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skin |
largest organ made up of hair, skin, nails, and skin glands |
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layers of skin |
epidermis dermis hypodermis |
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thin skin |
has hair (most of body) |
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thick skin |
no hair (palms of hand and soles of feet) |
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Dermis |
called true skin, gives skin its strength, stores water, does not shed and regenarate |
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epidermis |
thickest layer |
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cleavage lines |
called langer lines |
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hypodermis |
also called subcutaneous layer or superficial fossa, connects skin to other structures |
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melanocytes |
create melanin |
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melanin |
skin color |
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eumelanin |
dark brown melanin |
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pheomelanin |
reddish and orange melanin |
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a factor of melanin production is |
heredity |
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albinism |
absence of melanin |
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what causes melanin to increase and darken |
sunlight |
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hemoglobin |
blood flow |
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increased blood flow makes |
redder skin |
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decreased oxygen causes |
cyanosis (blue color) |
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functions of skin |
protection sensation flexibility excretion immunity homeostasis of body temp |
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protection |
barrier to microorganisms, chemical hazards, trauma, and uv exposure |
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sensation |
sensory receptors detect stimuli |
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excretion |
excretes water, urea/ammonia/uric acid |
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immunity |
phagocytic cells and helper T cells |
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homeastasis of body temp |
holds in heat |
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desquamation |
shedding of epithelial elements |
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heat production |
main factor- amount of muscle work being performed |
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heat loss |
evaporation, radiation, conduction, convection |
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evaporation |
to evaporate any fluid energy must be expended |
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radiation |
transfer of heat from one object to another with out actual contact |
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conduction |
transfer of heat to any substance actually in contact with the body |
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convection |
transfer of heat away froma surface by movement of air |
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hair distribution |
over entire body except for palms and soles and a few other small places |
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lanugo |
fine, soft coat that exists before birth |
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terminal hair |
coarse pubic and axillary hair |
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hair follicles and development is in |
the epidermis |
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papilla |
contain blood capillaries |
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root of hair |
lies hidden in the follicle |
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shaft |
visible portion |
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medulla |
inner portion |
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cortex |
outer portion |
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nails |
consist of epidermal cells converted to hard keratin |
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nail body |
visible part of the nail |
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root of nail |
part of the nail hidden by a fold of skin (cuticle) |
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lunula |
moon-shaped white area nearest the root |
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nail bed |
appears pink |
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onycholysis |
seperation of nail from nail bed |
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eccrine glands |
most numerous sweat gland, small, cover almost all the body, secretes sweat |
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apocrine glands |
located deep in the subcutaneous layer only in the axilla, areola of breasts, and around athe anus, begin function at puberty |
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sebaceous glands |
secrete sebum, found in dermis except palms and soles, secretion increases at adolescence, cause acne |
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sebum |
oily substance, keeps hair soft and prevents excessive water loss from skin |
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ceruminous glands |
lubricate ear canal |
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childrens skin |
smooth, unwrinkled, few sweat glands, rapid healing |
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adults skin |
development and activation of sebaceous glands and sweat glands, increased sebum, acne |
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old aged skin |
decreased sebaceous and sweat gland activity, wrinkles, decreased ability to cool itself off |
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impetigo |
caused by staphylococcus, and streptococcus |
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tinea |
skin fungal infections- ringworm, jock itch, athletes foot |
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warts |
caused by papilloma virus |
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boils |
staphylococcus infections of the hair follicle |
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hives |
bodys reaction to certain allergens |
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scleroderma |
autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissues of the skin |
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psoriasis |
chronic inflammatory of the skin |
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eczema |
most common inflammatory disorder of the skin |
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carcinomas |
skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell, very responsive to treatment, rarely metastasis |
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malignant melanoma |
has tendency to spread |
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kaposi sarcoma (KS) |
appears in immune deficiencies like AIDS |
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1st degree burn |
