3 Terms
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Jaundice
Health care; Hospitals
Yellowish staining of the skin and sclera (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally blood high levels of the bile pigment bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids. This suggests ...
Kub or kidney, ureter and bladder
Health care; Hospitals
This is an abdominal X-ray that includes kidney, ureter, bladder, and other structures such as the diaphragm above and the pelvis below.
Ketoacidosis
Health care; Hospitals
A feature of uncontrolled diabetes. Ketosis is the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies in the blood. Acidosis is increased acidity of the blood. Symptoms of ketoacidosis include rapid or ...
Lactic acidosis
Health care; Hospitals
Acidosis due to the buildup of lactic acid (from glucose) when it is created faster than it can be metabolized. The signs are unusually deep and rapid breathing, vomiting, and abdominal pain. It can ...
Infiltrate
Health care; Hospitals
To penetrate. If an IV infiltrates, the IV fluid penetrates outside the vein and into the surrounding tissue.
Inflammation
Health care; Hospitals
A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key features being redness, warmth, swelling and pain. Inflammation is now recognised as a type of nonspecific ...
