Kidney Function Test Values: BUN and Creatinine from Chapter 20 / Lesson 6 101K BUN and creatinine are two important test values to determine kidney function. Understand the importance of the kidneys and examine blood urea nitrogen, BUN and the liver, BUN and the kidneys, and serum creatini...
What is the prefix value for 1/100? What does the abbreviation BUN mean in medical terminology? Define the following word: "occipital". State the meaning of the following prefix: pre. Give the word derived from Greek and/or Latin elements that matches the following: "Excision (of a portion...
But if you take it and break it down into its individual parts, it becomes easier to read, pronounce, and even understand what it might imply. This is a great strategy for medical terminology as well. In this lesson we'll use this approach to better understand the difference between cystit...
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Chem-7looks at 7 common substances circulating in the blood. It consists ofelectrolytes(sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate), waste products of metabolism cleared by normally functioning kidneys (BUN andcreatinine), and the source of energy for the body's cells (glucose). ...
CAR T-cell therapy is a rapidly emerging class of agents in which a patient’s own cells are collected, engineered to target antigens expressed on malignant cells [10], and re infused (Fig. 1). Currently, approved CAR T-cell therapy is limited to CARs that target the antigen CD19, pre...
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Medical Terminology: Medical terminology is often based in Latin, which was commonly used to describe and define body parts and diseases during phases such as the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution. It has since stuck, but many terms are abbreviated in shorthand for speed and efficiency. ...