We know how hard it is to learn "medicalese"--that foreign language doctors speak in and leave us in the dust with! :-) No longer! This Glossary is huge and as you can see, it is broken down into common, every day street language so everyone can benefit and speak the same language:
Glossary
A
ABSCESS: A collection of pus in any part of the body. It is characterized by inflammation, heat, redness, swelling, edema, and eruption of the pus. It can also cause fever and chills. Example: Tooth abscess.
ACRID: Burning sensation. Pungent.
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL: Used as an antidote to certain types of poisoning. Contains India ink, which 20% of people are allergic to. Powdered charcoal that has been treated to increase its powers of absorption.
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder): Developmentally inappropriate inattention or impulsiveness in a child with or without hyperactivity. See: Hyperactive.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: Lifesaving emergency procedures performed by trained professionals (paramedics). They use cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, intravenous drugs, and advanced airway management equipment and devices.
AIR HUNGER: A shortness of breath; found in diabetic coma.
ALLERGY REACTION: See: Anaphylactic Shock.
ALVEOLI: In the lungs; they are small groups of sacs (like grape clusters) within which the exchange of carbon dioxide with oxygen takes place.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: Known as pre-senile dementia or a deteriorating mental state that occurs in the 40 to 60 year old group. It may take months or years to render the person completely helpless.
AMNESIA: Loss or lack of memory; inability to remember past experiences.Opposite: RETROAMNESIA: Person cannot recall memory just before the accident/injury took place.
ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK: An allergic reaction to a foreign protein or other substances or a sting/bite of an insect/reptile. This can be an allergic reaction to something eaten or inhaled, or via a bite/sting. See: Wheal.
ANEURYSM: An artery swells or enlarges as a result of a weakened arterial wall; it bursts open, like a popped balloon, and there is severe life-threatening bleeding.
ANGINA (Pectoris): Heart disease that is brought on by stress or excitement and relieved by rest or prescription of nitroglycerin pills, patch or spray.
ANTIVENIN: A substance that will counteract the effect of an animal or insect venom, such as a rattlesnake bite, a scorpion sting, or the sting of a honeybee.
ANXIETY ATTACK: A sudden, unexpected sense of dread or fear. The person may or may not know what triggers it. May be stress related. See: Panic Attack.
ARRHYTHMIA: An irregular or abnormal heart rhythm.
ARTERY: A tubular vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the various parts of the body. If cut, it spurts bright red blood in pulsating movements. See: Vein.
ASPHYXIATION: Suffocation.
ASTHMA: Lung disease. Muscles spasm in the small air passageways of the lung(s) and production of mucus plugs these airways, causing breathing problems. See: Wheeze.
AURA: A sensation or feeling that precedes a seizure. See: Convulsive Seizure.
B
BAKER'S CYST: A cyst with synovial fluid communicating with the synovial fluid within a joint.
BARBITURATE: A prescription drug that depresses the nervous system. Person may be drowsy looking or peaceful looking after taking it.
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: Simple life-saving emergency procedures that help a person in breathing or circulatory failure. See: Advanced Life Support.
BATTLE'S SIGN: Bruising that occurs to the mastoid process directly behind the ear; seen in major head injuries.
BLOOD POISONING: A general term to indicate the presence of bacteria circulating in the blood stream. See: Sepsis.
BLOOD PRESSURE: The amount of pressure the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries.
BRACHIAL ARTERY: Located on the inside of the arm between the elbow and shoulder. It is used as an indirect pressure point to slow or stop bleeding.
We spent SIX weeks putting this incredible, breath-taking Index together. It is a tri-level index. What does that mean? Well, this book is for someone who knows absolutely NOTHING about homeopathy. It is for people who have some knowledge of homeopathy, but not to the professional level. It is for professional and liscensed homeopaths, as well as for physicians or other health practitioners who want to know more about homeopathy.
Let us give you an example: To a doctor, abdominal eviseration says it all. But to the person-on-the-street, we're going, "HUH?!" Most of us don't know what that means. So, we created a word that you DO understand, in common, ordinary language, that means the EXACT same things: "Guts hanging out." You will find words in three different languages in this book and they are cross-referenced so that you can always find the word in YOUR language--no matter WHAT your level and knowledge regarding homeopathy. It was worth the six weeks that it took to bring this extensive 63 page, two-columns per page, Index. Here's an example of what it looks like (just a peek!):
INDEX
A
A, B, C's 10, 11
See: Initial Survey
ABDOMEN
See: Abdominal evisceration
See: Abdominal injury
See: Abdominal pain-acute
See: Belly button
See: Intestines
See: Swelling
After surgery 206
Bending double improves symptoms 178
Bloated 178
Bowels feel twisted 182
Bruises on 21
Clothes, does not want on 179
Cold, feels 178
Cramping, severe 37, 107
Distended 178
Drum-like, feels/sounds 178
Evisceration 20
Examination of 14
Gas, unrelieved in 178
Gunshot wound 21
Guts hanging out 20
Hard and rigid 37, 178
Heat in 179
Injury 21, 22
Nausea 21
Palpate, how to 23
Pain, when angry 206
Quadrants of 14
Rumbling 178
Stab wound 21
Surgery, after 178
Swollen 21, 175
Tender 21, 179
Vomiting 21
ABDOMINAL EVISCERATION, 20
See: Abdominal injury 21, 122
See: Guts hanging out
See: Impaled objects 114
ABDOMINAL INJURY 21, 22
See: Abdomen
See: Impaled objects 114
See: Internal injuries 116
Aconitum Napellus 22
After surgery 206
Arnica Montana 22
Bellis Perennis 22
Breathing rapid, shallow 21
Cramping 107
Examination of 14
Hard feeling abdomen 21
Homeopathic 22
Icy cold 179
Medical response 21, 22
Moving, difficulty in 21
Nausea 21
Palpate, how to 23
Signs, symptoms and indicators 21
Staphysagria 22
Still, person lies very 21
Swollen, abdomen 21
Vomiting 21
ABDOMINAL PAIN-ACUTE 23, 190
See: Bladder infection
See: Poisoning 131
See: Urine
Appendicitis 23
Blood in urine 23
Causes 23
Cramps 25
Curls up, unmoving 23
Diverticulitis 23
Ectopic pregnancy 23
Gallbladder attack 23
Homeopathic remedies 24
Kidney stone 23
Nausea 23
Nosebleed relives 182
Palpate, how to 23
Pancreatitis 23
Pelvic inflammation 23
Ulcer 23
Vomiting 23
ABRASION
See: Scraped Skin 139
ABSCESS 200, 227
Pyrogenium 200
ABSENT MINDED 163
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