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....

Health record is health data and information relating to the care of a patient. ED (or trauma) notes are records authored by the ED (or trauma) team. GP case notes...

Uterine hyperstimulation (aka hypertonic uterine dysfunction) is a potential complication of labor induction. Definition Series of single contractions, lasting 2 mins+, or a contraction frequency of 5+ in 10 mins Sx Fetal distress (fetal...

Measles (aka morbilli, rubeola) is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus. [faq]What is measles? It's a very contagious infection. It's caused by the measles virus.[/faq] Sx Sx develop 10-12 days after...

Cervical cancer is cancer arising from the cervix. [faq]Cervical cancer is obviously cancer of the cervix... but where is the cervix? It is the opening to the uterus (also known as the womb).[/faq] Sx Asymptomatic,...

Acute tubular necrosis is a condition involving the death of tubular epithelial cells that form the renal tubules of the kidneys. It presents with acute kidney injury and is 1...

Hematoma is a collection of blood within the tissue (outside the blood vessels). [faq]What is hematoma? I'm guessing it relates to heme, so blood? Yeah, so it's a collection of blood, within...

Angiography (from Greek "angio" meaning "vessel", and "graphy" meaning "to write") is medical imaging to visualize the lumen (inside) of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest...

Antiplatelet (aka antiaggregant) are drugs that decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation. [faq]Antiplatelets means that someone ain't like platelets. What are platelets? Platelets are disc shaped fragments of cytoplasm, that are...

Pneumothorax (PTx) is an abnormal collection of air/gas in the pleural space (separating lung from the chest wall), that causes an uncoupling of the lung from the chest wall, thus interfering...