Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (aka slow onset type 1 diabetes, or diabetes type 1.5) is a form of diabetes mellitus type 1, that occurs in adults, often with a...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular heart beat, caused by irregular conduction of the ventricles, that generates the heartbeat. rAF is an abbreviation for rapid AF. Pathophysiology Disorganized impulses originating in the roots of...

Medical certificate is a statement from the doctor that attests the result of a medical examination of a Pt. It can serve as a sick note (documentation an employee is...

Grasp is an act of taking, holding, or seizing firmly, with (or as if with) the hand. An example is the handshake, where 2 people grasp one of each other's...

Faruncle (aka boil) is a deep folliculitis (i.e. infection of the hair follicle). Sx Painful swollen area on the skin, caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue Boils which are expanded,...

Low birth weight (LBW) is birth weight <2.5kg, regardless of gestational age. [faq]Warney got bowled out by an LBW, wooooh ;) :lol:. Is that what LBW is? Umm :umm: , if you're...

Hysteroscopy (from Greek "hystera" meaning "womb", "skopein" meaning "to look") is the inspection of the uterine cavity/womb by endoscopy, with access through the cervix. Indications Dx of intrauterine pathology, and surgical intervention, including for: Asherman's syndrome...

Route of administration is the path by which a drug is taken into the body. Oral po is shorthand for Per oral Rectally PR is shorthand for Per rectum (it can also refer to Rectal...

Tachycardia (from Greek "tachy" meaning "rapid", and "kardia" meaning "heart", aka tachyarrhythmia) is HR>normal resting rate. [faq]What is tachycardia? It's a fast heart rate.[/faq] Dx Dependent on age, including: <3 days, >159bpm <7 days, >166bpm <4 weeks,...

Gastroenteritis (aka infectious diarrhea, from "gastro" meaning "stomach", and "entero" meaning "small intestine") is an inflammation of the GI tract, involving both the stomach and small intestine, and is caused...