medical terms

Coronary artery bypass graft: surgery to improve blood flow to heart

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Complete metabolic panel: blood test

cervical motion tenderness

Continuous positive airway pressure: uses mild air pressure to keep airways open

creatinine phosphokinase: found in heart, skeletal and brain tissues

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cerebrospinal fluid

Cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle

Clear to auscultation

culture

Degenerative disc disease

Differential diagnosis

Distal interphalangeal joint

Degenerative joint disease

Dorsalis Pedis

Irritable bowel syndrome

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Deep tendon reflex

International Normalized Ratio

Jugular vein distention: due to increased blood volume

Left Axis Deviation

Left anterior fascicular block

Liver function test

Left lower lobe

Lumbar puncture: needle to lower back

Left ventricular hypertrophy (becomes thickened) caused by high BP which makes it work harder

Motorcycle accident

Metacarpophalangeal joint (knuckle)

Multiple sclerosis

Metatarsophalangeal joint: knuckles on foot

Mitral valve prolapse: valve do not close smoothly, but instead bulge (prolapse) upward to the left atrium

No acute distress/ no active disease

Nasogastric tube

Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

No known allergies

Suicidal ideation

Straight leg raise: see if pt with back pain as a herniated disc

Sublingual: situated or applied at the tongue

ST elevation myocardial infarction

Subcutaneous

Supraventricular tachycardia: an abnormal heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity of the heart.

Transient ischemic attack

Temporomandibular joint (jaw bone)

Too numerous to count

Tissue plasminogen activator

Tracheostomy

Tender to palpation

treatment

thoracic upper and mid back

biopsy

twice daily

Bilevel positive airway pressure

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (prostate gets bigger, which may squeeze the urethra, then problems with urinating

Beta Natriuretic Peptide: secreted by heart when decrease in cardiac output (when heart failure develops)

Beats per minute

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Bag valve mask: to help breath

External jugular

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: upper GI

• ischemia: lack of blood
• infarct: dead

frequently thirsty

blood infection fever, tachy, increased respiratory rate, increased leukocytosis

crackling sound of bones

new exacerbation of a chronic condition

occasional, sporadic

resolved spontaneously after onset

armpit

bending back of the hand or foot

turned outward

further from the midline

palm side of hand or body

sole of foot

ulnar (inside of arm), radial (outside of arm)

drowsy

bruise behind ear indicative of basilar skull fx

disease of the brain

unequal diameter of the pupils

extra ocular muscles intact

outer lining of eye and eye lid

uptake indicative of corneal abrasion

high pitched lung sounds

upper airway noise

sound of mucous rolling around in bronchi

crackling in lungs PNA or CHF

air in lungs (collapsed lung)

pain with breathing

blockage of pulmonary artery due to clot

bloody cough

narrowing of a vessel

blood clot in extremity

blood clot of blockage

delivers oxygenated blood to heart.

irregular beating of the ventricles

inflammation of the Pericardium (lining of heart)

AFIB

grating heart sounds indicative of pericarditis

extra beats of the heart

irregular beating of atria

Irregular beating of the atria, indicates that the sinus node if not conducting a normal sinus rhythm

Diagnosis of enlarged aorta due to a weakened vessel wall

Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae

whooshing sound heard on auscultation indicative of aneurysm or blockage

inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes

stiff neck and neck pain (signs of meningitus)

Inability to fully open the mouth due to inflamed jaw muscles

toothache

gums

ear pain

External portion of the ear

Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice

involuntary eye movements

blood in anterior chamber of the eyes

front

body opening (tube/hole) as in nose, and anus

further from the midline

swelling of the face, often secondary to allergic reaction

enlarged lymph nodes

stiff neck