Medicine

Question 1

Afterload

Answer 1

Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) = the amount of resistance the heart must overcome to open the arotic valve and push the blood out the heart

Question 2

Preload

Answer 2

stretch of myocardium
Higher preload = higher stretch of myocardium = more blood in the heart before it contracts.

Question 3

Deleterious

Answer 3

Causing harm or damage

Question 4

Attenuate

Answer 4

減弱

Question 5

Nevertheless

Answer 5

盡管如此

Question 6

Renal sinus

Answer 6

centrally located hyperechoic fatty renal sinus which contains the renal plevis, calyces, major branches of the renal artery and vein and lymphatic vessels.

Question 7

Contour

Answer 7

Outline

Question 8

Agenesis

Answer 8

發育不全

Question 9

Sentinel

Answer 9

An indication of presence of diseases

Question 10

What main diseases causing corticomedullary hyperechonicity? (4)

Answer 10

1. Interstitial and glomerular nephritis e.g glomerulonephritis, renal amylodiosis
2. Acute tubular neocrosis
3. End stage kidney disease and nephrosclerosis
4. Nephrocalcinosis

Question 11

Pyelecctasia

Answer 11

Dilation of pelvis

Question 12

ischemia

(uh.skee.mee.uh)

Answer 12

Reduced or absent of blood flow

Question 13

Corrugation

Answer 13

波紋

Question 14

Amphipathic

Answer 14

兩親的

Question 15

Postpandial

Answer 15

After meal

Question 16

Accomplished

Answer 16

完成

Question 17

Partial temporary tarsorrhaphy (tar-sor-rah-fy)

Answer 17

Partial closure of eye by joining the upper and lower eyelid

Question 18

Narcolepsy

Answer 18

猝睡症