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Question | Answer |
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prone | lies face down |
supine | lies face up |
caudal | towards feet |
decubitus | lying down |
intraarticular | within a joint space |
intrathecal injection | through the sheath, or outer covering of spinal cord |
modality | type of treatment: surgery or chemotherapy |
attenuation | send signals from one point to another |
ejection fraction | ptc of blood leave the heart per contraction |
lumen | inner hollow space of a vessel |
wall motion | abnormality in heart mussel seen |
BPH | hypertrophy, prostate, benign |
Arthrocentesis | aspiration or injection with a needle involving a joint. |
CBC | complete blood count |
TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
HB A1C | glycosylated a1c |
GFR | test function of kidney |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen-kidney |
H&H | hematocrit and hemoglobin - anemia |
HGB | hemoglobin test - anemia |
in vivo - transcutaneous | test is done without a needle - through unbroken skin |
hemoglobin | carry oxygen from lungs to body, return carbon dioxide back to lungs |
embryo | fertilized egg |
bilirubin | waste of body RBC |
oocyte | a cell in ovary |
hematuria | blood in the urine |
GTT | glucose tolerance test |
hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
hyperglycemia | episode of high blood sugar |
postmortem | after death |