TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Comminuted In pieces; as in multiple fractures. PRONUNCIATION: com-min-UT-ed.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Comorbidity A pre-existing medical condition--such as hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or diabetes--in a patient experiencing an acute injury or illness. PRONUNCIATION: co-mor-BID-i-ty.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Compassion fatigue The physical and mental exhaustion and emotional withdrawal experienced by those who care for sick or traumatized people over an extended period of time.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Compensatory responses The body's attempts to maintain physiologic functions when normal processes are altered through injury, disease, or environment.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Compensatory shock The phase of shock in which the body is still able to compensate for absolute or relative fluid loss or other physiological derangements.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Compensatory vasoconstriction Augmented blood flow in contracting skeletal muscles relative to the same level of exercise under normal oxygen conditions.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Complement system A part of the immune system that works to maintain homeostasis and defend against pathogens.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Complete blood count (CBC) A hematalogical panel that includes red cell, white cell, and platelet counts, as well as hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. Other red cell metrics may be included. In some countries, a CBC is known as... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Component therapy A means of providing patients with a specific blood component.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Computed tomography (CT) A computerized x-ray imaging study that digitally creates 3D images of patients to identify abnormalities. PRONUNCIATION: com-PU-ted to-MOG-raphy.... C Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Concomitant Occurring at the same time. An event or clinical finding that happens in conjunction with something else and is connected with it. PRONUNCIATION: con-COM-it-tant.... C Jun 3, 2026
