PULMONARY
Medical term for throat
What is PHARYNX?
Anatomical position of the liver
What is RUQ (RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT)?
Deoxygenated blood enters this chamber of the heart first
What is RIGHT ATRIUM?
Routine screening for early detection of, or a diagnostic tool for cancer of the lower GI tract
What is COLONOSCOPY?
This type of diabetes affects over 85% of adults
What is DM TYPE 2?
Infection caused when food enters the lungs instead of the esophagus
What is ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA?
Temporary storage for urine
What is BLADDER?
Good cholesterol
What is HDL (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN)?
Cholecystectomy
What is GALLBLADDER REMOVAL?
Levothyroxine is synthetic hormone replacement for which endocrine gland
What is THYROID?
Condition that causes airway constriction
What is ASTHMA?
Enlargement of this gland can lead to urine retention
What is PROSTATE?
Type of medication used to help minimize fluid overload in CHF patients
What is DIURETIC?
Lining of the GI tract
What is PERITONEUM?
Hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland that promotes the release of breast milk and stimulates uterine contractions
What is OXYTOCIN?
Progressive, irreversible condition that causes airway obstruction
What is COPD (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE)?
Part of the nephron that filters urine
What is GLOMERULUS?
Three main types of blood vessels carry blood to and from the heart: arteries, veins, and the third is responsible for gas exchange
What are CAPILLARIES?
Liver disease can lead to a deficiency in this vitamin that is responsible for clotting
What is VITAMIN K?
Autoimmune disorder (1) that destroys this pancreatic cell (2) that produces insulin
What is DM TYPE I, and BETA?
The combination of 1 inspiration plus 1 expiration
What is RESPIRATION?
Anatomical position of the kidneys
What is RETROPERITONEAL or RETROPERITONEUM?
Chemical compounds for the two gases exchanged in the cardiopulmonary system
What is O2 & CO2?
Pernicious anemia results when there is a lack of intrinsic factor in the gut; this vitamin cannot be absorbed without it
What is VITAMIN B12?
Hormone, also referred to as vasopressin, that causes the kidneys to “hold on” to urine when a patient is hypotensive
What is ADH (ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE)?