Med Terms #9

Question 0

What is an endocrinologist?

Answer 0

Physician who studies hormones and their actions- hormones and glands

Question 1

What is a Foley catheter?

Answer 1

Flexible tube that is typically passed through the urethra and into the bladder
Most common indwelling (leave it in) catheter

Question 2

What is pneumothorax?

Answer 2

The presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall causing a collapsed lung

Question 3

What is sepsis?

Answer 3

Harmful bacteria present in tissues typically caused by an infection or wound

Question 4

What is methicillin resistant staph aureus?

Answer 4

MRSA

staph infection that becomes resistant to antibiotics

Question 5

What is thrombocytopenia?

Answer 5

Deficiency of platelets in the blood causing bleeding in the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury

Question 6

What is a thrombosis?

Answer 6

Local coagulation

Question 7

What is vasoconstriction?

Answer 7

The constriction of blood vessels increasing blood pressure

Question 8

What is vasodilation?

Answer 8

The dilation of blood vessels decreasing BP

Question 9

What is a vasospasm?

Answer 9

Sudden constriction of a blood vessel which reduces the diameter of the vessel and flow rate