TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Unambiguous Clear, easy to understand, without confusion. PRONUNCIATION: un-am-BIG-u-ous.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Uncal herniation Downward displacement of the uncus (the innermost portion of the temporal lobe) and adjacent structures into the tentorial notch as a result of increased intracranial pressure. PRONUNCIATION: UN-cal.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Under resuscitation Failure to identify and correct critical tissue oxygen deficits... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Undertriage Underestimating the urgency of a patient's condition.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Unit The amount of a particular blood product derived from a single donor bag of whole blood.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Unresponsive wakefulness Unresponsive wakefulness is now the preferred term for the prolonged disorder of consciousness formerly referred to as a vegetative state.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Upregulation An enhanced reaction by a cell or organ to outside stimuli that increases the magnitude or rate of a physiological response or biochemical process. Downregulation produces the opposite response.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Uterine rupture Tearing of the uterus that can lead to fetal expulsion into the peritoneal cavity. May be due to blunt trauma (causing the uterus to "pop") or penetrating injury.... U Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Vagal Of, relating to, or mediated by, the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system. Vagal stimulation slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. Excess vagal stimulation c... V Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Valvular disruption When the heart valves cease proper function due to blunt trauma to the heart... V Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Vashe A brand of wound cleanser. PRONUNCIATION: vash... V Jun 3, 2026
