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1) Moh's Surgery - answer Treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell
or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is designed to
remove all the cancerous tissue while removing as little of the healthy
tissue as possible.
2) Myelogram - answer an X-ray study that involvs the injection of a dye
into the spinal canal to assess the nerve roots.
3) Cardiac Enzymes - answer They are proteins from heart muscle cells.
Low levels of these are usually found in your blood. but if your heart
muscle is injured these enzymes leak out of your damaged hert muscle
cells and their levels in the bloodstream rise. Example: Troponin, too
4) Echocardiogram - answer The record obtained by echocardiography
5) Linear Accelerator - answer A device in which charged particles are
accelerated in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that
are timed in such a way that the particles receive increasing increments of
energy
,6) In Vitro - answer Test that is done in glass in laboratory
7) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Listening) - answer Diagnostic technique
that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce a detailed image of
the body's soft tissues and bones.
8) WBC differential - answer Determine the number of white blood cells
and the percentage of each type of white blood cell in person's blood.
9) Hematocrit - answer Proportion of your total blood volume that is
composed of red blood cells.
10) Albumin Level - answer Main protein in human blood and the
key to regulating osmotic pressure of blood.
11) Alopecia - answer Hair loss
12) Diaphoresis - answer Sweating
13) Erythema - answer Redness of the skin or mucous membranes
14) Mucositis - answer Inflammation and ulceration of the mucous
membranes lining the digestive tract
15) Fibrosis - answer Condition marked by increase of interstitial
fibrous tissue
16) Cyanosis - answer Bluish discoloration
, 17) Anaphylaxis - answer Severe, potentially life threatening
allergic reaction
18) Cushing Syndrome - answer Extemely complex hormonal
condition that involves many areas of the body.
19) Graves Disease - answer Autoimmune disease in which the
overactivity of thyroid gland causes the overproduction of thyroid
hormones.
20) Diabetes mellitus - answer Variable disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism caused by a combination of hereditary and environmental
factors and usually characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of
insulin.
21) Gynecomastia - answer Excessive development of the breast in
the male
22) Tetrology of Fallot - answer A congenital abnormality of the
heart characterized by pulmonary stenosis, an opening in the
interventricular septum
23) Mitral Valve Prolapse - answer A valvular heart disorder in
which one or both mitral valve flaps close incompletly during systole
usually producing either a click or murmur
24) DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis - answer condition marked by the
formation of a thrombus within a deep bein that may be asymptomatic or
be accompanied by symptoms such as swelling and pain.