Category: I

A simple external method for measuring blood pressure.  

Unconjugated bilirubin that is present in the blood. It is fat-soluble.  

A wide-meshed bandage used to make molds or immobilize parts of the body. The material is impregnated with a substance such as plaster of Paris, which is applied wet and hardens after drying.  

Auscultation in which the ear is applied directly to the skin.  

Congenital closure of any part of the intestine.  

Astigmatism resulting from inequalities in the refractive indices of different parts of the lens.  

The idea suggested when the examiner gives a stimulus word.  

The first evaluation of the patient in the field, conducted after it is clear that the scene is safe. This preliminary evaluation is designed to locate and manage life-threatening injuries or illness and to determine the patient’s triage priority. The initial assessment follows the sequence of mental status, airway, breathing, and circulation.  

A laboratory test of bacterial ingestion by phagocytes. Neutrophils or macrophages are placed in a culture with bacteria. After 30 min, the remaining bacteria are killed with an antibiotic, and the phagocytes are stained and examined for the number of bacteria they have ingested. This assay is only accurate if the phagocytes have been tested…

Radio assay in which an antibody is labeled with a radioactive tracer. Antigens are detected when they bind, reversibly, to the antibody.