Enanthem
Enanthem is a rash (small spots) on the mucous membrane.
Cause
Smallpox
Measles
Chickenpox
Can also indicate hypersensitivity
Can present w/ viral exanthema
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic insufficiency (aka aortic regurgitation) is leaking of the aortic valve of the heart, that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into...
Antiviral
Antiviral are drugs used to Tx viral infections. Like antibiotics (for bacteria), specific antivirals can Tx specific viruses. Unlike most antibiotics, antivirals don't destroy the target pathogen, but rather inhibits their...
Gender
Gender is conditions which have a particular association with a gender. It includes:
Occur ONLY in Pt's of 1 gender, e.g. prostate cancer in males, or uterine cancer in females
Gender-related diseases,...
Aortic stenosis
Aortic [valve] stenosis is narrowing of the aortic valve (i.e. exit of the LV of the heart), such that problems result.
[faq]I know that aortic stenosis is stenosis of the aorta....
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the receiving of blood products into circulation via IV. The purpose is to replace lost components of blood.
[faq]What is a blood transfusion?
It's where you receive blood into your...
Immunization
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...
Tenderness
Tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched. Whereas pain is the Pt's perception, tenderness is the sign that the clinician elicits.
Sl tender is an abbreviation for slightly tender.
Classification
Pain...
Murmur
Murmur is an auscultatable sound caused by turbulent flow of blood, caused by stenosis (i.e. restriction of heart valve opening) or regurgitation (i.e. allowing backflow of blood through an incompetent valve that incompletely closses). This...
Peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcer [disease] is a break in the lining of the stomach (aka stomach ulcer) [or even the first part of the small intestine (aka duodenal ulcer), or the lower esophagus].
[faq]What is a...