Biomed Quarter 4 Med Terms

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Normal Adult Pulse Oximetry

12-20 bpm

Normal Adult Respiratory Rate

60-100 bpm

Normal Adult Heart Rate

Systolic

Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries - top number

Normal Adult Blood Pressure Systolic

90-120

60-80

Normal Adult Blood Pressure Diastolic

Diastolic

Occurs when the ventricles are relaxed; the lowest pressure against the walls of an artery. Bottom number

~ 98.6 F

Normal Adult Temperature

penia

deficiency of

intra

inside

neo

new

non

absent

semi

half

osis

diseased condition

vaso

vessels (blood)

constrictor

to narrow

dilator

to widen

Psoriasis

autoimmune condition causing skin cell overgrowth

Melanoma

skin cancer

Contact dermatitis

Rash caused by irritation or allergy inducing

Cryosurgery

freezing off lesions with liquid nitrogen

Skin graft

Transplanting skin from one body part to another

Emphysema

lung damage

Pleurisy

swelling of tissues surrounding lungs

Thoracentesis

draining fluid from area between chest wall and lungs

Appendicitis

inflammation of the appendix

Back pain, temperature, painful urination

UTI symptoms

Antiobiotics

How is UTI treated?

Angiogram

record of blood vessels

Colonoscopy

procedure exam colon with scope

Crohn's disease

inflammatory bowel disease

Laparoscopy

surgical exploration abdomen/pelvis

by mouth

PO

intravenous

IV

intramuscular

IM

subcutaneous

SQ

rectal

PR

topical

TOP

inhalation

INH

sublingual

SL

every morning

QAM

every evening

QPM

four times daily

QID

twice daily

BID

nothing by mouth (typically written before surgeries)

NPO

Infection/Sepsis

What do antibiotics help prevent?

Bacterial

What kind of infections do antibiotics primarily treat?

Infection and possible pneumonia

What does a pulse oximetry reading in the low 90s indicate?

XRAY

What would help diagnose if someone has an infection and pneumonia from a low 90s pulse oximetry reading?

CT or MRI

A patient with a suspected stroke should get what?