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This part of the magnet is used to maintain a homogeneous magnetic field.

The normal anatomical movement of an extremity.

A clot of blood, air, organic material, or a foreign body that moves freely in the vascular system.

A patient having surgery has the medical abbreviation PAD listed in their medical history. What does PAD stand for? 

The position in which a prone or supine patient is tilted with the head down.

A urinary catheter used to drain the bladder once (sometimes called a Robinson catheter).

What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation of the diagnostic blood test result: BUN

Areas of the body subject to pressure from gravity and weight.

The patient is scheduled for a debridement of an infected wound on the right lower leg. The surgeon has asked for culture tubes and ordered an aerobic anaerobic study done on the culture tubes, as well as a C&S.  What does the lab test C&S stand for?

Extension of a joint beyond its normal anatomical range.