Akathisia (from Greek "a" meaning "negation", "kathizein" meaning "to sit") is a movement disorder involving a feeling of inner restlessness, and a compelling need ot be in constant motion, as...

Oligomenorrhea is infrequent menstruation, occurring at intervals >35 days, thus only permitting 4-9 periods per year. Menstrual periods should have been previously established, before the development of infrequent flow. [faq]Oligo-menorrhea. What...

MRI ([nuclear] magnetic resonance imaging, aka magnetic resonance tomography) is a radiological Ix used to Ix the anatomy and physiology of the body. It uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves...

Acopia are patients who are examined and found to have no specific medical condition, but are deemed to be not coping with certain aspects of their lives, and presumed to...

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...

Doppler auscultation is the use of a Doppler fetal monitor to listen to the fetal heartbeat for prenatal care. The monitor is a hand-held U/S transducer, which uses the Doppler...

Nail biting (aka onychophagy, onychophagia) is an oral compulsive habit.

Immunization is the process by which a Pt's immune system becomes fortified against a perpetrating immunogen. IUTD is a Medical abbreviation for Immunizations Up To Date, and UTD is an abbreviation for Up...

PSA (prostate-specific antigen, aka gamma-seminoprotein, kallikrein-3 KLK3) is an enzyme secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland. [faq]I know PSA is a test for prostate cancer, but, what is it...

Reflex by striking the brachioradialis tendon with a hammer, whilst the Pt's arm is relaxed. [img]supinator-reflex.jpg[/img] Source: http://www.osceskills.com/resources/Upper-Limb-Supinator-reflex-test.jpg