med term Flashcards

Question

CN

Answer 1

cranial nerves

Answer 2

complaint of/ complains of

Answer 3

chest pain cerebral palsy

Answer 4

continuous palsy airway pressure

Answer 5

clear to auscultation bilaterally

Answer 6

CT abdomen and pelvis

Answer 7

cerebrovascular accident (stroke) costovertebral angle

Answer 8

chest x-ray

Answer 9

discharge discontinue

Answer 10

degenerative joint disease

Answer 11

diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 12

costovertebral angle tenderness

Answer 13

dead on arrival

Answer 14

dyspnea on exertion

Answer 15

dorsalis pedis pulse

Answer 16

deep tendon reflex

Answer 17

left bundle branch block

Answer 18

left lower lobe

Answer 19

loss of consciousness

Answer 20

lumbar puncture

Answer 21

left upper lobe

Answer 22

mechanism of injury

Answer 23

magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Answer 24

motor vehicle accident motor vehicle collision

Answer 25

nasal canula

Answer 26

nasogastric

Answer 27

nuclear medicine

Answer 28

normal sinus rhythm

Answer 29

nitroglycerin

Answer 30

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

Answer 31

non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (elevated troponin)

Answer 32

otitis externa

Answer 33

pulmonary embolism

Answer 34

otitis media

Answer 35

percutaneous coronary intervention

Answer 36

pulmonary function test

Answer 37

protected health info

Answer 38

peripherally inserted central catheter

Answer 39

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Answer 40

per rectum

Answer 41

prothrombin time/international normalized ratio

Answer 42

partial thromboplastin time

Answer 43

posterior tibial pulse

Answer 44

pneumothorax

Answer 45

peptic ulcer disease

Answer 46

premature ventricular contraction

Answer 47

peripheral vascular disease

Answer 48

once daily

Answer 49

every hour

Answer 50

four times daily

Answer 51

every other day

Answer 52

right bundle branch block

Answer 53

regular rate and rhythm

Answer 54

subarachnoid hemorrhage

Answer 55

small bowel obstruction

Answer 56

subdural hematoma

Answer 57

status post

Answer 58

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (acute MI)

Answer 59

supraventricular tachycardia

Answer 60

transient ischemic attack

Answer 61

three times a day

Answer 62

urine culture

Answer 63

urinalysis

Answer 64

up to date

Answer 65

upper respiratory infection

Answer 66

year to date

Answer 67

video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Answer 68

every 4 hours

Answer 69

at bedtime

Answer 70

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Answer 71

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Answer 72

end-stage renal disease

Answer 73

endotracheal tube

Answer 74

fingerstick blood sugar

Answer 75

gunshot wound

Answer 76

genitourinary

Answer 77

hemoglobin and hematocrit

Answer 78

hematocrit

Answer 79

hyperlipidemia

Answer 80

incision and drainage

Answer 81

infectious disease

Answer 82

intramuscular

Answer 83

left axis deviation left anterior descending lymphadenopathy

Answer 84

left atrial enlargement

Answer 85

exacerbation of a chronic condition

Answer 86

whole body swelling

Answer 87

rapid swelling of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue

Answer 88

normal state for a specific patient

Answer 89

generalized non-localized

Answer 90

indigestion

Answer 91

coughing/spitting up blood

Answer 92

passage of bright red blood in stool

Answer 93

no improvement despite intervention

Answer 94

black tarry stool

Answer 95

abnormal skin sensation (such as tingling, burning, or numbness) with no apparent physical cause

Answer 96

sporadic or occasional occurrence of symptoms or the acute exacerbation (abrupt worsening) of pre-existing symptoms

Answer 97

post-seizure state descriptive of poor responsiveness

Answer 98

repetitive, intractable seizures

Answer 99

intractable migraine headache

Answer 100

hives, sign of allergic reaction

Answer 101

intravenous push

Answer 102

intravenous piggyback

Answer 103

unequal pupil size

Answer 104

general appearance

Answer 105

extremely thin malnourished

Answer 106

palpable fluid collection under the skin abscess

Answer 107

scratching sounds during auscultation of heart

Answer 108

whooshing sounds during auscultation of vessels

Answer 109

extra sounds when auscultating heart

Answer 110

involuntary tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to protect internal organs in acute process

Answer 111

yellowing of the sclera of the eyes

Answer 112

hardened area of tissue

Answer 113

unilateral weakness

Answer 114

unilateral paralysis

Answer 115

hypersensitivity of skin

Answer 116

enlargement of lymph node

Answer 117

flattened red spots on skin

Answer 118

rash w/ serveral raised areas

Answer 119

stiffening of neck muscles

Answer 120

discoloration of skin due to cold

Answer 121

signs of appendicitis

Answer 122

tests for cholecystitis

Answer 123

involuntary eye movements where eyes appear to be shaking

Answer 124

swelling of optic nerve sheath

Answer 125

appearing very drowsy

Answer 126

slow return of skin to normal position after pinching the area- a sign of dehydration

Answer 127

beneath a nail

Answer 128

often a description of an uticarial plaque (a red swollen mark on the body)

Answer 129

relating to the palm/sole of the foot (interchangeable with palmar)

Answer 130

wet crackling sounds when auscultating the lungs

Answer 131

pain when releasing from abdominal palpation, also called Blumberg sign

Answer 132

visible sinking of the skin between ribs during breathing, indicative of respiratory distress and use of accessory muscles

Answer 133

stiffness of the abdominal wall muscles due to an acute abdominal process

Answer 134

coarse rattling respiratory sound; often thick mucous sound by auscultation of the lungs

Answer 135

falling to one side when standing with feet together and eyes closed

Answer 136

consisting of yellowish serum and blood

Answer 137

scraping of the cervical canal and uterine cavity

Answer 138

hernia repair

Answer 139

hernia repair using a mesh

Answer 140

removing foreign material or dead/damaged/infected tissue from a wound or burn

Answer 141

procedure to map brain waves during sleep; also called a "sleep study"

Answer 142

imaging type for checking bone health; also called a "bone scan"

Answer 143

used to obtain a small biopsy specimen of tissue or fluid

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