May 16 2016

Medical Monday: Dropsy

Dropsy is “the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water.” Dropsy is now commonly referred to by its more modern term, “edema.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: dropsy= DROPS/YI
OPTION #2: dropsy= DROP/S*I
OPTION #3: dropsy= DROP/SAO*E
OPTION #4: dropsy= DROPS/S*I
OPTION #5: dropsy= DROPS/SAO*E

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April 25 2016

Medical Monday: Hyperbaric

Medicinenet.com describes hyperbaric as follows: “Pertaining to gas pressures greater than one atmosphere of pressure. Also pertaining to solutions that are more dense than the medium to which they are added.

Hyperbaric oxygenation is an increased amount of oxygen in organs and tissues resulting from the administration of oxygen in a compression chamber at an ambient pressure greater than one atmosphere of pressure.

Hyperbaric oxygen is used to treat gas gangrene, some soft tissue infections, and other conditions in which high concentrations of oxygen are beneficial.

Hyperbaric solutions in spinal anesthesia are solutions that have a density greater than that of spinal fluid.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: hyperbaric= HAOIRP/BA/R*IK
OPTION #2: hyperbaric= HAOIRP/BARK
OPTION #3: hyperbaric= HAOIRP/BA*RK

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April 4 2016

Medical Monday: The Lymphatic System

According to Live Science: “The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.”

The lymphatic system, which is an important part of the immune system” is comprised of the following: Tonsils, thymus gland, spleen, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels.

Machine Briefs:

tonsils= TONLS or TON/S*ILS
thymus= THAOI/M*US
gland= GLAND
spleen= SPLAOEN
lymph= L*IFRP
nodes= NOEDZ
lymphatic= L*IFRP/FA*KT or L*IFRP/A*KT or L*IFRP/A*T/*IK
vessels= VEFLS

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March 14 2016

Medical Monday: Catalepsy

Catalepsy is defined as follows: “A medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body.”

Machine Briefs:

Option #1: catalepsy= KAT/TA/L*EPZ
Option #2: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/S*I
Option #3: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #4: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/YI
Option #5: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPZ
Option #6: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEP/S*I
Option #7: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEP/SAO*E
Option #8: catalepsy= KAT/L*EPZ
Option #9: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/S*I
Option #10: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #11: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/YI
Option #12: catalepsy= KAT/LEP/S*I
Option #13: catalepsy= KAT/LEP/SAO*E
Option #14: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/S*I
Option #15: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #16: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/YI
Option #17: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPZ
Option #18: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEP/S*I
Option #19: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEP/SAO*E
Option #20: catalepsy= KAT/TA/L*EPZ
Option #21: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/S*I
Option #22: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #23: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/YI
Option #24: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPZ
Option #25: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEP/S*I
Option #26: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEP/SAO*E

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March 7 2016

Medical Monday: Diathermy

Diathermy is defined by Oxford Dictionary as follows: “A medical and surgical technique involving the production of heat in a part of the body by high-frequency electric currents, to stimulate the circulation, relieve pain, destroy unhealthy tissue, or cause bleeding vessels to clot.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: diathermy= DAOI/A/THERM/YI
OPTION #2: diathermy= DAOI/A/THERM/M*I
OPTION #3: diathermy= DAOI/A/THERM/MAO*E
OPTION #4: diathermy= DAOI/THERM/YI
OPTION #5: diathermy= DAOI/THERM/M*I
OPTION #6: diathermy= DAOI/THERM/MAO*E

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