vocabulary to learn

Question 1

Roving sign

Answer 1

When you press on the left side of the abdomen and there is pain on the pt right side, it can mean appendicitis.

Question 2

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 2

painful menstruation

Question 3

Hematochezia

Answer 3

bright red or frank (obvious) blood in stool. Hemorrhoids or lower GI bleed.

Question 4

bilirubin

Answer 4

dark yellow waste product that is primarily created when the body breaks down hemoglobin, which is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Question 5

Anisocoria

Answer 5

pupils of different size

Question 6

Myopia

Answer 6

nearsightedness, light focuses in front of retina

Question 7

Hyperopia

Answer 7

farsightedness, light focuses behind retina

Question 8

Peristalsis

Answer 8

the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal

Movement of food through the intestines is an example.

Question 9

Melena

Answer 9

Dark Blood

Question 10

Mydriasis

Answer 10

Pupillary dilation

Question 11

Miosis

Answer 11

pupil constriction

duM(miosis)bbells

Question 12

petechiae

Answer 12

round spots (rash looking) from bruising

Question 13

alopecia

Answer 13

hair loss.

Question 14

oliguria

Answer 14

small amounts of urine production.

Question 15

myoclonus

Answer 15

involuntary muscle twitching