DAANCE
Addison's disease - ANSWER A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids,
characterized by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea,
... [Show More] digestive disturbance, and a
bronze like pigmentation of the skin
Adjunctive agents - ANSWER Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to
augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Allergenicity - ANSWER Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit
an allergic response in sensitive individuals
Alveolus (pl. alveoli) - ANSWER A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide - ANSWER A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of
amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine,
prolocaine, bupivicaine
Amnesia - ANSWER Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia - ANSWER Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe
responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence,
constriction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia - ANSWER A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris - ANSWER Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due
to a deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Antecubital - ANSWER Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa - ANSWER The depression between the forearm and the upper arm
that is literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic - ANSWER A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the
neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the action
of the parasympathetic nerves
Antiemetic - ANSWER A drug that counteracts nausea and vomitting
Antisialogogue - ANSWER A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
Anxiolytics - ANSWER Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (ex. Diazepam -
Valium, Midazolam - Versed
Aorta - ANSWER The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system
proceeds
Apnea - ANSWER Absence of cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms - ANSWER Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some
arrest rhythms such as pulseless ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a rhythm
display, but there is no contraction
Arrhythmia - ANSWER Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole - ANSWER Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an
artery (furthest from the heart)
Artery - ANSWER A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the
body
Ascites - ANSWER Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asyatole - ANSWER Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no
contraction
Ataractics - ANSWER Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of
plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
Atrial fibrillation - ANSWER Atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid randomized
contractions of the atrial myocardium, causing a totally irregular and often rapid
ventricular rate
Atrial flutter - ANSWER A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial
contractions are rapid (200 to 320 per minute) but regular
Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms - ANSWER Dysrhythmias in which the pacemaker in
the atria above the level of the ventricles (supraventricular) area
Atrial tachycardia - ANSWER Rapid heartbeat originating from the atria
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