Diagnostics
What is a biopsy?
Removal of a small piece of tissue to examine under a microscope and check for disease.
What is toxicology?
The study of harmful effects of drugs or chemical
What is anti-flammatory?
A drug that reduces inflammation.
what is BP?
What is pathology?
the study of diseases and how they affect the body
What is sonography?
Diagnostic imaging method involving the use of high-frequency sound waves to generate images of structures in the body, such as muscles, ligaments, and displaced or dislocated structures.
what is an amputation?
Removal of limb or body part
What is antispasmodic?
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is GI?
Gastrointestinal
What is inflammation?
The body's response to injury or infection, causing redness, swelling and pain.
What is myoplasty?
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
What is a graft?
Tissue transplanted from one area to another.
What is narcotic?
A drug that, in moderate doses, slows down the central nervous system, relieves pain, and induces sleep. Taken in excess, narcotics produce unconsciousness, stupor, coma, and possibly death
What is LFT?
Liver function tests
What is prognosis?
A prediction of the likely outcome course of a disease.
What is an x-ray
Imaging test that uses radiation to view bones and internal organs for fractures.
What is a endoscopy?
Using a flexible tube with a camera to view inside the body.
What is analgesic?
A drug that relieves pain; includes nonprescription pain relievers, such as aspirin, and prescription pain relievers, such as hydrocodone.
What is QID?
Four times a day
What is etiology?
The cause or origin of a disease or condition?
What is a tenotomy?
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
what is laparoscopy?
Minimally invasive surgery using small incisions and a camera.
What is a vaccine?
Prevents diseases
What is WBC?
White blood cell count
what is metastasis?
The spread of cancer cells from one part or our body to another.