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