Samenvatting - Med Term

• 1 MEd Terms

• Abrasion

  Scrape of Skin
• Acute

  new rapid onset
• Ambulate

  To walk/move
• Anterior

  Front of body
• Benign

  Normal, no danger of death
• Bradycardia vs Tachycardia

  Slow heart rate (less than 60), vs Fast heart rate (more than 100)
• Cholecsystitis

  Inflamed cholecyst (gallbladder)
• Chronic

  Long standing, constant
• COPD

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
• Coronary Artery:

  Provides heart tissue with blood
• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

  Stroke
• Diaphoresis

  Sweating
• Distal

  Away from trunk of body
• DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis

  Clot in deep vein
• Dyspnea

  Trouble breathing
• Dysuria

  Painful urination/trouble
• Ecchymosis

  Bruise
• Edema

  Swelling
• Emesis

  Vomitting
• Epitaxis

  Nose bleed
• Erythema

  Redness
• Febrile

  Elevated body temperature/fever
• Grossly

  A lot, Obviously
• Hematemesis

  large ammount of Blood in vomit
• Hematuria

  Large ammount of blood in urine
• Hemoptysis

  coughing up bloos
• Hemmorhage

  profuse bleeding
• Hepatomegaly

  Enlarged liver
• Hypertension vs hypotension

  high vs low BP
• Hypoxia

  insufficient O2 flow in blood
• Infarct

  Area of dead tissue due to lack of blood supply
• Ischemia

  Lack of blood supply
• Laceration

  Cut on skin due ot sharp object
• Lateral

  Farther from midline
• Medial

  Near midline
• Proximal

  Near trink of body
• Melena

  Black tarry Stool
• Myocardial Infarction (MI)

  death of cardiac muscle tissue
• Myalgia

  Muscle ache
• Pruritic

  Itchy
• Pulmonary Embolism

  Blocking of artery due to clot
• Purulent

  Pus-like
• Rhinorrhea

  runny nose
• Sepsis

  Blood infection
• STEMI

  ST elevation, MI real time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
• Syncope

  Pass out, faint
• Tachycardia

  Fast HR, above 100bpm
• Transient ISchemic Attack TIA

  minor stroke
• Vertigo

  Dizziness
• Nadir Evaluation

  Lowest point Blood count will reach secondary to chemotherapy