OB/Peds
Top of the uterus
Fundus
nosebleed
epitaxis
Deficient blood supply to tissue in the body
Ischemia
Painful urination
Dysuria
Reduced appetite
Anorexia
First bowel movement of the fetus/baby
Meconium
Blood in the pleural cavity
Hemothorax
The amount of resistance that the ventricles have to work against
Afterload
Excessive nighttime voiding
Nocturia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
Reflexes that are overly reactive
Hyperreflexia
Low concentration of oxygen in the blood
Hypoxemia
Ballooning out of a vessel wall, weakening the vessel at that point
Aneurysm
Reduced excretion of urine
Oliguria
Substance that accelerates defecation
Cathartic
Fatty, foul smelling stools associated with cystic fibrosis
Steatorrhea
Rapid respiratory rate
Tachypnea
The degree to which a fluid is resistant to flow, "thickness" or "stickiness" of the fluid
Viscosity
Causing damage to the kidneys
Nephrotoxic
Substance that is the result of the breakdown of RBCs. Excess causes yellowing of the skin
Bilirubin
Condition in which there is build up of fluid in the ventricles of the brain "water on the brain"
Hydrocephalus
Partial or complete collapse of the lung preventing optimal gas exchange
Atelectasis
Loss of consciousness caused by temporary lack of oxygen to the brain
Syncope
Absence of urine excretion
Anuria
Abnormally large liver
Hepatomegaly