Ch. 14 Medical Terminolgy

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Chemical name

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chemical components of a drug

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generic name

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name the drug is known as universally

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brand name

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name each drug company gives the drug ( a drug has one generic name and numerous brand names)

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prescription drugs

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have to have a script signed by a healthcare worker to get the medication

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over-the-counter drugs

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you can pick the medicine yourself - off the shelf

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Controlled substance

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applies usually to some prescription drugs and illegal drugs- there is a tendency to become addicted to these

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oral

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by mouth

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sublingual

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under the tongue

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inhalation

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inhaled to the mouth or nose

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parental

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use needles

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transdermal

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patch

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rectal

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through the rectum

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topical

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applied directly to skin or mucous membranes

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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intravenous

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within the vein

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subcutaneous

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under the skin

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contraindication

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medication should not be used- if a person has a certain medical condition

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placebo

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a pill with no medicine contents - for people who feel better if they take a pill

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ac

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before meals

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bid

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twice a day

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c

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with

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et

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and

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gt/gtt

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drops

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hs

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at bedtime

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NPO

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Nothing By Mouth

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pc

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after meals

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po

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by mouth

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prn

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as needed

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qd

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once a day/every day

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qh

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every hour

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qid

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four times a day

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s

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without

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stat

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at once/immediately

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tid

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three times a day

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VO

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verbal order

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Psychiatry

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prescribes medication

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psychology

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does therapy

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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person keeps repeating an action

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anorexia nervosa

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person refuses to eat

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bulimia

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person binge eats, then gets rid of it

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AP view

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rays go from back to front

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barium

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dye

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oblique

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at an angle

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PA view

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rays go from front to back to front

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CT/CAT

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slices on computer

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ultrasound

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uses sound

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PET

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shows motion, versus just structure

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radiology

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x-ray

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nuclear medicine

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uses radioactive materials (isotopes)- these are usually called scans

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MRI

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uses magnets

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ADL

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Activities of Daily Living

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ROM

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stands for range of motion

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rehabilitation

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Process of treatment and exercise that can help a person with a disability maintain maximum function and well-being.

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general anesthesia

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person is unconscious

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local

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loss of sensation in one localized part of the body.

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topical

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directly into a a specific area

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aspirator

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suctions fluid

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clamp

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grasps tissue; controls bleeding

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curette

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scrapes and removes tissue

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dilator

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enlarges an opening by stretching

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foreceps

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grasps tissue

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hemostat

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forceps to grasp blood vessel to control bleeding

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probe

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explores tissue

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scalpel

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cuts and separates tissue

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speculum

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spreads apart walls of a cavity

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tenaculum

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long-handed clamp

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trephine

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saw that removes disk-shaped piece of tissue or bone

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Fowler

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setting with back positioned at a 45 degree angle

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Lateral recumbent

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lying on either the left or right side

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lithotomy

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lying face up with hips and knees bent at 90 degree angles

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prone

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lying horizontally with face down

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supine

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lying horizontal and face up; also called dorsal recumbent

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Trendelenburg

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lying face up and on an incline with head lower than legs

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cauterization

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Using, heat, cold, electricity, or chemicals, to scar, burn, or cut tissues.

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hemostasis

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blood is stopped

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perioperative

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around surgery- before, during, and after

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postoperative

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after surgery

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preoperative

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before surgery

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suture

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used to close a wound or incision

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oncology

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study of tumor

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tumors can be:

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benign or malignant

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor

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The higher the number

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the worse the cancer is

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metastasis

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the cancer has spread to another organ

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morbidity

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illness

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mortality

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death

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neoplasm

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tumor

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remission

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symptoms are gone for now

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palliative therapy

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does not cure, reduces symptoms

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bx

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biopsy

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Ca

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cancer

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TNM

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Tumor, Nodes, Metastases