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14 Cards in this Set
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Adhesion |
Band of scarlike tissue that forms between two surfaces inside the body and causes them to stick together |
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Inflamation |
Protective response of body tissue to irritation, infection or allergy |
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Septicemia |
Systemic disease caused by infection with microorganisms and their toxins in circulating blood; also called sepsis and blood poisoning |
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C & S Culture & sensitivity |
Lab test of a body fluid placed on a culture medium to identify the cause of an infection (usually bacterium) and a sensitivity test that determines which antibiotic drug will work best to treat infection |
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Endoscopy |
Visual examination of the interior of organs and cavities with a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope |
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Fluoroscopy |
Radiographic procedure that uses a florescent screen instead of a photographic plate to produce a visual image from x-rays that pass through the patient, resulting in continuous imaging of the motion of intense structures and immediate serial images |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
Radiographic procedure that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiple are cross-sectional images of the body |
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Nuclear Scan Radionuclide Imaging Nuclear Medicine Scan |
Radiographic procedure that produces images of an organ or area of the body by introducing a radionuclide substance (tracer or radio pharmaceutical) that releases a low level of radiation |
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Tomography |
Any if several radiographic procedure in which specialized machined produce a film representing a detailed cross section, or slice of an area, tissue or organ |
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Computed Tomography (CT) Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scanning |
Tomography in which a narrow beam of x-rays rotates in a full arc around the patient to aquire multiple views of the body, which a computer interprets to produce cross sectional images of an internal organ or tissue |
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Ultrasonography (US) |
Radiographic procedure in which a small transducer passed over the skin transmits high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) that bounce off body tissues and are then recorded to produce an image of an internal organ or tissue |
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X-Ray Radiograph |
High energy electromagnetic waves (x-ray) pass through the body onto a photographic film to produce an image of internal structures of the body for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes |
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Anastomosis |
Connection between two vessels, such as the surgical joining of two ducts, blood vessels or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other |
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Cauterize |
Process of burning abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals (silver nitrate) |
