Question

Jim asks you today to explain more about what terms the doctor has been talking about when examining him. In your own words, define the following abbreviations and medical terms as you would explain them to Jim • HT • Dyspnoea • Cataracts • Depression.

Answer 1

• HT refers to hyperthermia, when we measure fever if it is more than normal it is called hyperthermia.

normal value is 97.5 degree farenheit to 99.6 degree farenheit.

defined as when the core body temperature is 101.3 ⁰ F

• Dyspnoea refers to breathing difficuty, like shortness of breath, not able to climb stairs,

defined as uncomfortable awareness of once own breathing

• Cataract is a medical condition in the eye where there is development of membrane in the lens, due to age related or degenerative changes

defined as cloudiness of lens of eye.

• Depression is a state when we get into state when we avoid gatherings, lose eye contact with others, always like to be alone, talk to self, not interested in anything

defined as a mental disorder characterized by pervasive low mood ,low self esteem,no enjoyment of enjoyable activities