Week 1

Word:
Intravenous
Context:
I had a clue about what was going on he already had her under treatment- with new
antibiotics, intravenous fluids, medications to support her blood pressure (Gawande 3)
Source:
Gawande, Atul. Better: A Surgeons Notes on Performance. New York, NY: Picador,
2007. Print.
Conjecture:
Many or large amount
Real Definition:
intravenous (n trvi ns)
adj.
1. being or occurring within a vein.
2. of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein.
3. an intravenous injection or feeding.
Abbr.: IV
[184050]
in`travenously, adv.
Source:
"intravenous." The Free Dictionary. 3 April
2014. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/intravenous>.
Reflection:
While I was reading I came up on this word knowing it had to do something
regarding the patients treatment. Even though I knew that I wasnt able to get a clear
understanding of the word. Since Im not familiar with medical terms. I ended up
believing that the patient was going to receive many vaccinations. Leading me to believe
that intravenous meant a large amount. Though that was not the case and it actually
means injection into a vein. After looking up the word it gave me a better
understanding of the reading.