Key Terms
Radiographic procedure used to visualize blood vessels after the introduction of contrast material.
used as diagnostic aid in conditions such a cerebrovascular attacks (strokes) and myocardial infractions.
Angiography
technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body
Ausculation.
used as an incubator for premature infants.
provides controlled temperature and humidity and an oxygen supply.
Isolette.
beneath a fingernail or toenail.
Common position for surgical procedures involving the pelvis and lower abdomen.
Dorsal decubitus position with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs abducted and externally rotated.
Lithotomy Position.
any change from the normal sequence of electrical impulses of the heart, such a bradycardia (slow), tachycardia (fast), atrial/ventricular fibrilation or rythym disorders.
Arrhythmia.
A non cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, commonly found in men over the age of 50
Benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Xray examination of the spinal canal, contrast agent is injected through needle into the space around the spinal cord to display the spinal cord, spinal canal, and nerve roots on an Xray.
Myelography.
The flow-directed balloon-tipped pulmonary artery catheter
swan-ganz catheter
position in which the patient is supine on the table or bed, the head is tilted 30 to 40 degrees, with feet higher then the head.
Also, supine position with the patient inclined at an angle of 45 degrees so that the pelvis is higher then the head
Trendelenburg position.
Examination of a joint using x-rays after injection of opaque contrast material
Arthrography
Pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava, near the right atrium of the heart. reflects the amount of blood returning to the heart and the ability of the heart to pump the blood into the aterial system.
Central venous pressure (CVP)
consisting or containing pus. this term is often used with regard to draining.
Purulent.
Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck.
Tracheostomy.
describes a product or method that is free of microbiological organisms.
Aseptic.
presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.
Contaminated.
Aseptic, free of living microorganisms
Sterile.
External Urethral orifice, the opening of the urethra on the body surface through which urine is discharged.
Urinary Meatus
Medical condition in which lungs are not fully inflated.
Atelectsasis.
indwelling catheter retained in the bladder by a balloon inflated with air or fluid.
Foley catheter.
Resembling serum, having a thin watery constitution.
SEROUS.
Radiographic procedure obtained by the use of fluoroscopy and contrast agent introduced through catheter in the bladder.
Voiding Cystourethrogram.