Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

when the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes abnormally large or balloons outward

Aspirin

a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication.

Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy

surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries

Bilateral Tubal Ligation

a form of female sterilization, in which the fallopian tubes are severed and sealed or "pinched shut", in order to prevent fertilization

Clostridium Difficile

a species of Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics

Cardiomegaly

Enlarged heart

Dilation & Curettage

widening of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus or contents of the uterus by scraping and scooping.

It is a therapeutic gynecological procedure as well as a rarely used method of first trimester abortion

Degenerative Disk Disease

Degeneration of the intervertebral disc

Diabetes Ketoacidosis

results from an absolute shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids and producing acidic ketone bodies that cause most of the symptoms and complications (Fatal)

Ejection Fraction

Fraction of blood pumped out of the ventricles per heart beat

upper endoscopy

(Esophagogastroduodenoscopy)

Grava=Pregnancies

Para=Live Births

A=Abortions (Spontaneous or Induced)

Glascow Coma Scale

a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment

Hydrochlorothiazide

a first line diuretic drug of the thiazide class that acts by inhibiting the kidneys' ability to retain water

Hidal Hernia

when part of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm

Your diaphragm normally has a small opening (hiatus) that allows your food tube (esophagus) to pass through on its way to connect to your stomach. The stomach can push up through this opening and cause a hiatal hernia

Heart Burn!!!

Intracranial hemorrhage

Bleeding w/in the skull

Left Anterior Fascicular Block

It is caused by only the anterior half of the bundle of His being defective. It is manifest on the ECG by left axis deviation.

It is much more common than left posterior fascicular block.

Left Bundle Branch Block

a cardiac conduction abnormality seen on the electrocardiogram (ECG). In this condition, activation of the left ventricle is delayed, which results in the left ventricle contracting later than the right ventricle

Left Lower Quadrant

-of the human abdomen

-the area left of the midline and below the umbilicus

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

-thickening of the myocardium (muscle) of the left ventricle of the heart

-occurs naturally as a reaction to aerobic exercise and strength training

-most frequently referred to as a pathological reaction to cardiovascular disease, or high blood pressure

Myocardial Infarction

=Heart Attack

Magnetic Resonance Angiogram

=uses MRI to image blood vessels

-to evaluate for stenosis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory

drugs with analgesic and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects and which have, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory effects (non-narcotic)

Normal Sinus Rhythm

(SA node is the natural pacemaker)

Nitroglycerin

-a vasodilator to treat heart conditions, such as angina and chronic heart failure. It is one of the oldest and most useful drugs for treating heart disease by shortening or even preventing attacks of angina pectoris

-also for explosives...

As needed

"Per needs" (for the sake of remembering)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

=obstruction of large arteries not within the coronary or aortic arch vasculature

-PVD can result from atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes leading to stenosis, an embolism, or thrombus formation. It causes either acute or chronic ischemia (lack of blood supply)

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain

Subdural Hemorrhage

blood gathers within the outermost meningeal layer, between the dura mater, which adheres to the skull, and the arachnoid mater enveloping the brain

T&A

TAB

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

a surgical procedure whereby the uterus (womb) is removed

Trigeminal Neuralgia

a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face. Originating in one or both of the trigeminal nerves, this pain may be felt in any or all of the following: the ear, eye, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, left index finger, teeth, or jaw on one side and alongside of the face

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Drug that immediately dissolves clots

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Transient Global Amensia

temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory with a range of problems accessing older memories. A person in a state of TGA exhibits no other signs of impaired cognitive functioning but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness plus deeply-encoded facts of the individual’s past, such as his or her own name