J-1
visa: (Federal) an immigration document allowing non-citizens to be in the
J point: (EKG) end of QRS.
J
sign: most often heard in orthopedic dictation, referring to the patella; but
also in OB/GYN dictation, regarding the fetus (fetal abdominal circumference).
J-stent/double-J
silicone internal ureteral catheter stent: temporary ureteric tube
Jaccoud
arthritis: (Rheum) rare form, chronic, occurs after attacks of
rheumatic fever.
jackknife position: prone with buttocks raised.
Jackson-Pratt
drain: (Surgery) for wound drainage.
jackstone
calculus: (Uro) calcium oxalate
dihydrate stones shaped like metal jacks that children play with.
Jacquemier
sign: (
Jadassohn-Dossekker disease: atypical tuberous myxedema.
Jaeger eye
chart: (Oph) lines of printed
letters gradually get smaller.
Jaffe
disease: (Ortho) fibrous dysplasia of the bone.
Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome: (Derm) cafe au lait spots.
Jaffee forceps: (Instrument/Oph) for capsulorrhexis procedures.
Jako
laryngoscope: (Equip)
Jakob
technique:
(Ortho)
Jamar position:
(Ortho)
grip strength tested on a Jamar dynamometer with 5 positions, so it would be
typed as “Jamar position #2”, or “Jamar 3 position”, etc.
James fibers: (Cardio) AV nodal area of
heart.
Jameson
muscle hook: (Ophth)
Jamshidi
needle: (Onc)
bone biopsy trocar.
Janeway lesions: (Symptom) nontender,
erythematous, nodular macules on palms/soles of patients with infective
endocarditis.
Jannetta
procedure: (Neuro) for trigeminal neuralgia; microvascular
decompression of abnormal vessel loop impinging on trigeminal nerve (Dorland’s).
Januvia: (Rx)
generic = sitagliptin; for type 2 diabetes (2006).
Japas
procedure: (Podiatry) feet, midtarsal osteotomy.
Jarcho
cannula: (Instrument) used during hysterosalpingogram.
Jarisch-Bezold
reaction: (Cardio) decompressor or protective reflex of
the heart.
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction: reaction to antibiotics.
jaundice of infancy: (Hepatic) physiologic jaundice.
jaundice of pregnancy:
(Hepatic) intrahepatic
cholestasis.
jaw-winking
phenomenon/syndrome: a phenomenon in which the eyelids widen
during chewing,
sometimes in a rhythmic
elevation of the upper lid when the mouth is open and ptosis when the mouth is
closed
(NOTE- Also
called Marcus Gunn pupil/phenomenon).
Javid
bypass tube/shunt: (Neuro)
Jay cushion: (Medical Product) for pressure relief, posture, and
stability.
Jeanne sign: (Ortho) hand
Jelco
needle: (Instrument), also Jelco catheter.
Jenkins Activity Survey: (Psych) to
evaluate for Type A personality behavior.
Jerger
types A, B, C: (ENT) grading of tympanograms.
Jerne
network theory: of
idiotype-anti-idiotype interactions; theory of immune response by
receptor-anti-receptor interaction.
“jerry-built”: (Slang) phrase meaning something poorly made (NOTE- See
“jury-rigged”).
Jesberg
bronchoscope: (Equip)
Jessner Peel: (Derm) chemical peel using salicylic acid, lactic
acid, and resorcinol.
Jessner-Kanof
infiltration: (Onc) lymphocytic infiltration
of the skin, treated with thalidomide.
jet nebulizer:
(Pulm) atomizer that changes liquid into small
particles.
Jeter lag screws: (Ortho)
Jevity: (Nutrition) a liquid nutritional supplement brand,
OTC.
jeweler’s loop: magnifying glass
Jewett brace: (Ortho) for spondylitis,
spinal fusion, compression fractures.
Jewett classification: (Onc) of bladder
carcinoma, O-A-B-C-D.
J-hook cannula:
(Instrument)
jimsonweed
dust: (Addiction/Biology)
jimsonweed, aka, Datura stramonium, has mind altering effects upon ingestion;
came to light in 1997 when a group of teenagers on the east coast were rushed
to the ER with difficulty breathing following ingestion of jimsonweed; abusers
use seeds or dust; very difficult to know correct “dose” and abusers tend to
inevitably overdose (National Drug Information Center 2003).
J-Lat brace: (Ortho) knee support.
