– Defining words –
Hyperglycemia (Hye per glye SEE mee ah) – Excessive sugar in the blood (or high blood sugar).
Hypovolemia (Hye poh voh LEE mee ah) – Deficient volume of circulating blood (or low blood volume).
Antiemetics (An tye ee MEH tics) – Drugs that prevent or alleviate nausea and vomiting. Some examples include: Zofran (odansetron) and Phenergan (promethazine).
Total bilirubin (BILL lee roo bin) – Blood test to detect possible jaundice (yellowing of the skin), cirrhosis or hepatitis.
Cirrhosis (Sur OH sis) – Chronic degenerative disease of the liver, most commonly associated with alcohol abuse.