FEN Week 1 Terminology A-E

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Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Medical Terminology

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anion

a negatively charged ion

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anuria

a failure to produce urine (<50mL urine output per day

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Aq

water

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ascites

abnormal fluid accumulation in the abdomen

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atrophy

wasting away

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atypical

unusual

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ausculation

listening to internal organs with a stethoscope

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azotemia

a buildup of urea in the blood

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beyond use date

an expiration date applied to a compound product, beyond which the drug should not be used

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bilateral

on both sides of the body

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bioavailability

the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of a drug that enters into the systemic circulation and is available to exert its biological action

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bolus

a single intravenous dose of a medication administered all at once over a short period of time

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BUD

Beyond Use Date

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bulimia

an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image, and a cycle of overeating followed by purging

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Ca

calcium

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cachexia

extreme weight loss and muscle wasting due to a chronic illness

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cation

a positively charged ion

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cc

cubic centimeter

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central line

a long catheter inserted into a neck, upper chest or groin vein and guided into a large central vein (superior vena cava) to administer intravenous medications or fluids

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chelation

the process by which ions and molecules (i.e. drugs) bine to metal ions, forming a non-absorbable complex

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Cl

chloride

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CO2

carbon dioxide

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crystalluria

the presence of crystals in the urine caused by metabolic disorders or drugs

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cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

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diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

a life-threatening hyperglycemic crisis characterized by high blood glucose, anion gap metabolic acidosis, and ketones in the blood or urine

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dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

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enteral

involving the intestines

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enuresis

involving urination

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etiology

the cause of (disease)

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ETOH

ethyl alcohol

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exacerbation

an increase or worsening (i.e. severity of disease)

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extravasation

the leakage of fluid from a blood vessel to the surrounding tissue

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