Across
- 3. Medical condition in which the lungs are not fully inflated
- 5. Technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually by a stethtoscope
- 6. Radiographic procedure used to visualize blood vessels after the introduction of contrast material
- 11. Microscopic organisms; those of medical interest include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa
- 12. Presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other infectious materials
- 16. Benign prostatic hypertrophy is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, commonly found in men over the age of 50
- 17. Beneath a fingernail or toenail
- 19. Used as an incubator for premature infants; provides controlled temperature and humidity and an oxygen supply
- 20. External urethral orifice; the opening of the urethra on the body surface through which urine is discharged
- 22. Position in which the patient is supine on the table or bed, the head is tilted downward 30-40 degrees with feet higher than head
- 23. Pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava, near the right atrium of the heart
- 24. Any change from the normal sequence of electrical impulses of the heart, such as Bradycardia (slow), tachycardia (fast)
- 25. Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck
Down
- 1. Resembling serum, having a thin watery constitution
- 2. (Proprietary name Ambu bag) is a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing
- 4. Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma
- 6. Describes a product or method that is free of microbiological organisms
- 7. Common position for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen
- 8. X-ray exam of the spinal canal; a contrast agent is injected through a needle into the space around the spinal cord to display the spinal cord, canal, and nerve roots
- 9. Indwelling catheter retained in the bladder by a balloon inflated with air or fluid
- 10. X-ray image intensifer, sometimes referred to as a fluoroscope in medical settings
- 13. Examination of a joint using x-rays after the injection of opaque contrast material
- 14. Radiographic procedure obtained by the use of fluoroscopy and a contrast agent introduced through a catheter in the bladder
- 15. Consisting of or containing pus
- 18. Aseptic; free of living microorganisms
- 21. The flow directed balloon tipped pulmonary artery catheter