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| Incision and Drainage: Common treatment for skin infections and abscesses; Drainage of pus/abscess to promote healing |
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| Intramuscular: Pertaining to interior of muscle tissue |
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| Intravenous: Within a vein or veins; as of a thrombus, injection, infusion, or catheter |
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| Intravenous Pyelogram: radiographic technique for examining the structure function of the urinary system; May be used to diagnose tumors, cysts, stones , and other abnormalities |
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| Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Term used in radiographic examination to determine location, size, shape, and malformation of kidneys, ureters, and blad |
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| (LAT had a few different possibilities- may be Left Atrial Thrombus |
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| Low-Density Lipoprotein: Plasma protein containing relatively more cholesterol and trigylcerides than protein; Increased probability of atherosclerosis with high levels of LDL; “Bad Cholesterol |
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| Left Lower Quadrant (of abdomen) |
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| Lumbar Puncture: puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs -- called also spinal tap |
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| Left Upper Quadrant (of abdomen) |
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| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin: Estimate of amount of hemoglobin in an average erythrocyte; derived from ratio between amount of hemoglobin and number of erythrocytes present; Normal Value: 28-32 picograms of hemoglobin/RBC |
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| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration: concentration of hemoglobin in grams/100ml of packed RBC’s; derived from ratio of hemoglobin to hematocrit |
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| Mean Corpuscular Volume: evaluation of average volume of each red cell; derived from ratio of vol. of packed RBC’s (hematocrit) to the total number of RBC’s. |
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| Mean Platelet Volume: blood test that measures the volume of a large number of platelets; very useful in differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenic disorders |
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| 1. Doctor of Medicine 2. Muscular Dystrophy (MD) |
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| Myocardial Infarction: Necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by obstruction in a coronary artery through atherosclerosis, thrombus or spasm (heart attack) |
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| Nothing by mouth (nil per os) |
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| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory Drug: counteract or reduce inflammation by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis. Ex: ibuprofen, aspirin, ketoprofen |
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| Osteoarthritis: Most common form of arthritis; one or more joints undergo degenerative changes including subchondral bony sclerosis, loss of articular cartilage, proliferation of bone spurs in the joints |
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| Obstetrics/Obstetrician: pertaining to pregnancy/childbirth |
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| Informal abbreviation for overdose (also see O/D) |
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| 1. oculus dexter- Right Eye 2. Doctor of Optometry |
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| Orthopedic (also ortho- a combining from meaning straight, normal, correct I.e. orthodontist |
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| Left eye (oculus sinister) |
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| Each eye (oculus uterque) |
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| Phosphorous, Pulse, Pupil, Parental (many definitions found but these seem to be most common) |
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| 1. Pulmonary Artery Pressure 2. Pap (Papanicolau’s Test- pap smear) 3. pap- soft soggy food |
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| 1. Pulmonary Embolism: embolism of a pulmonary artery or one of its branches that is produced by foreign matter and most often a blood clot originating in a vein of the leg or pelvis and that is marked by labored breathing, chest pain, fainting, rapid heart rate, cyanosis, shock, and sometimes death 2. Physical Examination |
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| Abbreviation for potential hydrogen : scale representing the relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution; 7.0-neutral; <7-acidic; >7-alkaline |
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| Phenylketonuria: metabolic disorder; enzyme deficiency resulting in accumulation of phenylalanine and its metabolites in blood and excess excretion in urine; causes severe MR, seizures, eczema, abnormal body odor |
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| Polymorphonucleur neutrophilic leukocyte |
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| Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: sudden attacks of respiratory distress that awakens the person; commonly caused by pulmonary edema due to CHF; accompanied by coughing, feeling of suffocation, cold sweat, tachycardia |
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| polymorphonuclear leukocyte ( also prefix meaning many) |
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| as required (pro re nata) |
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| 1. prothrombin time: the time required for a particular specimen of prothrombin to induce blood-plasma clotting under standardized conditions in comparison with a time of between 11.5 and 12 seconds for normal human blood 2. Physical Therapy |
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| Premature ventricular contraction: May be idiopathic or caused by stress, electrolyte imbalance, ischemia, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, ventricular enlargement or reaction to drugs; frequent PVC’s may be precursor to V-Tach, V-Fib. |
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| Rapid Eye Movement: rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated with REM sleep |
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| Right Lower Quadrant (of abdomen) |
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| right upper quadrant (of abdomen) |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus: chronic inflammatory disease affecting many systems of the body. It is an example of collagen disease. Includes severe vasculitis, renal involvement, lesions of the skin and nervous system. Primary cause unknown but may be due to viral infection or dysfunction of the immune system or adverse reaction to certain drugs. |
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| sexually transmitted disease |
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| tuberculosis a usually chronic highly variable disease that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Mycobacterium (M. tuberculosis); usually communicated by inhalation of the airborne causative agent, affects especially the lungs but may spread to other areas (as the kidney or spinal column) from local lesions or by way of the lymph or blood vessels, and is characterized by fever, cough, difficulty in breathing, inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles, caseation, pleural effusion, and fibrosis |
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| transient ischemic attack (“Mini Stroke”): episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency; Symptoms vary with site and degree of occlusion but may include: disturbance of normal vision, dizziness, weakness, dysphagia, numbness, or unconsciousness. Attacks usually last a few minutes |
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| too numerous to count: term usually applied to organisms or cells viewed on a slide under a microscope |
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