TERM 1
Bili Check
DEFINITION 1
a point-of-care test for bilirubin levels in the newborns.
TERM 2
bleeding-time test
DEFINITION 2
test for assessing platelet plug format ion in the capillaries. It is no
longer a common procedure but is so metimes performed with
other coagulation tests. It utilizes an a utomated, sterile incision-
making instrument to puncture the skin, and then the blood-
clotting process is timed. Phlebotomis ts must be specially trained
to perform this procedure accurately.
TERM 3
blood gas analysis
DEFINITION 3
analytical test that measures oxygen and carbon dioxide in
the blood. Provides useful information about respiratory
status and the acid-base balance of patients with pulmonary
disorders.
TERM 4
diabetes
mellitus
DEFINITION 4
metabolic disease in which carbohydrate utilization is
reduced due to a deficiency in insulin and characterized by
hyperglycemia, glycosuria, water, and electrolyte loss,
ketoacidosis, and in serious conditions, coma. In milder forms
of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, dietary regulation
may keep the disorder under control.
TERM 5
electrolytes
DEFINITION 5
function to maintain the body's acid-base balance; sodium,
potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate, magnesium.
