Diagnostics
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for an examination.
What is Biopsy?
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
What is Myoplasty?
A drug that reduces inflammation.
What is Anti-inflammatory?
Ambulate (walk)
What is amb?
To walk or move about
What is ambul/o?
Evaluation of involuntary muscular response with a heavy hammer. Patients in a coma though do not respond to these reflexes.
What is a deep tendon reflexes?
Most common first aid treatment, is usually called the RICE treatment.
What is Rest Ice Compression Elevation?
A drug that relieves pain, a type of nonprescription and prescription pain reliever like aspirin and hydrocodone.
What is analgesic?
History
What is Hx?
to bend
What is flex/o?
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation.
What is Electromyogram?
An incision made into the tendon usually to repair the deformity of a shortened muscle.
What is Tenotomy?
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is Antispasmodic?
Electromyogram
What is EMG?
What is Orth/o?
Diagnostic imaging technique in which a radioactive substance and a special camera visualizes structures within the body.
What is nuclear medicine imaging?
An exercise that is performed to improve a joints range of motion. Often people who have little to no movement need help from a physical therapist.
What is range-of-motion?
A drug that in moderate doses slows down the central nervous system and relieves pain. Taken to much thought it can cause coma, stupor and possibly death.
What is narcotic?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What is CPR?
Flesh; connective tissue
What is sarc/o?
Process in which radiographic images of a specific section of the body are taken from multiple angles.
What is Computerized Tomography?
Treatment that is used to rehabilitate a patient who has experienced an illness or injury. Can include things like hydrotherapy, ultrasound and deep heating of body tissue.
What is physical therapy?
A group of drugs with analgesic anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties.
What is Nonsteroidal?
Computed tomography; computerized tomography
What is CT?
Fibrous band; fascia
What is fasci/o?