Mona Lumb The Good Doctor Round 3 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Hemorrhage
Bleeding that cannot be controlled and is excessive
Intubation
Insertion of tube into patients’ airway to help breathing
Sepsis
Body’s response to an infection and often puts one into lifeーthreatening condition
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate
Pneumothorax
Collapsed lungs
Glioblastoma
Brain tumor which infects the brain as a whole really quickly
Eclampsia
Seizures seen on pregnant women
Aneurysm
A part of blood vessel getting stuck, often causing rapture
Debridement
Removing damaged tissues to make the healing provess faster
Stent
A tube to help the air flow or blood flow
Cauterize
Buring tissues to prevent infection and bleeding
Anastomosis
Connecting two vessels or intestines
Necrosis
The death of body tissues
Idiopathic
A condition with an unknown cause
Prognosis
The likely result of a disease
Analgesic
Like anesthesia, a medicine to relieve pain
Chemotherapy
Treatment for cancer using chemical substances
Anticoagulant
Medicine to urge a smooth blood flow
Triage
Prioritizing one patient over another because of how harsh the sickness is
Lesion
Area of the body that suffered a pain or disease
Homeostasis
The procedure of stopping the blood while surgery
Thoracotomy
Cutting into the chest to perform a surgery
Ligation
An act of tying off blood vessels to stop the flow of blood
Neurofibromatosis
Formation of tumors in nervous systems which is genetic and fatal