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HPI stands for "History of Present Illness"

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Apnea is the absence of breathing, but only for less than a few moments. If a patient has stopped breathing and does not restart breathing it is called respiratory arrest. Lack of spontaneous respiration is central apnea. Absence of spontaneous respiration means that the person's brainstem is not triggering them to take breaths. The medulla contains the respiratory center, and the respiratory center makes sure that the body is not ever breathing below 8 respirations per minute. A person with apnea is described as apneic.

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The bones of the wrist are a group called the carpal bones, and are collectively known as the carpus.

The wrist is actually made up of 8 small carpal bones, they are:

Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

They are arranged in 2 rows; the first 4 bones are in the first row (nearest the arm, left to right from thumb- little finger direction) and the other 4 are the next row up, further from the arm.

The carpals are considered short bones.

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-ectomy is a suffix that means surgical excision or removal.
The suffix means to "cut". An appendectomy means to cut (out) the appendix. Also surgically to remove.

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This is the placement of the body that is acceptable by anatomists world-wide.
The person is standing erect with arms at sides, palms forward. The body is always described in this position, whether laying face down/up on the examining table.
If they are facing you, they will be a mirror image of you.

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Actually, an antiglycolytic agent prevents gylcolysis, the

breakdown or metabolism of glucose (blood sugar) by blood

cells.

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The condition scoliosis is applied to lateral curvatures of the spine. The term associated with inward curvature (as may result from pregnancy) is lordosis. This term is applied only to inward curvature of either the cervical (neck) or lumbar (lower back) vertebrae. It is commonly known as "swayback" in horses. Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity in adolescent girls.
There are four abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. The five are lordosis, scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylosis.

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ICD 9 CM Code for flexion contracture- 718.40

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The proper name for the voice box is the larynx and it connects the pharynx to the trachea. Pitch and volume are controlled here by manipulating the vocal chords, you wouldn't be able to speak without one.

The voicebox is also known as the larynx, across which the vocal cords -- the structures responsible for sound production during phonation -- are stretched.

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In medical terminology, gross means something that can be seen with the unaided eye, so without magnification.

Grossly clear lungs means that by whatever imaging they used, the lungs appeared clear. It is not saying that there isn't any microscopic stuff there, but there is't enough to see without magnification.

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Most commonly, TOD stands for target organ damage. In medication dosage terms, it means twice oral daily. It can also mean Time of Death

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A physician who treats skin diseases and disorders is a Dermatologist.
A dermatologist treats the skin. The doctor assesses for skin diseases and cancer, treats acne, and performs minor surgeries (example: removing skin tags). As medicine has specialized, dematologists have taken their place in the health team.
A Dermatologist.
A dermatologist.

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National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians I assume you left off the last T.

or Non-Rapid Eye Movement... a stage of the sleep cycle ;)

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Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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Menarche is the medical term meaning first menstrual period.
menarche
menarche

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Vasoconstriction is normal physiologic narrowing, and angiostenosis is abnormal narrowing.
Stenosis

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PAD stands for peripheral arterial disease.
P.A.D. means Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Ova

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few, little, scanty
Oligo is a prefix which means small amount. If you put it with hydramnios it will be oligohydramnios which means small amount of amniotic fluid. and if you add it with uria it will be oliguria which means small amount of urine
Oligo- comes from the Greek word Oligos, meaning few, scanty or too little.
Scanty or less