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Traumatopathy
Pathological state caused by trauma. A disease that develops as a consequence of a wound or injury.
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Trauma score
Numerical grading system that combines the Glasgow Coma Scale and measurements of cardiopulmonary function as a gauge of severity of injury and as a predictor of survival after blunt trauma to the head. Each parameter is given a number (high for normal and low for impaired or absent function). Severity of injury is estimated by…
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Trauma injury severity score
A calculation of the probability that an injured person will survive after serious trauma. It is made on the basis of the patient’s age; the type of trauma (blunt versus penetrating); and the in jury severity score and revised trauma score.
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Revised scale trauma
An assessment tool used to gauge the severity of patient injuries, e.g., after a fall, gunshot wound, or auto accident. It consists of measurements of blood pressure and respiratory rate and the Glas-cow Coma Scale. A lower score indicates more severe injuries and a greater likelihood of death.
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Risk for trauma
Accentuated risk of accidental tissue injury (e.g., wound, bum, fracture).
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A severity characterization of trauma
An assessment tool used to predict the likelihood that an injured patient will survive after serious trauma. It includes the patient’s age; whether the trauma was blunt or penetrating; the Glascow Coma Score; and the initial blood pressure and respiratory rate.
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Trapezoid body
A bundle of transverse fibers in the ventral portion of the tegmentum of pons.
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Trapeze bar
Triangular device suspended above a bed to facilitate transferring and positioning the patient; also called a swivel trapeze bar.
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Tranta’s dots
Chalky concretions of the conjunctiva around the limbus. These are associated with vernal conjunctivitis.
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Transversourethralis
The transverse fibers of the sphincter urethrae muscle.
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