Medical terms starting with F
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- false imprisonmentHolding or restraining someone against their will with no legal right to do so.
- fasting blood glucoseGlucose measured after at least 8 hours with no food or drink other than water.
- fasting specimenBlood drawn after no food or drink except water for the ordered time, at least 8 hours for fasting glucose. Document a…
- fibrinProtein threads formed from fibrinogen during clotting that bind platelets and blood cells into a clot.
- fibrinogenA clotting protein in plasma that is converted into fibrin; plasma contains it, serum does not.
- filter paper cardNewborn screening card with printed circles. Fill each circle with blood from one side until soaked through; dry flat…
- first morning voidUrine passed on waking, usually the most concentrated sample of the day; preferred for urine pregnancy tests.
- FITFecal immunochemical test: home stool kit whose antibodies react only with human hemoglobin, so hidden bleeding can be…
- FOBTFecal occult blood test: checks stool for blood too small to see; the patient usually collects the samples at home…
- fomiteAn object that carries germs from person to person, such as a shared glucose meter, tourniquet or drawing chair that…
- formed elementsThe solid part of blood: red cells, white cells and platelets (cell fragments), suspended in the liquid plasma.
- four Ds of negligenceMemory aid for a negligence claim: a Duty of care, Dereliction (breach) of that duty, Direct cause of the injury, and…