Case 1 Medical Transcription

Front 1

Adhesions

Back 1

Fibrous bands or structures by which body parts abnormally adhere, as in wound healing.

Front 2

Adnexa

Back 2

Appendages or adjunct parts.

Front 3

Approximate

Back 3

To bring close together or into appostion.

Front 4

Arthralgia

Back 4

Pain in a joint.

Front 5

Bimanual

Back 5

Performed using both hands.

Front 6

Blood type O

Back 6

Has neither A nor B antigens.

Front 7

Chromic Suture

Back 7

Absorbable catgut suture material.

Front 8

Claforan

Back 8

Antibiotic against gram-negative bacteria, trade name.

Front 9

Crown-rump length

Back 9

The length between the to of the head to the buttocks or gluteal region.

Front 10

Cul-de-sac

Back 10

A blind pouch.

Front 11

Demerol

Back 11

Trade name for meperidine hydrochloride, a preoperative drug to sedate and relieve pain.

Front 12

Distal

Back 12

Further from any point of reference.

Front 13

Ectopic Pregnancy

Back 13

A pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum becomes implanted on tissue outside of the uterine cavity.

Front 14

Edema

Back 14

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, resulting in swelling.

Front 15

Embedment

Back 15

A tissue specimen that is fixated in a firm medium to keep it intact during sectioning of the tissue.

Front 16

Endovaginal

Back 16

Within the vagina.

Front 17

EtOH

Back 17

Ethyl alcohol; ethanol; grain alcohol.

Front 18

Exploratory laparotomy

Back 18

Surgical abdominal resection to gain access to the peritoneal cavity.

Front 19

Fallopian tube

Back 19

Also called oviduct or uterine tube; transports the ovum from the ovary to the uterus.

Front 20

Fascia

Back 20

Supportive layer of thin connective tissue within the muscles and/or organs of the body.

Front 21

Figure-of-eight stitches

Back 21

Sutures in which the thread follows the contours of the figure eight.

Front 22

Fundus

Back 22

The bottom or base of anything; the part of an organ opposite the opening into that organ.

Front 23

General endotracheal tube

Back 23

Referring to the tube inserted within the trachea through which to administer general anesthesia.

Front 24

Gravida 2, para 1, abortus 1

Back 24

Two pregnancies; one live birth; one abortion or miscarriage.

Front 25

Gravida 3, para 1-0-2-1

Back 25

Three pregnancies; one live birth; no premature births; one abortion or miscarriage.

Front 26

GYN

Back 26

Abbreviation for gynecology.

Front 27

Heaney clamp

Back 27

Medical tool used to grasp and manipulate tissue.

Front 28

HEENT

Back 28

Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat.

Front 29

Hematochezia

Back 29

The passage of bloody stools.

Front 30

Hematamesis

Back 30

The vomiting of blood.

Front 31

Hematocrit

Back 31

Hct; the volume percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood.

Front 32

Hematuria

Back 32

Blood in the urine.

Front 33

Hemoglobin

Back 33

Hgb; carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and carbon dioxide to from the tissue to the lungs.

Front 34

Hemoperitoneum

Back 34

An effusion of blood in the peritoneal cavity.

Front 35

Hemostasis

Back 35

The arrest of bleeding by surgical means.

Front 36

ICD code: 663.1

Back 36

International Classification of Diseases; a standard list of identifying codes used in statistics, billing, etc. (ectopic pregnancy)

Front 37

Informed consent

Back 37

A patient gives written permission for surgery, clinical treatment, and/or to release his or her records to a third party after a thorough discussion of the issues with the physician involved.

Front 38

Lactated Ringers's (solution)

Back 38

A fluid and electrolyte replenisher given to a patient by intravenous infusion.

Front 39

Lyse

Back 39

To cut or separate, as at surgery.

Front 40

Lysis of adhesions

Back 40

Disintegration or destruction of adhesions, (a surgical prodecure)

Front 41

Melena

Back 41

The passage of black stools.

Front 42

Mesosalpinx

Back 42

Layers that enclose a uterine tube, which are composed of the broad ligament of the uterus and are located above the mesovarium.

Front 43

Mucopurulent

Back 43

Containing both mucus and pus.

Front 44

No. 1 (suture)

Back 44

referring to the size of suture materials.

Front 45

Normal saline

Back 45

A 0.9% solution of sodium chloride.

Front 46

Oriented x3

Back 46

Neurologic terminology meaning that a patient is aware of place, person, and time.

Front 47

Packing laps

Back 47

Cloths used to pack off the tissues and aid in hemostasis during surgery, also called laparotomy pack.

Front 48

Palpable

Back 48

Perceptible by touch.

Front 49

Pelvic

Back 49

Referring to the pelvis, the basinlike structure formed by the hips, and all it contains.

Front 50

Pelvic Ultrasound

Back 50

An imaging study of the pelvic area in which the deep structures of the pelvis are scanned by way of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic purposes.

Front 51

Peritoneum

Back 51

The serous membrane lining the abdominal walls and investing the viscera.

Front 52

Pfannenstiel incision

Back 52

Abdominal incision curved in a downward "smile" at the bikini line.

Front 53

Phenergan

Back 53

Medicinal sedative and antinauseant, trade name.

Front 54

Pilondial cyst

Back 54

A cyst containing a nidus or tuft of hairs, usually found at the base of the spine.

Front 55

Positive cardiac activity

Back 55

Medical term for "the heart is beating" and all that the statement implies.

Front 56

Proximal

Back 56

Nearest; closer to any point of reference.

Front 57

Pseudodecidual sign

Back 57

A false response of endometrium in the absence of pregnancy.

Front 58

Pseudogestational sac

Back 58

False pregnancy; the gestational sac surrounds the embryo, but in a false pregnancy there is a "pseudo" or false gestational sac.

Front 59

Retractor

Back 59

Instrument used to hold wound edges and/or tissues apart during surgery.

Front 60

Rh negative

Back 60

Describes people with no Rh antigen in their blood.

Front 61

Rh positive

Back 61

Describes people with Rh antigen in their blood.

Front 62

RhoGAM

Back 62

Trade name for a prepartaiton of Rho(D) immune globulin, required in an Rh-negative mother.

Front 63

Ruptured tubal prenancy

Back 63

A pregnancy in a fallopian tube that has burst through the walls of the tube.

Front 64

Salpingectomy

Back 64

Surgical removal of a uterine tube.

Front 65

Serosal abrasion

Back 65

The wearing away of the serous membrane.

Front 66

Staple gun

Back 66

Instrument by which one accomplishes the process of fastening a surgical opening with staples.

Front 67

Speculum

Back 67

Instrument used to spread open a passage or a cavity for ease in its examination.

Front 68

Subcutaneous

Back 68

Beneath the skin.

Front 69

Transabdominal

Back 69

Across or through the abdominal wall.

Front 70

Transvaginal Ultrasound

Back 70

An imaging study utilizing sound waves performed through the vagina.

Front 71

Tubo-ovarian

Back 71

Pertaining to a uterine tube and ovary.

Front 72

Tubo-uterine

Back 72

Pertaining to a uterine tube and the uterus.

Front 73

Urinalysis

Back 73

Physical, chemical, or microscopic analysis or examination of urine.

Front 74

Uterine adnexa

Back 74

The uterine appendages: the ovaries, uterine tubes, and ligaments of the uterus.

Front 75

Vicryl

Back 75

Trade name for polyglactin 910, an absorbable suture made of multifilament braided material.