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Dialysis- is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function (renal replacement therapy) due to renal failure. Dialysis may be used for very sick patients who have suddenly but temporarily, lost their kidney function (acute renal failure) or for quite stable patients who have permanently lost their kidney function (stage 5 chronic [...]
Hemodialysis – is a method for removing waste products such as potassium and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being renal transplant; peritoneal dialysis). Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy. Routine hemodialysis [...]
Hypertension – Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. In current usage, the word “hypertension” without a qualifier normally refers to arterial hypertension. Hypertension can be classified either essential (primary) or secondary. Essential hypertension indicates that no specific medical [...]
Chronic renal failure – Chronic renal failure (CRF) is the progressive loss of kidney function. The kidneys attempt to compensate for renal damage by hyperfiltration (excessive straining of the blood) within the remaining functional nephrons (filtering units that consist of a glomerulus and corresponding tubule). Over time, hyperfiltration causes further loss of function. The cause [...]
1) Identify ten diagnostic medical terms that use diagnostic suffixes. (Ex: carditis - inflammation of the heart muscle.)
1) myalgia - muscle pain, or condition of muscle pain
2) leukemia – white blood cell condition, increase in the number of leukocytes, cells are malignant or cancerous.
3) pneumonia – the lung(s) are inflamed and fluid has collected inside [...]
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