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| the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases |
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| the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease. |
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| effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities. |
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| Funduscopic examination is a routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye, not just the ophthalmologist's. It consists exclusively of inspection. One looks through the ophthalmoscope (Figure 117.1), which is simply a light with various optical modifications, |
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| A buildup of fluid between the tissues that line the lungs and the chest. |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid. |
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| A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. |
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| A blood transfusion is a safe, common procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line in one of your blood vessels. Blood transfusions are done to replace blood lost during surgery or due to a serious injury |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| Delirium is a serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment. The start of delirium is usually rapid — within hours or a few days. |
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| rapid assessment procedure |
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| (IC) is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries. |
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-an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
-an abnormally high body temperature.
-the number of degrees of such a temperature above the normal. |
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| Ear wax removal per facility protocol |
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| difficult or labored respiration |
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| In medicine, commonly used abbreviation for gastrointestinal, referring collectively to the stomach and the small and large intestine. |
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| abbreviation for intramuscular |
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| In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and is receiving training in a specialized area, such as surgery, internal medicine, pathology, or radiology. Board certification in all medical and surgical specialties requires the satisfactory completion of a residency program and successful completion of a specialty board examination. |
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| Wafer-type dressings that contain hydroactive particles which, when in contact with wound exudate, form a fluid/gel environment over the wound bed. They can be self-adhering with a surface that repells water, bacteria and other outside contaminants. They are considered occlusive or semi-occlusive. |
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| the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body. |
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| having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides. |
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| heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure. |
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