Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

(^586) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
AST:Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase is an enzymethat is elevated in liver
disease.
Cast: A cylindrically-shaped aggregation of some particulate in the urine. There are
several different types, such as hyaline casts, red blood casts, etc.
Colostomy:An opening into the colon usually from outside the body.
Encephalopathy:A degenerative brain disease.
Fecalith:Hard mass of fecal matter.
Fistulas:Abnormal connection between vessels or organs that normally do not connect.
Glomerulonephritis:Inflammation of the kidney.
HAV:Hepatitis A.
HBeAg:A test that measures hepatitis B antigen.
HBsAg:A test that measures hepatitis B surface antigen.
HBV:Hepatitis B.
HCV: Hepatitis C.
HDV: Hepatitis D.
hepatocellular:Liver cells.
IgM:A class of immunoglobulin involved in fighting blood infections.
IgG:A class of immunoglobulin that is the most common serum antibody. It is passed
from mother to fetus.
Manometry:Measures pressure of the rectum and anus muscles.
polyarteritis nodosa:Inflammation of the arteries caused by an autoimmunedisease.
Polycast:Presence of many casts in the urine.
RIBA-2:Recombinant immunoblot assay.
septicemia:Blood poisoning.
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Dysmetabolic syndrome:Abnormalities in serum insulin/glucose levels.
Ectopic: Tissue growing in an unusual location.
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Cryptorchism:Absence of one or both testes from the scrotum.
Hematuria: Blood in urine.
Hydronephrosis:Enlarged kidney resulting from urine accumulation in the upper urinary
tract caused by a blockage of the urinary tract.
Median sulcus:Shallow midline groove.
Stoma: A surgical opening in the abdominal wall.