Category: F

A portable military hospital beyond the zone of conflict and the dressing stations.  

The protrusion of fatty tissue through the abdominal wall.  

Protrusion of muscular tissue through its fascial covering.  

A hemorrhage due to a defect in the fibrin component in blood coagulation.  

The type of hemoglobin found in the erythrocytes of the normal fetus. It has better oxygen-binding capacity than adult hemoglobin and is able to extract oxygen from the placenta to meet the needs of the fetus, which depends entirely on maternal oxygen for its survival.  

Paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face.  

The distance (in centimeters) from the portion of the uterus above the insertion of the fallopian tubes to the symphysis pubis. Antepartum: When compared against gestational norms, this measurement is helpful in confirming the estimated number of weeks elapsed since conception and in monitoring intrauterine fetal growth. The fundus is first palpable at the level…

Heart failure in which forward flow of blood to the tissues is inadequate because the left ventricle is unable to pump blood with enough force to the systemic circulation (e.g., as a result of cardiomyopathy, muscular stunning, or infarction) or because outflow from the left ventricle is obstructed (e.g., in aortic stenosis).  

First-degree atrioventricular block.  

A conduction defect in either or both of the subdivisions of the left bundle branch.