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abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body
ABG - arterial blood gas reading
中药菟丝子acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol)
ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme
ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias
来思acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues
acute - sudden, inten flare-up
adenosine - a drug ud to help a patient with Supraventricular tachycardia convert to norm
al sinus rhythm
agonal - a word ud to describe a major negative change in a patient's condition, usually preceding immediate death, such as a complete cessation of breathing or a dire change in the patient's EEG or EKG
albuterol - a bronchodilator ud on asthma patients and patients having bronchial spasms to dilate the bronchia and improve breathing
ALOC - abbreviation for Acute Loss of Consciousness
alzheimer's dia - a progressive dia with specific brain abnormalities marked by memory loss and progressive inability to function normally at even the simplest tasks
AMA - against medical advice or American Medical Association
ambu-bag - handheld squeeze bag attached to a face mask. e also bagging
amitriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant
amoxicillin - an antibiotic
amp - abbreviation for Ampule, which is a aled plastic or glass capsule containing a single do of a drug in a sterile solution for injection.
anaphylactic shock - an extreme allergic reaction that usually involves heart failure, circulatory collap, a vere asthma-like difficulty in breathing and sometimes results in death.
外勤管理ancef - a cephalosporin antibiotic
anemia - chronically low hematocrit
aneurysm - a balloonlike swelling in the wall of an artery
angina pectoris - a vere acute attack of cardiac pain
angioplasty - plastic surgery of blood vesls during which a balloon is pasd into the artery and inflated to enlarge it and increa blood flow
anhidrosis - the abnormal abnce of sweat
儿童故事在线听anterior - word ud to describe the front surface of an organ, muscle, etc
antivert - a drug prescribed for naua and dizziness
aortic calcification - hardening of the aorta, the main artery coming out of the left ventricle of the heart, usually from cholesterol deposits or some other organic substance
aortic coarctation - a dangerous narrowing of the aorta
aortic disction - a tear in the aorta
aortic rupture - when the aorta bursts
arterial stick - inrtion of an IV line into an artery
蒸菜干arrhythmia - when the beat of the heart is no longer originating from the sinus node, and the rhythm is abnormal
ASA - the abbreviation for acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
astrocytoma - a slowly growing tumor of the glial tissue of the brain and the spinal cord
惠州大学是几本asystole - a condition in which the heart no longer beats and usually cannot be restarted
ativan - a minor tranquilizer drug (lorazepam) ud for anxiety, tension, agitation, or fatigue
atropine - a drug to increa the heart rate
atypical angina - a form of angina pectoris that does not manifest the typical angina symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, etc, but which comes on suddenly and occurs without a predisposing cau
AZT - an antiviral drug (zidovudine) prescribed for the treatment of AIDS
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Babinski's reflex - also known as the plantar reflex; the movement of the big toe upward instead of downward; ud to test injury to, or dias of, the upper motor neurons
bactrim - the trade name for cotrimoxazole and sulfamethoxizole, an antibacterial agent particularly uful for urinary infections
bagging - manual respiration for a patient having breathing trouble that us a handheld squeeze bag attached to a face mask
Barlow's syndrome - infantile scurvy
Betadine - trade name for povidone-iodine, a preparation ud as a surgical scrub that is available in liquid and aerosol forms
bilateral hemothorax - blood in both sides of the pleura, the membrane covering the lung
blood culture - incubating a blood sample so that suspected infectious bacteria can multiply and thus be identified
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blood gas - a test to determine the gas-pha components of blood, including oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH balance, etc
blood pressure - a measure of how well blood circulates through your arteries, listen in the format of the systolic pressure over the diastolic pressure. Normal blood pressure is about 120/80
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