Important Nursing Terms To Remember (21-40)
August 15th, 2009
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This is the next set of the most important Nursing terms that every nurse and nursing enthusiast online must know. Not only them but also the tech people from cyberspace are invited to learn some new terms and perhaps be made aware of these commonly used Nursing terms. It is good to be informed. Hence, using tech online in this manner (incorporating Nursing or nurse concepts) is truly of great benefit.
- cardiac tamponade – compression of heart due to accumulation of blood at pericardial sac
- syncope – brief lapses in consciousness caused by transient cerebral hypoxia
- myalgia – diffuse muscle pain due to malaise
- sordes – collection of bacteria and residue of mucus
- cystitis – bladder inflammation (urinary bladder)
- cor pulmonale – enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart (please refer to the image below)
- pulsus paradoxus – decrease in pulse rate upon inspiration, happens in pericarditis (a complication)
- hemianopnia – blindness of one eye
- amaurosis – blindness, loss of vision
- apoptysis – programmed cell death, can be triggered by P53
- fractionation – administering small frequent dose of radiation to prevent tissue damage
- pulsus alterans – pulse characterized by regular alteration of weak and strong pulses without a change in pulse rate, may be due to Congestive Heart Failure / Myocardial Infarction
- retrolental fibroplasia – due to increased oxygen administration in premature newborns; there’s formation of fibers behind the lens of the eyes
- bradykinesis – slowness of voluntary movement in Parkinson’s disease
- adrenarche – growth of axillary and pubic hair in females due to androgen
- thelarche – beginning of breast development
- menorrhagia – excessive menstruation
- metrorrhagia – bleeding between menstrual period
- karyotyping – visual presentation of chromosomes to spot for genetic diseases
- phenotype – physical expression of genes (outward appearance)
Nurses and tech friends, keep posted for the next set of the most important Nursing terms to remember.
