Week 6

Question 1

Ambulation/Amulatory

Answer 1

ability to walk from place to place independently with or without assistive device/walking or able to walk.

Question 2

Prophylactic

Answer 2

1. tending to ward off disease; pertaining to prophylaxis.

2. an agent that tends to ward off disease.

Question 3

Hemorrhage

Answer 3

the escape of blood from a ruptured vessel. Hemorrhage can be external, internal, or into the skin or other tissues. Blood from an artery is bright red in color and comes in spurts; that from a vein is dark red and comes in a steady flow.

Question 4

Cauterize

Answer 4

To use heat or chemicals to stop bleeding, prevent the spread of infection, or destroy tissue.

Question 5

Granular

Answer 5

made up of or marked by the presence of granules or grains.

Question 6

Constipation vs. Obstipation

Answer 6

a condition in which the alimentary transit time is prolonged in view of the amount and type of food being ingested in the preceding day or two. VS intractable constipation.

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Question 7

Hypo/hypercalcemia

Answer 7

the presence of an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood/excess of calcium in the blood

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Question 8

Aspiration

Answer 8

1. the act of inhaling. Pathological aspiration of vomitus or mucus into the respiratory tract may occur when a patient is unconscious or under the effects of a general anesthetic.
2. removal of fluids or gases from a cavity by the aid of suction.

Question 9

Ingestion

Answer 9

the taking of food, drugs, etc. into the body by mouth.

Question 10

Peritonitis

Answer 10

an inflammation of the peritoneum produced by bacteria or irritating substances introduced into the abdominal cavity by a penetrating wound or perforation of an organ in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or the reproductive tract. Peritonitis is caused most commonly by rupture of the vermiform appendix.

Question 11

Percussion

Answer 11

in veterinary diagnosis, striking a part of the body with short, sharp blows of the fingers in order to determine the size, position and density of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. Percussion is most commonly used on the chest and back for examination of the heart and lungs.

Question 12

Hypo/hyperkalemia

Answer 12

abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood/abnormally high potassium concentration in the blood, most often due to defective renal excretion, as in kidney disease, severe and extensive burns, intestinal obstruction, diabetes mellitus, acute renal failure and hypoadrenocorticism.

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Question 13

Pruritis/pruritic

Answer 13

itching/related to pruritis

Question 14

Cannulation

Answer 14

introduction of a cannula into a tubelike organ or body cavity.

Question 15

Malodorous

Answer 15

Having a bad odor; foul.

Question 16

Enema

Answer 16

1. the injection of a fluid into the rectum.

2. the fluid injected.

Question 17

Atraumatic

Answer 17

not producing injury or damage.

Question 18

Instill/infuse

Answer 18

To pour in drop by drop./1. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
2. To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes

Question 19

Morbidity

Answer 19

the condition of being diseased.

Question 20

Infestation vs. Infection

Answer 20

parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths VS 1. invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, especially that causing local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication or antigen-antibody response.
2. an infectious disease.

Question 21

Nocturnal

Answer 21

Active by night

Question 22

Obesity

Answer 22

excessive accumulation of fat in the body; increase in weight beyond that considered desirable with regard to age, height and bone structure.

Question 23

Infusion

Answer 23

1. the steeping of a substance in water to obtain its soluble principles.
2. the product obtained by this process, usually leaves, young stems, or petals to produce a tea for oral administration. See also decoction.
3. the slow therapeutic introduction of fluid other than blood into a vein. See also intravenous infusion.

Question 24

Abscess

Answer 24

a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of tissue. Most abscesses are formed by invasion of tissues by bacteria, but some are caused by fungi or protozoa or even helminths, and some are sterile.

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Question 25

Perforation

Answer 25

a hole or break in the containing walls or membranes of an organ or structure of the body. Perforation occurs when erosion, infection or other factors create a weak spot in the organ and internal pressure causes a rupture. It also may result from a deep penetrating wound caused by trauma.

Question 26

Ulcer

Answer 26

a local defect, or excavation of the surface of an organ or tissue, produced by sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue.

Question 27

Colitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the colon. There are many types of colitis, each having different etiologies

Question 28

Peristalsis

Answer 28

the wormlike movement by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs with both longitudinal and circular muscle fibers propel their contents, consisting of a wave of contraction passing along the tube. Increased peristalsis means faster movement of ingesta through the gut and less absorption of fluid, both tending to diarrhea. Reduced peristalsis means a longer alimentary sojourn, greater inspissation of ingesta and a tendency to constipation.

Question 29

Irrigate

Answer 29

To wash out a cavity or wound with a fluid.

To supply with water

Question 30

Cytotoxic

Answer 30

having a deleterious effect upon cells

Question 31

Hypo/hypernatremia

Answer 31

deficiency of sodium in the blood; salt depletion. The common cause is loss of sodium from the intestinal tract due to diarrhea. Clinically there is muscle weakness, hypothermia and dehydration./an excess of sodium in the blood, indicative of water loss exceeding the sodium loss.

Question 32

Benign

Answer 32

not malignant; not recurrent; favorable for recovery.

Question 33

Diarrhea

Answer 33

rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine resulting in poor absorption of water, nutritive elements and electrolytes, and producing abnormally frequent evacuation of watery droppings.

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