Chapter 15 Diagnostic procedures and pharmacology Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
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albumin/o
A
albumin protein
protein
i.e. Egg Whites
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auscult/a
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to listen
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-tion
A
process of
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calc/i
A
calcium
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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creatin/o
A
creatinine
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glycos-
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glucose
sugar
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radi/o
A
radiation
x-ray
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-graphy
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process of making a picture of record
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-graph
A
actual picture or record
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-gram
A
actual picture or record
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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-scope
A
instrument used for visual examination
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-scopy
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visual examination
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son/o
A
sound
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phleb/o
A
vein
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-otomy
A
surgical incision
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-ostomy
A
creation of artificial surgical opening
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-crit
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to seperate
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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-uria
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urine
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-ologist
A
specialist
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VSS
vital signs stable
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bpm
beats per minute
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RR
respiratory rate
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stat
immediately
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ophthalm/o
sounds like: OFF-thalm
eye
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ot/o
ear
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end/o
within
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bacteri
bacteria
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auscultation
listening through a stethoscope to sounds within the body
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bruit
sounds like: BROOT
abnormal sound or murmur heard upon auscultation of the artery
35
contraindication
something in patients condition makes the use of a drug dangerous
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abbreviation:
| ac
ante cibum
before meals
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abbreviation:
| pc
post cibum
After meals
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abbreviation:
| prn
pro re nata
As Needed
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abbreviation:
| bid
bis in die
Twice a day
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abbreviation:
| tid
Ter in die
Three times a day
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abbreviation:
| qid
Quarter in die
Four times a day
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abbreviation:
| NPO
Nil per os
Nothing by mouth
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Therm
Heat
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Keton
Ketones
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Intra
Into
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Abdomin/o/centesis
Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
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Albumin/uria
Presence of protein albumin in the urine
-sings of impaired kidney function
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Bacteri/uria
Bacteria in the urine
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Calci/uria
Calcium in the urine
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Cardio/centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the heart chamber
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Peri/cardio/centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the heart.
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Endo/scopy
Visual examination of the interior of a body cavity
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Endo/scope
Instrument used to do visual exam of the body part
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Lapar/o/scopy
Visual examination of the abdomen
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Glycos/uria
Glucose (sugar) in urine
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Hemat/uria
Blood in the urine
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Keton/uria
Ketones in the urine
| Fat breakdown-can mean starvation
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hemato/crit
to separate blood
lab test measuring the % of volume of a blood sample occupied by red cells
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hypo/therm/ia
excessively/abnormally low body temperature
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hyper/therm/ia
excessively/abnormally high fever
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parenteral
giving medication by injection
| using a hypodermic syringe
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intradermal injection
injection into the middle layers of the skin
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intramuscular injection
injection into the muscle tissue
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intravenous injection
injection directly into the veins
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subcutaneous injection
injection into the fatty layer just below the skin
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lith/otomy
surgical incision to remove a stone
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lithotomy position
patient is supine (facing up) with feet and legs raised and in stirrups
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supine
patient laying on their back facing up
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computed tomography
CT scan
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CT scan
computed tomography
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fluor/o/scopy
visual examination using a glowing screen
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magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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ultra/son/o/graphy
AKA: ultrasound
imaging of deep body structures recording sound waves above range of human hearing
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trans/espohageal
ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)
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echo/cardi/o/graphy
ultra sonic method to evaluate heart structures from inside the esophagus
(clearer picture)
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ophthalm/o/scope
instrument used to examine inside the eye
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ot/o/scope
instrument used to visually examine the external ear canal and ear drum
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palpatioin
examination using hands to feel texture, size, shape, location and consistency of blood organs
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percussion
diagnostic procedure to determine density of blood organs by sound produced
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phleb/otomy
surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood
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venipuncture
surgical incision or puncture of the vein to draw blood
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phleb/otomist
specialist or person skilled in drawing blood
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placebo
substance with no active ingredients
| given for it suggestive effects
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pallative
eases pain/severity of symptoms but doesn't cure disease
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protein/uria
excess protien in the urine
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py/uria
pus in the urine
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radi/ologist
physician specializing in x-rays
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radi/o/graph
film resulting from radiation
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radi/o/gram
film resulting from radiation
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sphygmo/mano/meter
blood pressure cuff
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stetho/scope
instrument used to listen to sound within the body
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horizontal recumbent position
lying on back: facing up
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thora/centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest wall
| re-expand collapsed lung
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urin/analysis
examination of urine to look for abnormal elements in the urine
