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| of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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1. an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity.
2.an exudate in a pleural cavity |
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| a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
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| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries. |
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| an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCl that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice, and is widely used in industry and in the laboratory—called also muriatic acid. |
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| difficult or labored breathing. |
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| A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach. Abbreviated NG tube. It is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic, and it has bidirectional potential. It can be used to remove the contents of the stomach, including air, to decompress the stomach, or to remove small solid objects and fluid, such as poison, from the stomach |
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| A gastrostomy tube (also called a G-tube) is a tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. |
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| pupils equal and reactive to light (and accommodation) |
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| In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body. Typically, lateral refers to the outer side of the body part, but it is also used to refer to the side of a body part. |
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| The mediastinum is the area in the chest between the lungs, that contains the heart, part of the windpipe (the trachea), the esophagus, and the great vessels including the ascending aorta and right and left pulmonary arteries -- essentially all of the organs in the chest except the lungs |
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| The standard chest examination consists of a PA (posterioranterior) and lateral chest x-ray. The films are read together. The PA exam is viewed as if the patient is standing in front of you with their right side on your left. |
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| referring collectively to the stomach and the small and large intestine |
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| technical term for earwax |
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| The start of delirium is usually rapid — within hours or a few days. Delirium can often be traced to one or more contributing factors, such as a severe or chronic medical illness, changes in your metabolic balance (such as low sodium), medication, infection, surgery, or alcohol or drug withdrawal. |
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| a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves. The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers . |
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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| congestive heart failure. : heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure. |
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