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Medical Terminology (12)
Thoracentesis
During a thoracentesis (drainage of fluid from pleural space), monitor the patient for pneumothorax and hypotension.
Thoracentesis
During a thoracentesis (drainage of fluid from pleural space), monitor the patient for pneumothorax and hypotension.
Aldosterone
Aldosterone increases blood pressure and blood volume by promoting renal reabsorption of sodium (and therefore water!) and excretion of potassium.
Aldosterone
Aldosterone increases blood pressure and blood volume by promoting renal reabsorption of sodium (and therefore water!) and excretion of potassium.
Lyme Disease: Prevention
Educate patients to prevent Lyme Disease (a tick-borne illness) by wearing long sleeves/long pants/close-toed shoes/a hat in wooded or grassy areas, and check their body fully for ticks when returning...
Lyme Disease: Prevention
Educate patients to prevent Lyme Disease (a tick-borne illness) by wearing long sleeves/long pants/close-toed shoes/a hat in wooded or grassy areas, and check their body fully for ticks when returning...
Hemodialysis: Nursing Care
Prior to initiating hemodialysis, auscultate their arteriovenous fistula for a bruit and palpate for a thrill.
Hemodialysis: Nursing Care
Prior to initiating hemodialysis, auscultate their arteriovenous fistula for a bruit and palpate for a thrill.
Paracentesis: Nursing Care
A patient undergoing a paracentesis (drainage of fluid from the peritoneal cavity using a needle) must empty their bladder prior to the procedure.
Paracentesis: Nursing Care
A patient undergoing a paracentesis (drainage of fluid from the peritoneal cavity using a needle) must empty their bladder prior to the procedure.
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
A patient experiencing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) will likely have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, metabolic acidosis, anemia, and elevated creatinine and BUN.
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
A patient experiencing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) will likely have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, metabolic acidosis, anemia, and elevated creatinine and BUN.
Suffix: -lithiasis
The suffix "lithiasis" means "presence of stones," as in "cholelithiasis" (presence of stones in the gallbladder).
Suffix: -lithiasis
The suffix "lithiasis" means "presence of stones," as in "cholelithiasis" (presence of stones in the gallbladder).
Prefix: Pan-
The prefix "Pan-" means "all," as in "pancytopenia" where all types of blood cells are decreased.
Prefix: Pan-
The prefix "Pan-" means "all," as in "pancytopenia" where all types of blood cells are decreased.
Prefix: Ab-
The prefix "Ab-" means "to take away from," such as abducting the arm (moving it away from midline).
Prefix: Ab-
The prefix "Ab-" means "to take away from," such as abducting the arm (moving it away from midline).
Prefix: Lingu-
The root "lingu/o" means "tongue," as in the "sublingual" (under the tongue).
Prefix: Lingu-
The root "lingu/o" means "tongue," as in the "sublingual" (under the tongue).
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