SYMPTOMS
DEFINITIONS
LABORATORY ABBREVIATIONS
SUFFIXES
SPECIALISTS
100
diaphoresis
What is profuse sweating
100
serosanguinous fluid
What is body fluid drainage that has both blood and serous fluid
100
Complete blood count
What is CBC
100
killing, destroying
What is -cide or -cidal
100
Nephrologist
What is a kidney specialist
200
Pallor
What is pale, ashen skin
200
Pus
What is a thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells and bacteria with tissue debris and serum.
200
Chemistries
What is chem 7 or chem 8
200
A condition or disease
What is -ism
200
Neurologist
What is a Dr. that treats strokes and Parkinsons
300
Rapid breathing
What is tachypnea
300
Decubitus ulcer
What is an open wound on the skin often called a pressure sore
300
Hemoglobin
What is Hgb
300
Destruction or separation
What is -lysis
300
Cardiologist
What is a Dr. who treats heart disorders
400
Yellow pigment of skin, sclera of eyes and mucous membranes
What is jaundiced
400
Colostomy
What is an opening -- called a stoma -- that connects the colon to the surface of the abdomen
400
Potassium
What is K
400
enlargement
What is -megaly
400
Pulmonologist
What is a Dr. who treats lung diseases
500
Blue or purple appearance of skin and mucous membranes d/t lack of oxygenation
What is cyanotic
500
Wound VAC
What is a therapy/dressing that promotes wound healing by applying negative pressure to the site
500
Liver function tests
What is LFTs
500
Surgical puncture for aspiration
What is -centesis
500
Endocrinologist
What is a Dr. who treats Diabetes
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