TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyperkalemia Elevated serum potassium level. PRONUNCIATION: hy-per-ka-LE-mi-a.... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyperlucency A black or darker-than-normal area on a radiographic image that indicates decreased tissue density or the presence of air such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and free air in the abdomen or the sk... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hypermetabolic states Greater than normal resting energy expenditure... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyperosmolar therapy The use of fluids with a high solute concentration in order to draw fluid out of the tissues into the intravascular space... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyperoxia Elevated arterial oxygen content... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyperresonance An exaggeration of the sound heard in a body cavity during percussion or auscultation.... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hypertonic colloid A fluid containing large molecules that has an osmolality greater than that of the patient's blood... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hypertonic saline An intravenous fluid with a concentration of saline above the normal salt content of the blood... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hyphema A collection of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye due to small vessel bleeding. PRONONCIATION: hy-PHE-ma... H Jun 3, 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Hypocalcemia Low concentration of calcium in the blood... H Jun 3, 2026