Hemianopsia (from Greek "hemi" meaning "half", "an" meaning "without", "opsia" meaning "seeing") is blindness, and hemianopia is decreased vision, in 1/2 the visual field, usually on 1 side of the vertical...

Abdominal examination assesses the abdomen. Method Ensure stomach has adequate exposure Nails: Leukonychia, of hypoalbuminemia of liver disease Koilonychia, of iron deficiency anemia Clubbing, via Schamroth’s window test, of liver disease Palm: Palmar erythema, of liver disease Palmar crease...

Respiratory acidosis is where hypoventilation (decreased ventilation) increases the concentration of CO2 in the blood, and causes acidosis (pH<7.35). [faq]What is respiratory acidosis? Respiratory means that the problem is caused by breathing....

ABG (Arterial blood gas) is a blood test performed on arterial blood. It is useful in pulmonology and critical care to determine gas exchange, reflecting gas exchange across the alveolar-capillary...

Bishop score (aka cervix score, cervical favorability) is a pre-labor scoring system. Cx is shorthand for cervix. [faq]What's the Bishop score? It's a way that we score how ready bub is ready to come out....

Observation chart (obs chart) is a chart used to quickly determine the degree of illness of a Pt. Being between the flags (aka early warning score, EWS) means that the observations are...

Bare weight involves weighing a bare child. Wt is an abbreviation for Weight. Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at birth. BW is an abbreviation for either Bare weight...

Vascular anomaly is a disorder of the vascular development, although it is not always present at birth. Classification Vascular tumors, including: Hemangiomoa Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma Pyogenic granuloma Vascular malformations, including: Capillary malformation Lymphatic malformation Venous malformation Arteriovenous malformation

Hypoxia (aka hypoxiation, anoxemia) is where the body, or a region thereof, is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. Whereas hypoxemia is states that have low arterial oxygen supply, hypoxia is states...

Diet are the foods consumed by a person. Dietary habits are habitual decisions an individual makes when choosing foods, and can define a culture and religion. Proper nutrition requires ingestion...