Part 4 Flashcards
Weeping
Oozing
Wheezing
A continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing
Visual acuity
Indication of clarity or clearness for ones vision
UTD
Up to date
US
Condition
Ultrasound/sonogram
High frequency sound waves to create an image of living tissue
-creates echoes to create images
Urticarial
Kind of rash notable for dark red, raised, itchy bumps
Urinary retention
Lack of ability to urinate
URI
Upper respiratory infection
Unkempt
Not orderly or neat; disheveled; slovenly
UA
Urinary analysis
Trismus
Inability to normally open the mouth
TN/TM obscured
Ear drum obscured by cermen
Tinnitus
Ringing in the ear
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
Syncope
Fainting
Stye
Inflamed oil gland in the edge of the eyelid
Stridor
Noisy breathing; specifically high pitched crowing sound associated with croup
Stent
Man made tube inserted into the body
Somnolent
Sleepy
Sepsis
Bacteremia; bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body issues
Seizure
Sudden, abnormal activity in the brain
Skin turgor
Skins ability to change shape and return to normal… Used to asses dehydration
Skin neoplasm
Nonspecific form, may be benign or malignant
Sickle cell
RBCs with an abnormal crescent shape
Schizophrenia
Mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell difference between real and unreal experiences
Sciatica
Refers to the shape and/or burning pain or discomfort associated with the sciatic nerve that runs from the lower part of the spinal cord, down back of the leg, to the foot
Rx
Prescription
Rhonchi
Coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in bronchial airways
Rhinorrhea
Runny nose
Rhabdomyolysis
Rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury to muscle tissue
Retraction
Visible sinking in of the chest with inspiration
Renal colic
Kidney stones
Rebound
Refers to pain upon removal of pressure
Rales
Clicking, rattling, or crackling noises heard when listening to the lungs with a stethoscope during inhalation
Raccoon eyes
Periorbital ecchymosis is a sign of basal skull fracture
Pyelonephritis
Infection in the kidneys
PVD
Condition
Peripheral vein disease
Condition of blood vessels that leads to narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supplies the legs and feet
Purulent drainage
Pus drainage
Psoriasis
A chronic, Noncontagious disease characterized by inflamed lesions covered with silvery white scabs of dead skin
Preeclampsia
Hypertension during pregnancy