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SBGR Clinical Review
SBGR MA 190 Week 1
Question | Answer |
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triage | to determine the priority for handling patients based on need |
IM | intramuscular |
SQ | subcutaneous |
ID | intradermal |
venipuncture | the transcutaneous puncture of a vein to collect a sample of blood |
Hct | hematocrit |
Hgb | hemoglobin |
hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
erythrocyte | red blood cell, RBC |
leukocyte | white blood cell, WBC |
platelets | fragments of cells, important for blood clotting |
serum | blood plasma with clotting factors removed |
phlebotomy | the practice of drawing blood |
diabetes | condition causing defects in the secretion of insulin |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
hyperthyroidism | excessive secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland |
hypothyroidism | insufficent secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland |