Labs and diagnostics
Lab values with their normal and critical ranges, and the tests nurses prepare clients for.
osmolarity
oz-moh-LAIR-ih-tee · sustantivo
The amount of dissolved particles in a set volume of fluid, which decides which way water moves.
Entrada completaeye-jee-EM (said as letters)Immunoglobulin M: the antibody the body makes first when it meets a new infection.
image intensifierIM-ij in-TEN-sih-fy-erThe part of a fluoroscope that receives the x-rays after they pass through the patient and turns them into a bright image on a monitor.
imbalanceim-BAL-unsA lack of balance: too much or too little of something the body needs to keep at a steady level.
incisional biopsyin-SIZH-uh-nul BYE-op-seeA biopsy that removes only a piece of a lump or lesion for diagnosis, leaving the rest in place.
indocyanine greenMedicamentoin-doh-SY-uh-neen GREENA green dye given into a vein that glows under near-infrared light, used to show blood flow and other structures during surgery and in eye angiography.
inspiratory reserve volumein-SPY-ruh-tor-ee rih-ZURV VOL-yoomThe extra air a person can pull into the lungs with effort after breathing in normally.
interferon-gamma release assayLaboratorioin-ter-FEER-on GAM-uh rih-LEES AS-ayA blood test that shows whether a person has been infected with the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
international normalized ratioLaboratorioin-ter-NASH-uh-nul NOR-muh-lyzd RAY-shee-ohA blood test result that shows how long blood takes to clot, reported in a standard way so labs everywhere can compare it.
intervalIN-ter-vulThe time or space between two events, such as between two contractions in labor or between two waves on an ECG.
intraocular pressurein-truh-OK-yoo-ler PRESH-erThe fluid pressure inside the eye, set by the balance between the aqueous humor made and the amount that drains away.
ionized calciumLaboratorioEYE-uh-nized KAL-see-umA blood test for the free, active form of calcium that is not bound to proteins.
ionizing radiationEYE-uh-ny-zing ray-dee-AY-shunRadiation with enough energy to knock electrons out of atoms, such as x-rays and gamma rays, which can damage living cells and their DNA.
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