Anatomy 3 final
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- BPH
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- PET
- positron emission tomography
- PACS
- picture archival communication system
- DICOM
- digital imaging communications
- CA-125
- protein indicator for cancer
- (RIA)
-
radioimmunoassay
only invitro test - Vasectomy
- Vas Deferens is cut and tied
- TURP diagnosis
- when urination is interfered by hypertrophic prostate
- varicelectomy
- removal of overly large veins around the scrotum
- bilateral orchiectomy
- removal of cancerous testis
- gamma camera
- detects radiopharmaceuticals
- gamma knife
- device using high energy radiation beams to destroy deep tumors without incisions
- lung scan
-
ventilation- using gas of inhaled aerosal
perfusion- (VQ)radiopharmaceutical injected into lung capillaries to obtain an image of the organ - thyroid iodine scan
- injected iodine shows cancer as areas of low absorption
- bone scan
- tracer bond to phosphorous labels its uptake in bones
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CEA test
carcinoembryonic antigen - blood test for the the antigen associated with colorectal cancers
- ELISA
- test for HIV antibodies
- Western blot test
- confirms HIV positive results by measuring specific antibodies molecular weight
- gamma rays
-
most used
less harmful
greater penetration - In Vivo tests
- evaluate function of organ inside the body
- radiopharmaceutical
- drug administered for diagnostic purposes
- Hot spot
- area of greater contrast concentration
- cardiolite
- technetium tracer used for detecting the flow of just about everything
- thallium
- used mostly to detect heart malfunction
- spleen functions
-
destroy old erythrocytes
filter blood
activate lymphatic system
store erythrocytes and platelets - cytoxic cells
-
T8 cells
destroy antigens directly - anti-viral protein
- interferones
- thyroxine
- increases metabolism
- parathyroid hormone
- raises blood calcium
- ACTH
-
adrenal corticotropic hormone
stimulates the secretion of adrenal medulla - cortisol
- produced by adrenal cortex
- polypoid
- growth extending from either a stem or stalk
- Taxol
- drug for female cancers
-
corticosteroids
gluco, mineral, gonado - hormones secreted by adrenal cortex
- alkylating agents
-
synthetic chemicals
interfere with DNA synthesis - CMV
-
cytomegalovirus
oppurtunistic virus - immunotherapy
- using immunologic techniques to treat disease
- leukorrhea
- white yellowish pus filled vaginal discharge
- metrorrhagia
-
non menstrual uterin bleeding
usually caused by ectopic pregnancy or cervical/uterine cancers - strom
- connective tissue of an organ
- vasopressin
-
posterior pituitary
increases water absorption with the kidneys - flur/o
- luminous
- is/o
- same, equal
- scint/i
- spark
- -lucent
- to shine
- CD4+ protein
- identifies HIV infection
- HAART
- therapy of a combination of drugs
- Reed steinberg
- identifies Hodgkin disease
- plasma cell
- transformed B-cell
- B and T cells stimulated by
-
phagocytes
proteins
antigen receptors - active acquired immunity
- immunity from having a disease or receiving a vaccination
- types of immunity
-
passive acquired immunity
active acquired immunity
natural immunity - acromegaly
-
hyper
anterior pituitary - tetany
-
hypo
parathyroid - diabetes mellitus
-
hypo
pancreas - Graves disease
-
hyper
thyroid - myxedema
-
hypo
thyroid - Cushing syndrom
-
hyper
adrenal cortex - cretinism
-
hypo
in children
thyroid - hyponatremia
- deficienct blood sodium
- polydipsia
-
excessive thirst
sign of diabetes mellitus or insipidous - diabetes type 1
-
juvenile
insulin dependent
causing thin appearance
rapid onset - diabetes type 2
-
usually after 30 years old
often not insulin dependent
causing fat appearance
gradual onset