unit 10: primary care Flashcards
meaning of housebound patient?
a patient who is too ill & unable to leave home or to attend surgery
NSSF stands for?
national social security fund
how can patient see a consultant?
by making an appointment
who arranges an appointment?
GP
3 meanings of the noun “surgery”?
building, time & work
meaning of cervical collar?
a piece of medical equipment used to spp a patient’s spinal cord & head
meaning of wart?
a small hard lump (raised area) which grows on the skin, often on the face & hands
meaning of asthma?
a medical condition which makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked
meaning of appendix?
a small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine
meaning of antenatal?
happening or existing before birth
FH stands for?
fetal heart, family history
ជម្ងឺគ្រុនឈាម in English?
dengue fever/hemorrhagic fever
