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35 Cards in this Set
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Acute |
Having a short and relatively severe course |
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Chronic |
Existing over a long time |
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Algesic |
Drug used to relieve pain |
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Analgesic |
Drug that relieves pain |
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Antibiotic |
Antimicrobial agent used to treat infections |
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Auscultation |
The action of listening to sounds of organs, usually with a stethoscope |
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Cannula |
Thin tube inserted into a vein or cavity in order to give medicine |
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Catheterization |
The introduction of a catheter |
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Chemotherapy |
The use of drugs or medicine to treat cancer |
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Computed Radiography |
The production of a radiograph with a cassette instead of film |
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Computed Tomography |
Using ionizing radiation to create a cross sectional image of tissue |
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Cytotoxic |
Toxic to living cells |
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Diagnosis |
The identification of an illness or disease |
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Echography |
Sonography/ultrasound |
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Endoscope |
An instrument that can be inserted into the body to view interal parts |
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Fluoroscopy |
Visual examination of an internal organ using a fluoroscope |
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Narcotic |
A medicine with psychoactive compunds, and has sleep-inducing properties |
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Palpation |
Using ones hands to examine the body to feel for landmarks, or to look for an abnormality |
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Pharmaceutical |
A medicinal drug |
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Positron Emission Tomography |
Combines CT and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images of selected body structures |
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Prognosis |
The likely course of a disease or ailment |
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Radiography |
Using radiation directed through a portion of the body onto an IR to create an image |
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Radiolucent |
Something that is easily penetrable by x-rays |
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Radiopaque |
Something that is not easily penetrable by x-rays |
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Respiration |
The action of breathing |
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Sign |
An indication of a disease that can be seen by an outside source, such as jaundice or bruising |
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Sonography |
The use of sound to create images of internal structures of the body |
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Specimen |
A sample that can be used for medical testing |
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Stethoscope |
An instrument that is used to listen to internal organs of the body |
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Symptom |
An indication of illness or disease that is only apparent to the patient, like headache or nausa. |
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Systolic pressure |
The maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating. The high number reading |
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Therapeutic |
Relating to the healing of a disease |
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Tomogram |
A record obtained by Tomography |
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Toxic |
Relating to toxins or poison |
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Ultrasonography |
Using pulses of ultrasound to find structures in the body |
