woordjes presentaties Flashcards
Goiter
Vergrote schildklier, krop, struma
In the physical examination, she could feel a goiter in the patient’s throat area
Macule
Macula, huidvlek
The dermatologist recognised the hypermelanotic macule immediately.
Precocious
Vroeg(rijp)
Early secretion of high levels of the body’s sex hormones can lead to a precocious
puberty.
stupor
Toestand van) verdoving, stupor
Stupor is a condition from which the subject can be aroused only by vigorous
stimuli.
Tenderness
Gevoeligheid
Pleurisy can cause pain, cough, chest tenderness, and shortness of breath
Cessation
Beëindiging, het staken
Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.
Proptosis
Uitpuiling van het oog
in patients with proptosis, you can see more of the white of the eyes
To diminish
Verminderen, verkleinen, afnemen
We will start a symptomatic treatment to diminish your current complaints
Guarding
Spierverzet
. Abdominal guarding and rebound tenderness will develop with peritonitis
Euthyroid
Goede schildklierfunctie
Euthyroid sick syndrome
She is clinically euthyroid but has low thyroid hormone levels due to a systemic
illness.
Diaphoresis
Zweten
Excessive diaphoresis
Her clothes were all wet because of the diaphoresis.
Tachycardia
Te hoge hartslag
Tachycardia and palpitations
The monitor showed a continuous tachycardia and a high blood pressure.
To cease
Ophouden, stoppen
Cease to exist
Her fever ceased but returned after a few days.
Malaise
Wee gevoel (zonder duidelijk ziektebeeld)
Fatigue and malaise
The patient showed general symptoms like fatigue, malaise and fever.
To distinguish
Onderscheiden
To distinguish between; to distinguish from
The laboratory results should help to distinguish between the possible diagnoses
Consciousness
Bewustzijn
To lose consciousness
Patients surviving severe acute brain damage classically progress through
different stages before fully or partly recovering consciousness.
Sequela
Restletsel
Neurological sequelae
Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the female genital tract can lead to serious
sequelae resulting in fertility related disorders.
Tone
Tonus, spierspanning
Postural tone
After you’ve had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach.
Jerky
Schokkerig, spastisch
Jerky movements
They have sensed regular jerky movements of the fetus and realized these
represented fetal hiccoughs.
To slump
Ineenzakken, ineenstorten
To slump over
She slumped to the floor in a faint.
Downsloping
Aflopend
Downsloping ST-segments
The ECG showed a downsloping ST-segment depression, which is a common
manifestation of severe myocardial ischemia.
Prone to
Vatbaar voor, geneigd tot
Prone to violence
During allergy season, she is prone to having a couple of asthma attacks
each day.
Provocative
Uitlokkend
A provocative test
She complained about a numb hand during the provocative test, which
confirmed the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Consistent
Consequent, samenhangend
To be consistent with
The lab results were consistent with the suspected diagnosis.