| Term | Definition |
|---|
| rebound tenderness | pain on removing pressure from abdomen, rather than on application of pressure (abdominal tenderness) |
| what does rebound tenderness represent | represents aggravation of the parietal layer of peritoneum by stretching or moving |
| interpretation of rebound tenderness | classic local signs of peritonitis which can occur in diseases like appendicitis, and may occur in ulcerative colitis with rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant |
| abdominal guarding | tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure upon them |
| indication of abdominal guarding | abruptly painful abdomen (an acute abdomen) with inflammation of the inner abdominal (peritoneal) surface; may be appendicitis or diverculitis |
| differential for abdominal guarding and rebound tenderness in sexually active teen female | UTI, ectopic pregnancy, PID, abdominal aortic aneurysm, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, appendicitis, ovarian cysts, zoster, volvulus, intususception, |
| nucleic acid amplification test for chlamydia | Amplifies: the target nucleic acid, DNA or RNA ; or b) probe after it has annealed to target nucleic acid. |
| what you looking for in chlamydia nucleic acid test | generally multiple-copy gene products, such as the cryptic chlamydial plasmid or ribosomal RNA . Starting with a multiple copy gene offers a clear starting advantage with respect to sensitivity |
| amplification techniques | PCR, rtPCR, nucleic acid sequence amplification |
| other methods for chlamydia detection | cell culture, antigen antibody detection, fluorescently labeled antibodies against chlamydial LPS and Major outer membrane protein, McCoy or Hela glass dishes, enzyme immunosorbent assay,leukocyte esterase test, hybridization to DNA probe |
| high pulse rate | could suggest intense exercise, fever, systemic immune infection, hypovolemia, hypotension |
| XLD agar | xylose lysine deoxycholate used in isolation of Salmonella and Shigella |
| bacteria appearance on XLD agar | lactose fermenters like E coli (yellow), non lactose -fermenters Shigella(red), Salmonella (red with black centers due to h2s), red appearance due to presence of phenol. Pseudomonas (pink) |
| OTC (over the counter) antacids | Maalox, Tums, Magnesium, Cimetidine |
| icteric | relating to jaundice, yellowing. |
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