ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

AHA "door to balloon" guideline is under 90 minutes

cerebrovascular accident

a.k.a. stroke

hypo-

beneath, under

hyper-

increased, excessive

diverticulitis

when bulging pouches anywhere in digestive system become inflamed or infected

sepsis/septic

whole body inflamation in response to infection

a.k.a. blood poisoning

hypokalemia

low blood level of potassium, can lead to heart arrhythmias, rhabdomyolysis, fatigue and paralysis

Ren/o

kidney

hyperkalemia

high blood levels of potassium,

can lead to arrhythmias,

often asymptomatic

vertigo

feeling that your environment is spinning,

can be caused by issues in brain or inner ear

syncope

temporary loss of consciousness and posture,

a.k.a. fainting

DVT

deep vein thrombosis, 

blood clot that forms in deep veins, usually in the leg or pelvis

anemia

blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells, often due to low iron

pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas, may be acute or chronic, symptoms include: abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting

pneumonia

transient ischemic attack, a.k.a. mini stroke, usually lasts only a few minutes and generally leaves no permanent damage

pyelonephritis

infection of the kidneys, usually due to bacteria spread from the bladder

pulmonary embolism

bilateral

involving or affecting both sides

cellulitis

a common but potentially life threatening infection of the skin

cholecystitis

inflammation of the gall bladder

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,

cronic trouble breathing, including chronic bronchitis or emphysema

-ectomy

removal or excision

ex. appendectomy is removal of appendix

-otomy

process of cutting into

ex. tracheotomy is cutting into windpipe

-ostomy

new opening

ex. colostomy

neutropenia

abnormally low number of white blood cells called neutrophils, increased risk of infection

bradycardia

slower than normal heart rate

tachycardia

faster than normal heart rate

echocardiogram

ultrasound that produces a moving picture of the heart,

a.k.a. ECHO

EKG

electrocardiogram,

a.k.a. ecg

used to monitor heart rate

EEG

electroencephalogram,

monitors electrical activity in the brain

nephr/o

kidney

pneum/o

lungs

encephal/o

brain

onc/o

tumor

hepat/o

liver

thromb/o

clot

cholecyst/o

gall bladder

gastr/o

stomach

arter/o

or

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

plaque, fatty substace

card/o

or

cardi/o

heart

hem/o

or

hemat/o

pertaining to the blood

phleb/o

vein

aort/o

aorta

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease, suffering, feeling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-necrosis

tissue death

-gram

or

-graph

a picture or record

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood, blood condition

-algia

pain or suffering

peri-

surrounding

Dx

diagnosis