Anatomy & Physiology
This type of muscle is striated but functions involuntarily.
What is a Cardiac Muscle?
This respiratory condition involves reversible airway narrowing triggered by allergens or exercise.
This is an assisted reproductive technique where eggs and sperms are combined in a lab to create an embryo.
What is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)?
This section of a research article discusses the major findings of the study and compares them with existing literature.
What is the Discussion Section?
This psychotic disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.
What is Schizophrenia?
These small air sacs in the lungs are the main site for gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This cardiac condition occurs when blood flow to the myocardium is blocked.
What is a Myocardial Infarction?
This condition occurs when the placenta covers the cervical opening.
What is Placenta Previa?
This statistical measure shows how much individual data points differ or spread out from the mean in a dataset.
What is Standard Deviation?
This class of medications is often used as first-line pharmacotherapy for depression and numerous other psychiatric disorders.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors?
This is a large, valveless vein that receives venous blood from the upper half of the body and returns it to the right atrium.
What is the Superior Vena Cava?
This kidney disorder results in massive protein loss in urine.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
This life-threatening condition occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, most often in the fallopian tube.
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
This type of research attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question.
What is a Systematic Review?
This acute and fluctuating disturbance in attention and awareness often develops over hours to days.
What is Delirium?
This gas diffuses 20 times more readily across the alveolar-capillary membrane because it is more soluble in plasma.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
In diabetic ketoacidosis, this type of breathing pattern is commonly seen.
What is Kussmaul breathing?
This supplement/medication, given as a one-time intramuscular injection at birth, prevents a serious bleeding disorder in newborns.
What is a Vitamin K shot?
This statistical term is made up of two parts, a point estimate plus or minus a margin of error.
What is a Confidence Interval?
This class of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics is commonly prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia.
What are Z-drugs?
This 40-cm section of the large intestine lies in the left lower quadrant, extending from the left iliac fossa to the level of the S3 vertebra.
What is the sigmoid colon?
These complication of mechanical ventilation is caused by overdistention of alveoli from excessive pressure or volume.
What is Barotrauma or Volutrauma?
In ABO incompatibility, this substance accumulates in the newborn’s blood due to the breakdown of red blood cells.
What is Bilirubin?
This type of bias is commonly identified when individuals endorse more favorable responses in order to enhance their own self-presentation.
What is Social Desirability Bias?
These psychostimulants are first-line pharmacotherapies for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
What are amphetamines and methylphenidate?