Category: G

Measurement of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2) in the stomach of critically ill patients to determine how well the stomach and other internal organs are perfused with blood and oxygen. Poor gastric perfusion is found in more severe conditions, i.e., those that carry an increased risk of death.  

The ability of the body to absorb and use glucose. The diagnostic procedure utilized to assess the velocity at which ingested glucose is eliminated from the bloodstream.  

A group of epithelial cells capable of producing secretions.  

Tissue from which gelatin may be obtained by treating it with hot water.  

Thyroiditis characterized by the presence of giant cells, round-cell infiltration, fibrosis, and destruction of follicles.  

An abnormally low platelet count occurring during pregnancy (usually less than 70,000 platelets/mm3). Serious illnesses that cause low platelet counts (e.g., disseminated intravascular coagulation, HELLP syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, pre-eclampsia, systemic lupus erythematosus, or leukemia) should be ruled out. If no illness is present, the condition is usually benign.  

A thermometer filled with gas, such as air, helium, or oxygen.  

A set of abstract ideas that together make a broad statement about human beings, the environment, health, or nursing. A grand theory is less abstract than a conceptual model and less concrete than a middle-range theory. Its intent is to enhance understanding of key concepts and principles within nursing, not to highlight specific concepts or…

The proposition that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms. The theory that diseases are caused by minute living organisms germs that attack the body’s normal functioning. In the 19th century, Louis Pasteur showed that fermentation and putrefaction are caused by airborne microorganisms. Joseph Lister (1827-1912) in the 1860s used carbolic acid to keep airborne microorganisms…

A group of malignant diseases of the testicles that include choriocarcinomas, embryonal carcinomas, seminomas, spermatocytic seminomas, sex cord tumors, teratomas, and tumors with mixtures of several different malignant cell types.