I study at Montmorency College which is a public institution of higher education that is situated between secondary school and university. It offers two study programs : the pre-university program, which consists of two years of study before entering university, and the technical program, which consists of three years of study in a specialized field and can lead to entering the workforce and/or continuing on to university. At the college I'm in, I decide to take a technical program which is nursing school. It teaches the job of a nurse in different kinds of field like medicine/surgery, pediatric, psychiatry, emergency, etc. We learn all types of health issues and how to deal with it and the issues the patient have. We also have internships t acquire experience and all the subject we learn throughout the year. The reason for making this glossary it's so that you understand the word I will use in my blog. It will be easier for you to follow all the terms I'll use in the subject I will talk about.
-tomy
suffix
Surgical incision or opening of an organ or structure.
Example: I have to do a vasectomy for making access easier for the baby.
en: -tomie
bladder scan
noun
A safe, painless, and non-invasive medical test that uses portable ultrasound technology to measure the amount of urine inside your bladder.
Example: I have to do a bladder scan to see how much urine you have in your bladder.
en: bladder scan
blood test
noun
Laboratory analysis of a small blood sample taken from your body to check your overall health, find diseases, or see how well treatments are working.
Example: I need your arm to take a blood test.
en: prise de sang
catheter
noun
A thin, flexible tube inserted into the body to drain fluids, deliver medications, or provide access for surgical instruments.
Example: I have to insert this catheter for delivering some liquid antibiotics inside your body.
en: cathéter
culture
noun
A laboratory test used to grow and identify microorganisms—such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses—from a body fluid or tissue sample.
Example: I need a urinal culture for some detect if there is some issue in your body.
en: culture
diabetes
noun
Chronic medical condition where your blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high because your body cannot make or use insulin properly.
Example: I'll need a finger for your blood sugar.
en: diabète
file
noun
A complete collection of a person's health history, treatments, and test results kept by healthcare providers.
Example: I have to check the patient's file to know more about him, the prescript medications and the doctor's notes.
en: dossier
foley
noun
A thin, flexible tube inserted through the urethra into the bladder to continuously drain urine into a collection bag.
Example: I have to insert this foley catheter for draining your bladder.
en: sonde
hemoglobin
noun
An iron-rich protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
Example: I have to take a blood test for checking the standard of your hemoglobin in your body.
en: hémoglobine
IV
noun
Stands for intravenous, meaning inside or within a vein.
Example: I need to place an IV, so you'll receive some medication in your veins.
en: IV
medicine
noun
The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing illness to maintain and restore human health.
Example: You'll have to go in the medicine aisle for being taken care.
en: médecine
needle
noun
A thin, hollow metal tube attached to a syringe used to inject medications or draw blood, or a solid thin rod used in acupuncture.
Example: I will insert this needle in your skin for injecting the substance.
en: aiguille
radioscopy
noun
The examination of the inner structure of body parts using X-rays or other penetrating radiation to see inside them in real time.
Example: We have to do a radioscopy for seeing if that organ has an issue.
en: radioscopie
sample
noun
A small piece or quantity of tissue, fluid, or other matter taken from the body to test and diagnose a health condition.
Example: We need a sample of our poop, urine, blood for some test to help diagnosis.
en: échantillon
saturation
noun
Measures the percentage of hemoglobin binding sites in the bloodstream currently occupied by oxygen.
Example: I'll have to see your saturation to see if you breathe properly.
en: saturation
seringue
noun
A small medical tool. It has a hollow tube, a plunger, and often a fine needle.
Example: I need a syringe of 10ml to collect the medication.
en: seringue
stoma
noun
A surgically created opening on the surface of the body that connects to an internal organ, usually to divert waste.
Example: The patient' stoma needs to be change.
en: stomie
surgery
noun
A medical specialty and procedure that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by manually or instrumentally cutting, repairing, or removing body tissues.
Example: You will have an abdominal surgery schedule tomorrow.
en: chirurgie
tracheotomy (mostly called trachea)
noun
A surgically created hole in the front of the neck and into the windpipe (trachea) to help a person breathe.
Example: I have to clean the patient's trachea, so he could breath easier.
en: tracheo
vital signs
noun
Measurements that show the body's basic fonction, such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
Example: I'm gonna take your vital signs to see if your general condition.
