Abdominal pain (aka stomach pain) is pain in the abdomen. SNT is shorthand for soft non-tender. By frequency Undetermined cause (30%) Gastroenteritis (13%) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (8%) Urinary tract problems (5%) Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach) (5%) Constipation (5%) Gallbladder...

Childbirth is the expulsion of newborn(s) from a woman's uterus, following a period of pregnancy. Full term is when childbirth usually occurs, about 39-40 weeks after conception. Early term is just...

Beta-lactam is a class of antibiotics, that contain a beta-lactam ring. [faq]Beta lactam. What's that? How's that different from an alpha lactam? So beta lactams are named this way, because they have...

Hepatitis (from Greek "hepat" meaning "liver", and "itis" meaning "inflammation) is inflammation of the liver, characterized by presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue. It is acute when lasting <6mo,...

Cranial nerves (CN's, aka cerebral nerves) are nerves emerging directly from the brain and brain stem (cf. spinal nerves which emerge from the spinal cord). Physiology CN's exchange information between brain and...

Head circumference (HC, aka occipital frontal circumference OFC) is measurement of a child's head around its largest area, the distance from above the eyebrow/ears, and around the back of the head. [youtube]3YMJRsYNZDQ[/youtube] [faq]What...

Autoimmune disease is damage or a pathologic state arising from an abnormal immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. Autoimmunity is presence of self-reactive...

Malocclusion (from "mal" meaning "incorrect", "and "occlusion") is a misalignment or incorrect relation between the teeth of 2 dental arches, when they approach each other as the jaws close.

Nuchal scan (aka nuchal translucency, nuchal fold) is an U/S prenatal screen assessing the quantity of fluid collecting within the nape of the fetal neck. Method Examined on the early morphology conducted at the...

Tx is shorthand for Treatment. EI stands for early intervention. Method Informed consent is the process of getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention on a Pt Competence is the mental capacity of a...