medical procedures and tests

Question 1

blood culture

Answer 1

a test to find any unusual bacteria or fungi in a patient’s blood

Question 2

blood gas

Answer 2

a test to show the gas-phase components of blood including oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH balance, etc.

Question 3

blood pressure

Answer 3

measure of how well the blood circulating. normal blood pressure about 120/80 for adults

Question 4

blood swab

Answer 4

a blood sample taken with a cotton-tipped stick

Question 5

bowel disimpaction

Answer 5

manual removal of hardened fecal matter from a patient’s rectum

Question 6

central line

Answer 6

catheter placed in a large vein that allows multiple IV fluids to be given and blood to be drawn more easily

Question 7

C-section

Answer 7

shorthand for cesarean section the surgical delivery of a baby through the abdominal wall

Question 8

puls/ox

Answer 8

pulse oximetry, a measure of oxygen saturation in blood

Question 9

dialysis

Answer 9

procedure to filter blood for patients with kidney failure

Question 10

pulse

Answer 10

measure of a pulsating artery

Question 11

intubation

Answer 11

insertion of an endotracheal tube to assist patient breathing

Question 12

laparotomy

Answer 12

any surgery involving an incision in the abdominal wall

Question 13

lumbar puncture

Answer 13

withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid through a hollow needle inserted into the lumbar region. also referred to as a spinal tap

Question 14

sternotomoy

Answer 14

surgical opening of the breast bone

Question 15

thoracotomy

Answer 15

surgery on the chest cavity

Question 16

tox screen

Answer 16

toxicological analysis of the blood, ordered when a drug overdose is suspected and the drugs need to be identified

Question 17

ultrasound

Answer 17

a form of diagnostic imaging that uses high frequency sound waves

Question 18

venipuncture

Answer 18

the drawing of blood from a vein