Meningococcal disease are infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis (aka meningococcus). [faq]What is meningicoccal disease? Does it have anything to do with meningitis? Actually, it does. It's an infection be a...

Adrenaline (aka epinephrine) is drug used for numerous conditions. Indications Anaphylaxis Cardiac arrest Superficial bleeding Croup, when it is inhaled Asthma, when other Tx not effective MOA Can be given IV, IM, inhalation, or injection just under the...

Pap smear (short for Papanicolaou, also known as Cervical smear) is the screening for potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (i.e. opening of the uterus or womb), i.e....

Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems. Methods Tooth brushing is scrubbing teeth w/ a TB, usually w/ TP. It can be done...

Hyperglycemia (from Greek "hyper" meaning "excessive", "glyc" meaning "sweet", "emia" meaning "blood", aka high blood sugar) is excessive amoutn of glucose circulating in the blood. Sx Triad of: Polyuria (frequent urination), as high...

Denver developmental screening test (DDST, Denver scale) is a test for screening cognitive and behavioral problems in preschool kids. DENVER II is a revision and update, updated in 1992. Source: Denver...

Physical activity is any activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellbeing. It is often called a "miracle" or "wonder drug" because of its proven and...

Dehydration is excessive loss of body water/fluid volume. It occurs when water loss > water intake. [faq]What is dehydration? It's where you've lost a lot of water. That occurs when the water...

Cornea transplant (aka corneal grafting) is a surgical procedure where a damaged/diseased cornea, is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft). Classification Penetrating keratoplasty, where the entire cornea is replaced Lamellar keratoplasty, where...

Polycythemia (from English "poly" meaning "many", "cyte" meaning "cell", "hemo" meaning "blood", aka polyglobulia) is where the proportion of blood volume occupied by RBC's increases. Blood volume proportions can be measured...