Chapter 15 The Physician's Office
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chief Complaint: | The client's reason for going into a medical office. |
| Dermatology: | The study of skin, accessory structures, and related diseases. |
| Gastroenterology: | Deals with disorders of the stomach and intestines. |
| Allergy: | A hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction. |
| Ampule: | A small glass container that can be sealed with its contents sterilized. |
| Approximation: | The process of bringing two edges, as in a wound, closer together. |
| Aspirate: | To draw in or out using suction. |
| Calibrate: | To determine the accuracy of a machine or piece of equipment. |
| Deltoid: | A triangular muscle that covers the shoulder. |
| Diluent: | A liquid agent added to medication in a solid or powder form for administration by injection |
| Distal: | The point farthest from a medical line, or the center, of a body or a body part.When applied to the location of teeth, the surface of the tooth farthest away from the midline. |
| Dorsogluteal: | The term used to identify the site used for an intramuscular injection into the gluteus medius muscle. |
| Gauge: | A measurement of the diameter of the lumen of a needle. The larger the number, the thinner the needle. |
| Glucometer: | A small portable machine to measure blood sugar. |
| Intradermal: | The term describing the administration of an injectable medication by placing it into the superficial layer, or dermis, of the skin. |
| Intramuscular: | The term describing the administration of an injectable medication by placing it into a muscle. |
| Proximal: | The point closest to a medial line, or the center, of a body or body part. |
| Purulent: | Drainage from a wound or body part that contains pus. |
| Scalpel: | A sharp surgical instrument used for cutting and dissecting tissue. |
| Subcutaneous: | A term meaning "under the skin". |
| Suture Material or Sutures: | Thread or wire material used to surgically close an open wound. |
| Vastis lateralis: | The site used for an intramuscular injection into the muscle of the outer thigh area. |
| Vial: | A small glass bottle with a rubber stopper containing medications. |
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