Unit 16 Flashcards
Fe
Iron (deficiency of iron limits oxygen delivery to cells, resulting in fatigue, poor work performance, and decreased immunity. Excess amount can result in toxicity and even death)
K
Potassium (helps nerves and muscles communicate, and moves nutrients into cells and waste procedural out of cells)
Na
Sodium (body uses it to control blood pressure and blood volume, also needed for nerves to work properly)
2 hr pp
2 hour post-prandial (meal) blood glucose test (a blood test which measures the body’s ability to metabolize carbohydrates and produce insulin)
BMP
Basic metabolic panel (to give your health provider important info about the current status of your kidneys and electrolyte and acid/base balance and level of blood glucose though a blood samples dawn from a vein in your arm)
BS
Blood sugar (BS tests are preformed with a portable electronic device)
FBS
Fasting blood sugar (the FBS value corresponds to the amount of sugar in the blood after eight long hours of starvation)
GTT
Glucose tolerance test (this can be used to screen 2 types of diabetes)
T3
Thyroid test (triiodothyronine) (may be ordered when someone has an abnormal TSH and/or T4 test results)
T4
Thyroid test (thyroxine) (helps diagnose hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism)
TSH
Thyroid-stimulation hormone (used to check for thyroid gland problems)
DM
Diabetes mellitus (a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin of cells stop responding to the insulin, glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body)
Type I
Type 1 diabetes (aka juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes)
Type II
Type 2 diabetes (aka adult onset diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes)
Ca
Calcium (helps maintain strong bones. Supports bones and teethes structure and hardness)
