Medical
Referred pain
Pain felt somewhere else other than its source
Chronotropy
Heart rate
Homeostasis
Natural tendency to maintain stable enviorment
Autonomic nervous system
Controls involuntary body functions
Epiphysis
Growth plate, located at the end of bones
Portal circulation
Etopic beat
depolarization from a site outside of cardiac conduction pathways
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nontetotic syndrome
Serious complication of Type 2 Diabetes with high blood glucose
Syncope
Transient loss of consciousness
Ligaments
Connect bone to bone
Grey Turner sign
Discoloration over the flanks suggesting intraabdominal bleeding
Hypertrophy
Increased in size of an organ or structure caused by growth
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Serious complication of Type 1 Diabetes, with high glucose and acid production
Pia Mater
Thin meninge covering the brain
Comminuted Fracture
Any type of Fracture with small pieces of bone
Cullen sign
Discoloration around the Umbilicus indicating an intraabdominal hemorrhage
Myoglobin
Iron containing proteins found in muscle fibers
Gluconeogenesis
Conversion of protein and fat to make glucose
Status Epileptic
Series of seizures without any period of consciousness
Oblique Fracture
A fracture across a bone other than 90 degrees
Mc Burneys point
Common assessment point for appendicitis 1-2 inches above anterior iliac crest in line with umbilicus
Afterload
The pressure in the vascular system the heart must over come to eject blood from the Ventricles
Diabetes Insipidus
Increased urine production due to inadequate antidiuretic hormone
Decerebrate posturing
Extensive muscle contraction 2nd to head injury
Periosteum
Tough outer lining of a bone