Thiazide is a diuretic that is used to Tx HTN (hypertension) and edema (e.g. caused by heart, liver, or kidney disease). Examples include: Benzothiadiazine Chlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide Pathophysiology It acts on the DCT (distal convoluted tubule), and inhibit the...

Fluid thrill test is a test for ascites. Pt pushes their hands down on the midline of the abdomen. Examiner taps one flank, while feeling the other flank for the...

Cyst is a nodule (non fluid-filled, 5-10mm) that has expressible material, such as liquid, semi-sold or solid material, inside. [img]cyst.jpg[/img] Classification Benign (dysfunction) tumors, due to plugged ducts or other natural body outlets...

Tetanus (aka lockjaw) is an infection characterized by muscle spasms. [faq]Tetanus. That sounds a little bit like tabble tennis? It's an infection, which involves muscle spasms.[/faq] Sx In the most common type, the spasms...

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...

Bowel movement (aka defecation) is the final act of digestion, whereby waste (solid, semisolid or liquid) is eliminated from the digestive tract via the anus. The expulsion of waste varies...

Allergies are a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system, where a Pt's immune system reacts to a normally harmless substance in the environment, known as the allergen. The reaction is...

Fluid replacement is the replenishment of bodily fluids lost through various means (sweating, bleeding, fluid shift, or other pathological processes). [faq]What is fluid replacement? It's where we replenish the body with fluids....

Gravidity and parity (G/P/A) are terms relating to pregnancy. Definition It is the number of times a female has: Gravidity means having been pregnant, regardless of whether it has been brought to viability (yet alone...

Pregnancy category of drugs are an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the drug, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does...