Terminology from PPT Flashcards
1
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back of the head
A
occipital
2
Q
intolerant of light
A
photophobia
3
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intolerant of sounds
A
phonophobia
4
Q
double vision
A
diplopia
5
Q
nosebleed
A
epistaxis
6
Q
runny nose or nasal discharge
A
rhinorrhea
7
Q
discharge from the ear
A
otorrhea
8
Q
ringing noise in the ear
A
tinnitus
9
Q
normocephalic, atraumatic
A
NCAT
10
Q
pupils equal round and reactive to light
A
PERRL
11
Q
redness
A
erythema
12
Q
any fluid or cellular matter deposited on any tissue
A
exudate
13
Q
coronary
A
cor
14
Q
pulmonary
A
pulm
15
Q
lungs are “clear to auscultation bilaterally, no rales, rhonchi or wheezes”
A
CTAB no RRW
16
Q
crackles
A
rales
17
Q
wheezes
A
rhonchi
18
Q
high pitched sounds
A
wheezes
19
Q
difficulty breathing
A
dyspnea
20
Q
phlegm producing
A
productive cough
21
Q
coughing up blood
A
hemoptysis
22
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worse with deep inspiration or breathing
A
pleuritic
23
Q
visible skin retractions with inspiration
A
retraction
24
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rapid breathing
A
tachypnea
25
bundle branch block
BBB
26
rapid, irregular unsynchronized contraction
fibrillation
27
sound within a vessel
bruit
28
tremor within a vessel
thrill
29
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PCWP
30
central venous pressure
CVP
31
Swan-ganz catheter/line as a diagnostic tool
triple lumen
32
painful urination
dysuria
33
transurethral resection of prostate
TURP
34
transurethral resection of bladder tumor
TURBT
35
kidney calculus
nephrolithiasis
36
ureter calculus
ureterolithiasis
37
bladder calculus
cystolithiasis
38
ultrasonic energy/shock waves break down into smaller stones that pass through the urinary system
ESWL/ lithotripsy
39
joint aches
athralgia
40
movement of a blood clot, piece of tissue, or pocket of air or gas from where it forms through the bloodstream until it lodges in place, cutting off blood flow
embolization
41
an xray exam that uses barium sulfate contrast material to assess both the pharynx and esophagus in the upper GI tract
esophagram
42
internally administered substance that has different opacity from soft tissue on radiography or CT
contrast material
43
pattern of pulmonary abnormality that appears as a homogenous increase in lung parenchyma attenuation that obscures the margins of vessels and airway walls
consolidation
44
an endoscope is inserted through the mouth and threaded through the esophagus to the SI to allow the bile duct, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas to be examined, using a contrast material to take xrays
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanceratography
45
descriptive term referring to an area of increased attenuation in the lung on CT with preserved bronchial and vascular markings; can also be considered a region of hazy lung radiopacity that is fairly diffuse; less dense than consolidation
ground glass opacification
46
noncellular material hardened due to deposits of calcium and other materials
calcifications
47
something artificial that appears on a medical image but is not part of the living tissue being examined
artifact
48
imaging technology that provides storage and access to digital images
PACS
49
method of treatment
modality
50
treatment that is given after the primary treatment to enhance its effectiveness and reduce the chance of the tumor recurring
adjuvant treatment
51
a treatment given prior to the main or primary treatment
neoadjuvant treatment
52
treatment that is intended to relieve symptoms but not cure disease
palliative care
53
process of planning radiation therapy to allow the radiation to the delivered to the intended location
simulation
54
additional dose of radiation that is given after an initial course of radiation to enhance tumor control
boost
55
medication used to stop or help prevent nausea and vomiting, common side effects of some chemotherapy
antiemetic
56
divide a specimen/organ into two equal halves (usually with vessels or luminal space)
bivalve
57
divide a specimen/tissue into two equal parts
bisect
58
section at intervals from one end of the specimen to the other
serially section
59
a transverse section through a solid or tubular structure
cross section
60
parallel to the long axis of the specimen
longitudinal
61
around the entire circumference of the specimen
circumferential
62
perpendicular from the center of the specimen to the periphery
radial
63
parallel to the plane of resection
en face
64
perpendicular to the end of a specimen
perpendicular
65
placing a tubular structure in a cassette so that the lumen will be seen
on end
66
placing a structure in a perpendicular plane so that the associated layers will be visualized
on edge
67
only a representative portion of the specimen is submitted
representative section (RSS)
68
the entire specimen is submitted after sectioning
entirely submitted (ESS)
69
the entire specimen is submitted with no sectioning
in toto
