special senses Flashcards
1
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
2
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
3
Q
BR
A
bed rest
4
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
5
Q
W/C, WC
A
wheel chair
6
Q
PDR
A
Physicians’ Desk Reference
7
Q
AMA
A
American Medical Association
8
Q
CDC
A
Center for Disease Control
9
Q
ENT
A
ears, nose, throat specialist
10
Q
Kg
A
killogram
11
Q
L
A
liter
12
Q
lb, #
A
pound
13
Q
ml, mL
A
milliliter
14
Q
OTC
A
over the counter (no prescription required)
15
Q
oz
A
ounce
16
Q
DTaP
A
diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (given to kids
17
Q
HepA
A
hepatitis A vaccine
18
Q
HepB
A
hepatitis B vaccine
19
Q
Hib
A
haemophilus influenza B vaccine
20
Q
IPV
A
polio vaccine (inactivated polio vaccine)
21
Q
MMR
A
measles, mumps, Rubella (vaccine)
22
Q
Tdap
A
tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (given to children>7
23
Q
VAR
A
varicella (chicken pox vaccine)
24
Q
Diphtheria
A
disease caused by toxin made by bacteria causing thick mucus in throat and nose making breathing and swallowing hard….IT CAN BE DEADLY
25
Tetanus (lockjaw)
tightens muscles all over the body locking jaws making breathing and swallowing impossible (2/10 end in death)
26
Acellular
vaccines with inactive cells
27
pertussis (whooping cough)
contagious respiratory disease known for uncontrollable violent cough making breathing hard it is common in infants.....CAN BE FATAL
28
Hepatitis A
liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus, children often carry the illness and have no symptoms, and the adults get it and get very sick
29
Hepatitis B
liver disease from hepatitis B virus, passed through blood, semen, or body fluid, birth, lasting mild weeks, to serious lifelong
30
haemophilus
a bacterium that can cause a severe infection in children
31
Polio
a contagious viral illness causing paralysis, and difficulty breathing....can be deadly
32
measles
highly contagious viral disease, goes fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye. a rash then spreads from head to body, complications have included pneumonia and inflammation of the brain
33
Mumps
contagious disease causing painful swelling of salivary glands. mumps virus is the cause goes fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. last 7-10 day complications are rare
34
Rubella (german Measles)
3-day measles, red rash skin and lymph nodes are effected, passed on droplets through nose or throat and transmitted through pregn. women = most dangerous
35
Varicella (chicken pox)
common childhood disease usallly mild, pasted on through air, or by contact, can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, brain damage, and death
36
opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, and ophthalm/o
eyes or vision
37
Corne/o, kerat/o
cornea-transparent outer layer, protects and maintains shape of the eye
38
cor/o, pupill/o
pupil-black circular portion of the eye, permits light to enter the eye
39
ir/o
iris-colored portion of the eye, surrounding the pupil
40
retin/o
retina-converts images into electrical impulses, transmits images to the brain
41
blephar/o
eyelid-protect the eye from excessive light and impact.
42
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva-mucous membrane lining of the eyelid and sclera
43
scler/o
sclera-white of the eye
44
dacry/o
tear,tear duct
45
cataracts
clouding of the lens of the eye
46
glaucoma
the loss of periphreal vision, tunnel vision
47
strabismus
crossing eyes, lazy eye, can't go to same object
48
astigmatism
unequal curvature of the cornea-not focused properly
49
hyperopia
farsightedness, age of 40 (blurry up close, clear far away)
50
myopia
nearsightedness, school aged children (clear up close, blurry far away)
51
diplopia
double vision
52
dipl/o
two, double
53
monochromatism
color blindness-one color
54
nyctalopia
night blindness
55
cryoretinopexy
surgical fixation by freezing the retina
56
photophobia
abnormal fear or sensitivity to light
57
opthalmoplegia
paralysis of the eye muscle
58
conjunctivitis
pink eye
59
PERRLA
pupil are equal, round, responsive to light, and accomodation
60
Aur/o,aur/i, ot/o
ears
61
acous/o, audi/o
hearing
62
tympanic membrane
eardrum which transmits sound vibrations
63
tympan/o
eardrum
64
cochlea
snail shaped portion that contains organ of hearing
65
cochle/o
cochlea
66
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear, URI in children
67
vertigo
dizziness, whirling, loss of balance
68
tinnitus
ringing, buzzing in ears
69
presbycusis
progressive hearing loss
