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Cancer TERMS □ Cell differentiation □ Ewing’s sarcoma □ Hodgkin’s disease □ Leukemia □ Lymphoblast □ Malignant brain tumors □ Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma □ Osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma) □ Remission □ Wilms’…

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology TERMS □ Afterload □ Bicuspid valve or mitral valve □ Cardiac output □ Chordae tendineae □ Depolarization □ Diastole □ End-diastolic volume □ Endocardium □ Fibrous…

Protozoan Sexually Transmitted Infections TERMS □ Trichomoniasis QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Trichomonas vaginalis is an organism that lives in the female genitalia and is a sexually transmitted infection….

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections TERMS □ Chlamydia □ Gonorrhea □ Syphilis QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Bacterial sexually transmitted infections often co-exist and many times do not have outward…

Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections TERMS □ Hepatitis B and C □ Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) □ Human papilloma virus (HPV) □ Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) □ Viral STIs QUICK LOOK…

Menopause TERMS □ Menopause QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Menopause is defined as the cessation of menses for 12 consecutive months. The age at which menopause occurs is predetermined…

TORCH TERMS □ Cytomegalovirus (CMV) □ Group B streptococcus (GBS) □ Herpes simplex virus □ Rubella □ TORCH □ Toxoplasmosis □ Varicella QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD “TORCH” is…

HELLP Syndrome TERMS □ HELLP syndrome QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD HELLP syndrome is an acronym for a severe variant of preeclampsia. It is believed to occur as a…

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus TERMS □ Diabetic ketoacidosis □ Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) □ Human placental lactogen □ Hyperglycemia □ Macrosomia □ Polyhydramnios QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Gestational Diabetes…

Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension TERMS □ Eclampsia □ Hydralazine (Apresoline) □ Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Pregnancy-induced hypertension is the leading cause of maternal death in the United…