FEN Week 1 Terminology A-E

Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Medical Terminology

anion

a negatively charged ion

anuria

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

Aq

water

ascites

abnormal fluid accumulation in the abdomen

atrophy

wasting away

atypical

unusual

ausculation

listening to internal organs with a stethoscope

azotemia

a buildup of urea in the blood

beyond use date

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

bilateral

on both sides of the body

bioavailability

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

bolus

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

BUD

Beyond Use Date

bulimia

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

Ca

calcium

cachexia

extreme weight loss and muscle wasting due to a chronic illness

cation

a positively charged ion

cc

cubic centimeter

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

chelation

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

Cl

chloride

CO2

carbon dioxide

crystalluria

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

cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

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

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

enteral

involving the intestines

enuresis

involving urination

etiology

the cause of (disease)

ETOH

ethyl alcohol

exacerbation

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

extravasation

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