Palabras que empiezan con A

A word ending that means relating to or belonging to.

A word ending that means relating to or belonging to.

A word ending that means pain.

A word ending that means relating to or belonging to.

A word ending that means relating to or pertaining to.

A word ending that means relating to.

A word ending that means weakness or loss of strength.

A word beginning that means without, not or absence of; written an- before a vowel.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, which writes consensus standards for the safe use and processing of medical devices.

A word beginning that means away from.

Leaving clients in your care without proper notice or a handoff to another qualified caregiver.

A shortened form of a word or phrase, such as NPO for nothing by mouth or BP for blood pressure.

A memory aid with two common uses: the warning signs of melanoma in a mole, and the order of the first check of a seriously ill or injured client.

Airway, breathing and circulation: a way of ranking a client's needs in that order.

A large, thick, padded dressing, its name short for abdominal, used as the absorbent layer over wounds that drain heavily.

The part of the trunk between the chest and the pelvis, holding the stomach, intestines, liver and other organs.

A word root that means the abdomen, the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis.

Having to do with the abdomen, the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis; the belly.

A weak, bulging section of the aorta where it passes through the belly.

A wide elastic band fastened snugly around the belly to support the abdomen and hold dressings after surgery.

Surgery to remove the uterus through a cut in the lower abdomen.

Pain felt anywhere in the belly, between the chest and the groin.

Removal of the lower sigmoid colon, the rectum and the anus through both an abdominal and a perineal incision, leaving a permanent colostomy.

Moving a limb or part away from the midline of the body, such as raising an arm out to the side.

A procedure that destroys a small area of tissue, often with heat or cold, to stop it from causing a problem.

Removal of the leg through the thigh, with the femur cut above the knee joint; abbreviated AKA.

A scrape: a wound where the top layer of skin has been rubbed or worn away.

Early separation of a normally placed placenta from the wall of the uterus, before the baby is born.

A closed pocket of pus in tissue, walled off by the body.

The number of neutrophils, the white blood cells that fight bacterial infection, in a set amount of blood.

A sponge of purified gelatin placed on oozing tissue to help blood clot, used dry or soaked in saline or thrombin; Gelfoam is one brand.

Suture that the body breaks down over time, so it loses its strength and then disappears without being removed.

The taking in of a substance, such as a drug or a nutrient, into the bloodstream.

Choosing not to do something, most often not having sex, or not using alcohol or drugs.

A diabetes pill that slows the breakdown of starches and sugars in the gut, so blood glucose rises less after meals.

The eye's ability to change its focus from distant objects to near ones.

Being answerable for your own decisions, actions and the results of the care you give or hand to others.

An abbreviation with several meanings, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme or adverse childhood experiences; the setting shows which.

A blood pressure drug that blocks the enzyme that makes angiotensin II, so blood vessels relax and less fluid is held in the body.

The deep, cup-shaped socket on the side of the hip bone where the head of the femur fits to form the hip joint.

A drug that relieves mild to moderate pain and lowers fever.

A chemical messenger that nerves release to signal muscles, glands and other nerves.

A drug used as the antidote for acetaminophen overdose and, when inhaled, to thin thick mucus.

The thick tendon at the back of the ankle that joins the calf muscles to the heel bone.

The body's control of how acidic or alkaline the blood is, keeping its pH in a narrow normal range.

Describes bacteria with a waxy cell wall that keep a red stain even after an acid-alcohol wash, as the germ of tuberculosis does.

A state in which the blood is more acidic than normal, with a pH below 7.35.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: the American Heart Association's guidelines and course for treating cardiac arrest and other heart emergencies.

A skin condition in which hair follicles become clogged with skin oil and dead skin cells.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: the US professional organization of doctors who care for pregnancy and women's health.