Season 1 Flashcards
Acidosis
Acidosis is caused by an overproduction of acid in the blood or an excessive loss of bicarbonate from the blood (metabolic acidosis), or by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood that results from poor lung function or depressed breathing (respiratory acidosis).
Keywords: overproduction of acid in blood, loss of bicarbonate, carbon dioxide buildup, poor lung function.
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Aneurysm
An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall.
Key words: enlarged, artery, weakening, artery wall.
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Anoxia
An absence of oxygen
Key words: absence oxygen.
Angiogram
An X-ray photograph of blood or lymph vessels, made by angiography.
Key words: X-ray, blood vessels.
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Appendectomy
An appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. It’s a common emergency surgery that’s performed to treat appendicitis, an inflammatory condition of the appendix.
Key words: removal of appendix, appendicitis, inflammatory condition.
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Bypass
A surgical operation in which an alternative channel is created, especially to improve blood flow to the heart when a coronary artery is blocked.
Key words: alternate channel, improve blood flow.
Cecum
A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
Key words: connected to intestines.
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Central line
An IV line that is inserted into a large vein (as the superior vena cava) typically in the neck or near the heart for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes as to administer medicines or fluids
Key words: IV, large vein, therapeutic or diagnostic.
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CBC
A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia.
Key words: complete blood count, anemia, infection, leukemia.
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Chem-7
This test can be used to evaluate kidney function, blood acid/base balance, and your levels of blood sugar, and electrolytes.
Key words: kidney, blood sugar, electrolytes.
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Code blue
Doctors often use the term as slang for a cardiopulmonary arrest happening to a patient in a hospital or clinic, requiring a team of providers (sometimes called a “code team”) to rush to the specific location and begin immediate resuscitative efforts.
Key words: Cardiopulmonary arrest
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Crash cart
A wheeled container carrying medicine and equipment for use in emergency resuscitations.
Key words: medicine, emergency resuscitations.
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C.T.
CT stands for computed tomography. The CT scan can reveal anatomic details of internal organs that cannot be seen in conventional X-rays.
Key Words: computed tomography, details of organs, better than X-ray.
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Diazepam
Treats anxiety, muscle spasms, and certain types of seizure. This medicine is a benzodiazepine.
Key Words: anxiety, muscle spasm, seizure, benzodiazepine.
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Hemolysis
The term hemolyzed, or hemolysis, refers to the destruction, damage or breakdown of red blood cells, according to ICON. When red blood cells are damaged it causes hemoglobin to leak from the cells and may affect the accuracy of blood tests.
Key Words: breakdown of red blood cells, hemoglobin leak, affect blood tests.
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ICU
An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive treatment medicine
Key words: intensive care unit.
I.V.
The word “intravenous” as a noun refers to an intravenous fluid drip, a solution (usually a balanced electrolyte solution) administered directly into the venous circulation. Also called a drip.
Key Words: intravenous, solution, drip.
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Grand mal seizure
A type of seizure that involves a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions.
Key words: Loss of consciousness, violent muscle contractions.
Lesions
A region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc.
Key words: organ or tissue, damage, injury or disease.
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Irrigate
Apply a continuous flow of water or liquid medication to (an organ or wound).
Key words: flow of liquid or medication, organ or wound.
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Lorazepam
It can treat seizure disorders, such as epilepsy. It can also be used before surgery and medical procedures to relieve anxiety.
Key words: epilepsy, medical procedures, relive anxiety.
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Renal Failure
A condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance fluids.
Key words: kidneys, remove waste, balance
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Phenobarbital
For the treatment of certain types of epilepsy in developing countries.
Key words: epilepsy
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Shotgun him/her
Do every test in the book
Keywords: every test.
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P.E.
A pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus (most commonly a blood clot) blocks blood flowing through an artery that feeds the lungs.
Key words: pulmonary embolism, blood clot, artery, lungs.
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Ligate
Tie up or otherwise close off (an artery or vessel).
Key words: close off artery/vessel.
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Spinal tap/Lumbar puncture
The procedure of taking fluid from the spine in the lower back through a hollow needle, usually done for diagnostic purposes.
Key words: fluid, spine, hollow needle, diagnostic.
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Sinus rhythm
A sinus rhythm is any cardiac rhythm where depolarisation of the cardiac muscle begins at the sinus node.
Key words: cardiac ruthenium’s, depolarization begins.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bleeding in the space between the brain and the tissue covering the brain.
Key words: bleeding, between, brain, tissue covering.
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The Hippocratic oath
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts.
Key words: physicians, Greek.
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Tox screen
This test can be used to evaluate kidney function, blood acid/base balance, and your levels of blood sugar, and electrolytes.
Key words: kidney, blood sugar, electrolytes.
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Peritoneum
The serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
Key words: serous membrane, covering abdominal organs.
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Vq scan
A ventilation–perfusion scan is a nuclear medicine scan that uses radioactive material (radiopharmaceutical) to examine airflow (ventilation) and blood flow (perfusion) in the lungs.
Key words: ventilation-perfusion, radioactive, airflow, blood flow, lungs.
Purse string suture
A surgical suture passed as a running stitch in and out along the edge of a circular wound in such a way that when the ends of the suture are drawn tight the wound is closed like a purse
Key words: suture, edge of circular, wound closes like a purse.
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V-fib
Ventricular fibrillation is a heart rhythm problem that occurs when the heart beats with rapid, erratic electrical impulses. This causes pumping chambers in your heart (the ventricles) to quiver uselessly, instead of pumping blood.
Key words: ventricular fibrillation, rapid erratic electrical impulses, ventricles quiver.
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O.R.
A room in a hospital specially equipped for surgical operations.
Key words: surgical operating room.
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Sedative
A drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect.
Key words: sleep inducer.
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