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What is ECMO procedure? In this post, we will see about ECMO extended as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, it is a life-supporting measure used in end-of-life saving procedures of a patient who suffers from life to death. The main purpose of ECMO is to provide oxygenation support to a patient either in postoperative phase or any. In simple words, ECMO provides both cardiac and respiratory support to a patient when needed, when the patient's heart and lungs fail to function properly in critical situations. Who will get ECMO support, in general? ECMO provides required oxygenation support to save life from death in crucial situations and so doctors can try their best effort to save the patient's life.  In common situation, ECMO is used in children, and also used in adults with heart and lungs failure cases. In this condition, blood carbon di-oxide of a patient is removed by giving oxygenation support. ECMO device set-up: In ECMO procedure, three cylin...

First of all, Happy New Year wishes for all our free medical transcription course blog readers. This post aims to make you well aware of all the lab tests that are done to know the blood values before diagnosing disease condition of a patient.  This article aims to know what are the important abbreviations used in blood test lab values. After we know about the important blood work abbreviations, we can then move to know about blood lab tests one by one. Okay. The following are the important abbreviated forms that are used in the lab blood works. 1,  dl - deciliter 2. gm - gram 3.  Hg - mercury 4.  IU - international 5.  l - liter 6.  mEq - milli-equivalent 7.  mg - milligram 8.  m - millimeter 9.  mm3 - cubic millimeter 10.  pg - picogram 11.  mu symbol with l - microliter 12.  mu symbol with m3 - cubic micron In the coming posts, we will see about complete blood wor...

This post gives a list of important Endocrinology related medical words. 1.  Chelating agents - Multidentate ligand 2.  Thrombolytic - related to treat dissolving dangerous clots in blood vessels 3.  Streptokinase - used to dissolve blood clots formed in the blood vessels 4.  Urokinase - plasminogen activator 5.  Sodium oxalate - a sodium salt 6.  Sodium citrate - a sodium salt 7.  Ammonium citrate - citric acid salt 8.  Hemarthrosis - bleeding into joint spaces 9.  Ecchymosis - discoloration of the skin from bruising 10.  Contraindication - a treatment or drug should not be used for patient for a particular reason 11.  Hemorrhoid - discomfort because of swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus 12.  Thyroid gland - Large ductless gland in the neck 13.  Endocrine - related to eight ductless glands in the body 14.  Histology - st...

This article gives meanings of some important, often using medical terminologies used in anatomy and physiology of human body.  We will see those one by one now. 1.  Tremor - Shivering or shaking of any part of the body. 2.  Stature - Height or growth. 3.  Motility - Movement. 4.  Exophthalmus - Protrusion of eyeball. 5.  Goitre - Enlargement of thyroid gland. 6.  Edema - Collection of fluid. 7.  Tachycardia - Increased heart rate. 8.   Bradycardia - Decreased heart rate. 9.  Insomnia - Reduced sleep. 10.  Hoarseness - Husky voice. 11.  Menorrhagia - Increased menstrual flow. 12.  Amenorrhea - Decreased menstrual flow. 13.  Hypothyroidism - Decreased secretion of thyroid hormones. 14.  Hyperthyroidism - Increased secretion of thyroid hormones. 15.  Adenoma - Tumor. 16.  Tumor - Swelling. 17.  Cretinism - Hypothyroidism in children...

As a medical transcription learner, you must know about the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack. The three important things between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack. Heart Attack: 1.  Heart attack means blood flow to the heart from other organs or parts of the body is hindered by any blockage in the blood arteries, and heart attack happens. 2.  In heart attack, the heart beats will not stop necessarily immediately. 3.  Heart attack is just a problem of circulation of blood. Cardiac Arrest: 1.  Cardiac arrest means a sudden stoppage of heart beats due to malfunction in the heart and so blood supply is affected to the vital organs such as brain, lungs, and kidneys etc. 2.  In cardiac arrest, the heart beat stops immediately. 3.  Cardiac arrest is a problem of the electrical conduction inside the heart. In the next post, we will study about what is ECMO and its uses. Okay. To go to Home Page, click here. ...

After a gap of a few months our blog is updated with a new lesson update.  Here onwards, new lessons will be updated frequently on a regular basis of 2 days interval. In this lesson, we will see about some important medical terms are used in Ear, Nose, and Throat are of medicine on a day-to-day basis whenever we handle medical transcription job as a profession. 1.  Pulse oximetry - A device used to detect oxygen (O2) in the blood stream of a patient. 2.  Hyperventillation:  Excessive breathing consumption by a patient in particular period of time. 3.  Salivary amylaze:  An enzyme is produced in saliva of a human being to digest carbohydrates of food materials consumed. 4.  Mastication:  It is the process of chewing of a food. 5.  Buccal mucosa:  Inner layer of the mucous membrane of the mouth. 6.  Lingual:  Pertaining to tongue. 7.  Hypoxemia:  A condition of reduced oxygen in a patient's...