Shift Quiz 3 Flashcards
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Dyspepsis
Ingestion
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphasia
Loss or deficiency in the power to understand language as a result of injury or disease to the brain
Dyspnea
Difficulty and labored breathing. SOB
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ecchymosis
Bruise. Hemorrhagic non-elevated discolored area of skin caused by seepage of blood beneath he epidermis
Eczema
Inflammatory condition of skin which may be acute or chronic, characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles , oozing crusting and scaling
Edentulous
Without teeth
Effusion
Escape of fluid into cavity
Emaciate
To become extremely thin or lean; wasting
Embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
Emesis
Vomit
Erythema
Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion
Fascia
Fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting and separating muscles and body organs
Febrile
Having fever
Hemothorax
Blood fluid present in the pleural cavity
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Ileus
The presence of air/fluid levels on abd x-rays
Ischemia
Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part
Pneumothorax
Presence of air or gas in the pleural space that may occur spontaneously, due to trauma, or deliberately introduced in a collapsed lung
Sepsis
Presence of pathological microorganisms or their toxins in the blood
Torsion
The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis
Stellate
Star-shaped; radiating from a center
Stenosis
Narrowing of a body opening or passage
Stridor
Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the air passage
Tachypnea
Extremely rapid respiration
Thoracostomy
Surgical cutting into the chest wall
Tinea
Any of many different superficial fungal infections of the skin
Tinnitus
Ringing in the ears
Tonsillectomy
Surgical excision of a tonsil
ABG
Arterial blood gas
hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin
CBC
Complete blood count
CHF
Congestive heart failure
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
CXR
Chest x-ray
DKA
Diabetic ketoacidosis
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
ESRD
End stage renal disease
FB
Foreign body
FHT
Fetal heart tone
Fx
Fracture
GB
Gallbladder
HCT
Hematocrit
Hbg. Hgb
Hemoglobin
I&D
Incision and drainage
IM
Intramuscular
IUP
Intrauterine pregnancy
IV
Intravenous
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
LDH
Lactate dehydrogenase
LP
Lumbar puncture
MI
Myocardial infarction
NPO
Nothing per os
PE
Pulmonary embolism
PO
Per os
PTX
Pneumothorax
r/o
Rule out
SubL
Sublingual
sono
Sonogram
SubQ
Subcutaneous
SSE
Soapsuds enema
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TSH
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
UA
Urinalysis
UDS
Urine drug screen
h/o
History of
ICU
Intensive care unit
JVD
Jugular venous distention
LAD
Lymphadenopathy
LBBB
Left bundle branch block
umb
Umbilical
UTI
Urinary track infection
Acetaminophen (tylenol)
Pain med
ASA (salicylate)
Cardiac, blood thinner
Coumadin (warfarin) -PT/INR
Blood thinner
Depakote (valproic acid)
Anti-seizure
Digoxin (lanoxin)
Cardiac stimulant and diuretic
Dilantin (Phenytoin)
Antiepileptic drug
Phenobarbital
Sedative. Tx for seizures
Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
Anticonvulsant
Theophylline
Bronchodilator
Ventolin
Respiratory
Pepcid
Anti ulcer
Dopamine
Cardiac drug
Heparin
Cardiac
Lasix
Cardiac
CXR ddx
pneumonia, PTX, CHF
CBC ddx
anemia, infection
D-Dimer ddx
DVT
CT head ddx
ICH, CVA
UA ddx
UTI, hematuria, kidney stone
Chem 7/BMP ddx
electrolyte embalance
EKG ddx
MI, arrhythmia
BNP ddx
CHF
Troponin ddx
MI
Blood cultures ddx
sepsis
BHCG ddx
pregnancy
TILT ddx
hypovolemia
LDH ddx
sickle cell crisis
Serum ketones ddx
DKA
stool GUAIAC ddx
GI bleed
CTA chest ddx
PE
Sickle cell crisis test
LDH
PE test
CTA chest
DKA test
serum ketones
GI bleed test
stool GUAIAC
electrolyte imbalance test
Chem 7/BMP
pneumonia test
CXR
CHF test
CXR, BNP
ICH test
CT head
Sepsis test
blood cultures
pregnancy test
BHCG
anemia test
CBC
MI test
EKG
UTI test
UA
hypovolemia test
TILT
arrythmia test
EKG
infection test
CBC
kidney stone test
UA
hematuria test
UA
DVT test
D-Dimer
CVA test
CT head
PTX test
CXR