Ma 110 Ch 15
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- ionizing radiation
- x- rays helpful in diagnosing cancer, but it\'s effects are cumulative
- X-ray works by
- x-radiation passes through pt to expose a film of the body profile. Hard tissue is light, soft tissue is gray. Air Black.
- Computed tomography (CT)
- X-rays to produce cross-sectional images. Hard tissue are light, soft tissue are gray.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Uses radio waves and magnetic field to produce images.
- MRI tissue colors
- Hard tissue dark Soft tissue gray.
- CT cross sections are?
- Sagital, Transverse and coronal (frontal)
- Acetaminophen
- non-narcotic analgesic
- analgesic
- pain reliever
- Antipyretic fever
- fever reducing medication
- Contraindication
- not recommended
- idiosyncratic reaction
- unexpected/inexplicable event
- intradermal injection
- drug administration within skin
- intramuscular injection
- administration within muscle
- intravenous injection
- drug administration into vein
- palliative
- treating the symptoms
- paradoxical reaction
- opposite to that which is expected
- administration of drug that avoids the GI tract
- Parenteral
- Perfusion
- gradual administration of liquid into circulatory system
- Placebo
- drug-free medication made to resemble a drug
- potentiation
- amplifying the effect of a drug
- Subcutaneous injection
- drug administered under the skin
- transdermal
- movement of drug through skin
- sublingual
- under the tongue
- Albumin/o
- albumin
- Calc/i
- calcium
- -centesis
- needle puncture to remove fluid
- Creatin/o
- creatin
- Creatin is a
- protein
- Albumin
- Is a protein
- Ech/o
- sound
- -graphy
- picture
- Keton
- Keton: lipid metabolite
- Lapar/o
- Abdomen
- Lingu
- Tongue
- -otomy
- surgical opening
- Phleb/o
- vein
- Radi/o
- radiation
- -scope or -scopy
- visual examination
- Son/o
- Sound
- -uria
- urine
- Vital Signs include
- 1. Pulse 2. Pain 3. Blood Pressure 4. Temperature 5. Respiration
- Diastolic pressure
- last heart beat heard
- Systolic pressure
- first heart beat heard. Highest pressure against walls of artery.
- Auscultation
- listening to body sounds
- Rale
- abnormal crackling sound during inspiration
- Stridor
- high-pitched inspiration sound caused by partial blockage in pharynx, larynx or trachea
- Bruit
- Abnormal sound of blood passing through narrow artery
- Palpation
- feeling texture or size of body structure