Medical Terms IV

Question 1

Thoracotomy

Answer 1

Incision in pleural space

Question 2

Tinea

Answer 2

Ringworm- A fungal infection

Question 3

Torsion

Answer 3

Twisting movement

Question 4

Turgor

Answer 4

Degree of elasticity of the skin

Question 5

Urticarial

Answer 5

Hives, allergic skin reaction

Question 6

Vertigo

Answer 6

Feeling that you or the environment is spinning

Question 7

Wheal

Answer 7

an area of the skin that is temporarily raised, typically reddened, and usually accompanied by itching.

Question 8

Wheeze

Answer 8

breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

Question 9

Agonal

Answer 9

Relating to the process of death

Question 10

Babinski’s Reflex

Answer 10

a reflex action in which the big toe remains extended or extends itself when the sole of the foot is stimulated, abnormal except in young infants.

Question 11

Bounceback

Answer 11

Pt wo returns after D/C

Question 12

Cardiac effusion

Answer 12

Fluid around the heart

Question 13

Cardiac enzymes

Answer 13

Enzymes and proteins that are linked with injury of the heart muscle. These include the enzyme creatine kinase (CK), and the proteins troponin I (TnI) and troponin T (TnT)

Question 14

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 14

An acquired or hereditary disease of the heart muscle.

Question 15

Cellulitis

Answer 15

Bacterial skin infection

Question 16

Chem 7

Answer 16

Basic metabolic panel

Question 17

Claudication

Answer 17

Cramping.

a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.

Question 18

Coag panel

Answer 18

Tests for bleeding disorders

Question 19

Code brown

Answer 19

Incontinence w/ feces

Question 20

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 20

A serious diabetes complication where the body produces excess blood acids (ketones).

Question 21

Diplopia

Answer 21

Double vision

Question 22

Diuresis

Answer 22

Increase in urine output

Question 23

Diverticulitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of diverticula

Question 24

Eclampsia

Answer 24

Seizure in pregnancy

Question 25

Endocarditis

Answer 25

Inflammation of endocardium

Question 26

Fibrillation

Answer 26

rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of muscle fiber

Question 27

GI Cocktail

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is a generic term for a mixture of liquid antacid, viscous lidocaine, and an anticholinergic primarily used to treat dyspepsia.

Question 28

Hemiparesis

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Weakness of an entire side of the body

Question 29

Hypoxia

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Deficiency in oxygenation

Question 30

Lithotripsy

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a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body.

Question 31

NSAID

Answer 31

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 32

Osteosarcoma

Answer 32

Bone cancer

Question 33

Otitis media

Answer 33

Infection of the middle ear

Question 34

Papilledema

Answer 34

is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure.

Question 35

Pericardial centesis

Answer 35

Aspiration of fluid from pericardium

Question 36

Pulmonary edema

Answer 36

Condition of excess fluid in the lung

Question 37

PVCs

Answer 37

Premature ventricular contractions

Question 38

Retrocecal

Answer 38

Behind cecum

Question 39

Sternotomy

Answer 39

“Cracking” of sternum

Question 40

Systolic murmur

Answer 40

Murmur heard during systole

Question 41

Tension pneumothorax

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Collapsed lung

Question 42

Thrill

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A vibration accompanying a cardiac or vascular murmur that can be palpated

Question 43

Thrombosis

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Formation of a blood clot

Question 44

Triage

Answer 44

assign degrees of urgency to (wounded or ill patients).

Question 45

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 45

Chronic inflammation of digestive tract

Question 46

Valsalva maneuver

Answer 46

Attempt to blow out with mouth closed