JNC7
guidelines: (Cardio) this phrase refers to the Joint National
Committee, Seventh Report, which came out with new guidelines for diagnosing
high blood pressure with different ranges. According to JNC7, the new normal BP
is 119/79 or below; old guidelines were 129/84 or below. This report also gave
a new range indicating prehypertensive stage of 120-130/80-89 (2003).
Jobe-Patt splint: ?
Jobst
stockings: (Vascular) support stockings.
Jochmann warning: (Vascular) unexplained cerebrovascular accidents
(CVA).
Joffroy sign: in
Johanson urethroplasty: (Uro)
for urethral strictures.
Johns
Johnson
intestinal tube: ?
“johnson” maneuver: No! see Jonnson maneuver below.
Joint-Jack
splint: (Ortho) for finger.
joint
mouse: (Ortho) bone
piece/fragment, loose cartilage, or other tissue within a joint, also
called “floating mouse”.
joints, hands:
DIP, IP, MCP, MP, PIP.
joints, feet:
DIP, MIP, MTJ, MTP, PIP.
Joker
dissector: (Instrument)
Jolivette: (Rx) birth control pill.
Joll prostatic scissors:
(Instrument)
Jolly test:
reversal of the decremental conduction after injection with Tensilon
(diagnostic for myasthenia
gravis).
Jomed Jostent: (Cardio) coronary stent graft.
Jonas modification:
(Cardio) modification of
Jonell
finger splint:
Jones (Tom)
closure: ?
Jones
criteria: for diagnosing rheumatic fever; named for T
Duckett Jones.
Jones
fracture: foot
Jones
procedure: knee, ankle, toe
Jones Pyrex
tube:
Jonnson
maneuver: modified Valsalva (note spelling, NOT “johnson”).
Joplin
bunionectomy: (Pod) toe.
Jordan Day
drill:
(ENT)
Jorgenson dissecting
scissors:
Joseph
periosteal elevator:
Jostent (also known as Jomed Jostent):
coronary stent.
Joubert
syndrome: (Neuro) rare disorder of cerebellum and brain stem at
birth, with distinct respiratory pattern of hyperpnea or panting and tachypnea;
MRI used to diagnose showing a classic neuroradiologic sign called “molar tooth
sign” due to its appearance on MRI.
joule : measurement of energy, work, quantity of heat.
Joule solution.:
J-pad knee support:
to prevent dislocation,
shaped like a “J”.
JPB: (Abbrev) junctional premature beat.
JPD: (Abbrev) juvenile plantar dermatosis.
J
point: (EKG) junction between end of QRS complex and
beginning of ST segment.
J-tracking: (Ortho) when patella is pulled to outside groove.
JT interval: (Cardiology) on EKG, from the end of the QRS
complex to the end of the T wave.
Judd hernia
repair: (Surgery) ventral hernia repair.
Judd-Allis
forceps:
Judd-DeMartel
forceps:
Judd-Masson
retractor:
Judet hip
prosthesis:
Judet x-ray
view :(pronounced
“joo-day”) of the pelvis.
Judo: a
form of martial arts.
Juers-Lempert
rongeur forceps.:
jugulodigastric nodes:
deep cervical.
Juice Plus: OTC liquid nutritional supplement.
Jujitsu: aka:
Jujutsu; a form of martial
arts from Japan involving grappling techniques as well as sometimes minor
weaponry, either spelling is acceptable
(Source: American Judo &
Jujitsu Federation).
Juliusberg syndrome: (Derm)
jump grafts and flaps.:
jumper’s knee:
(Ortho) patellar tendinitis.
Jumping Jack tamp:
(Equip) a piece of
construction equipment used for “tamping” down and compacting dirt.
juncturae tendinae: (Anatomy)
tendons of fingers.
Junel: (Rx) ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone; oral med for
symptoms of menopause, hot flashes, etc.
“jury-rigged”: expression meaning something rigged up in a makeshift manner. (NOTE- “jerry-built” is an
expression meaning
something poorly built.)
Just For Kids:
(OTC) liquid multivitamin for
infants.
Juven: (OTC) nutritional
supplement for building muscle and to prevent muscle wasting, see www.prosure.com/Juven
Juvenon: OTC
supplement for energy, company has a whole product line, focuses on antiaging
products, see www.juvenon.com
juxta-articular:
situated near or in the region of a joint.
juxtaposition:
apposition.
juxtaregional lymph nodes.
Juzo
shrinker: for thrombophlebitis
J-Vac drain: Blake drain and J-Vac suction reservoir.
JVD: (Abbrev) jugular venous
distention.