med terms Flashcards
anaphylaxis
severe potentially life threatening allergic reaction
anhidrosis
absence of sweating
avascular
lack of blood vessels
azotemia
increased BUN and Cr with or without decreased UO in AKD
bactericidal
kills bacteria
bacteriostatic
stops bacterial growth
bradypnea
decreased RR
cachectic
weakening and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness
cardiotoxic
ecophysiology dysfunction or muscle damage that results in heart toxicity
colonized
presence of bacteria on skin surface
dysvascular
no blood supply
ecchymosis
bruising
excoriated
damage or remove part of the surface or the skin
heptatoxic
liver cell destruction
heterotopic
in wrong place
hydrophilic
will mix and dissolve in water
hydrophobic
will repel from water
leukopenia
low WBC count, low leukocytes in blood
macerated
skin in contact with moisture for too long
mycotic
infection with fungus or disease caused by fungus
orthopnea
SOB when supine
paraoxysmal
sudden, uncontrollable outburts
purulent
pus exudate, yellow, white, infected
pruitis
itchy skin
sanguinous
bloody exudate
sepsis
bodys response to an infection damages its own tissue
serosanguinous
clear and blood mixed exudate
serous
clear, yellow exudate
tachypnea
icnreased RR
thrombocytopenia
low blood platelet count
trophic
stimulating the activity of another endocrine gland
uremia
metabolic waste in the blood
urticaria
raised, itchy rash that appears on skin; hives, welts