discomfort and redness |
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2nd degree burn |
pain, blisters, swelling and edema |
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3rd degree burn |
destruction of dermis and epidermis |
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4th degree burn |
includes muscles, fascia and bones |
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Rule of Nine |
method of estimating the amount of skin surface burned on an adult body is broken into 11 areas of 9% each genetial areas other 1% |
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functions of bone |
support, protection, movement, mineral storage, hematopoiesis |
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hematopoiesis |
production of blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow |
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5 types of bone |
long bone short bone flat bone irregular bone sesamoid bone |
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long bone |
humerus |
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short bone |
carpal bone |
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irregular bone |
vertebra |
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flat bone |
sternum |
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sesamoid bone |
patella |
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compact bone |
dense and solid |
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cancellous (spongy) bone |
characterized by open space partially filled with a lattice of thin branched structures supporting soft tissue |
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diaphysis |
main shaft of a long bone |
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epiphysis |
both ends of a long bone, made of cancellous bone |
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metaphysis |
the region between the diaphysis and the metaphysis |
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articular cartilage |
layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the articular surface of epiphysis |
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periosteum |
dense, fibrous membrane that covers bone, attaches tendons to bones, contains blood vessels and cells that form and destroy bone |
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medullary cavity |
hollow space inthe diaphysis of a long bone, filled with connective tissues in adults |
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endosteum |
thin, fibrous membrane that lines the medullary cavity |
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osteoblasts |
bone forming |
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osteoclasts |
bone destroying |
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osteocytes |
mature inactive |
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bone marrow |
2 types red and yellow bone marrow |
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red marrow |
produces red blood cells |
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yellow bone marrow |
not active and fatty |
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red bone marrow changes into |
yellow bone marrow |
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hyaline cartilage |
most common, forms costal cartilage, rings on trachea, bronchi, and tip of nose |
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elastic cartilage |
forms ear, epiglottis, and eustachian tubes |
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fibrocartilage |
found in pubic symphysis, and intervertebral discs |
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rickets and osteomalacia |
vitamin d deficiency |
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adult skeleton |
has 206 bones |
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axial skeleton has |
80 bones |
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appendicular skeleton |
has 126 bones |
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fontanels |
soft spots on a baby |
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hyoid bone |
only bone that articulates with no other bones |
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shoulder girdle |
made up of the scapula and clavicle, articulates with the acromion process of the scapula |
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humerus |
articulates proximally with the glenoid fossa of the scapula and distally with the radius and ulna |
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ulna |
on little finger side, articulates proximally with the humerus and radius and distally with a fibrocartilaginous disk |
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carpal bones |
8 small bones that form the wrist |
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metacarpal bones |
thumb is most freely moveable joint, head of metacarpals articulate with phalanges |
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pelivc girdle |
made of sacrum and 2 coxal bones |
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coxal bone |
made of ilium, ischium and pubis |
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femur |
longest and heaviest bone |
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patella |
largest sesamoid bone |
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tibia |
articulates proximally with femur and distally with fibula and tibia |
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fibula |
articulates with tibia |
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foot |
foot bones form arches |
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male pelvis |
deep, funnel shaped, narrow arch |
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female pelvis |
shallow, broad, wide pubic arch |
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pathological (spontaneous) fractures |
weakness results in breakage despite very little stress |
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stress fracture |
occur in the absence of any clinically visible damage |
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displaced (open) fracture or compound fracture |
when broken bones projects through surrounding tissue and skin |
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compound and incomplete |
a fracture |
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articulation |
point of contact between bones |
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joints |
allow movement |
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joints are named based on if they are |
fibrous or cartilaginous joints synovial joints |
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syndesmoses |
ligaments connect 2 bones |
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sutures |
found only in the skull |
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gomphoses |
between root of tooth and alveolar process of mandible or maxilla |
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cartilaginous joint |
synchondroses, symphyses |
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synchondroses |
hyaline cartilage between articulating bones |
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symphyses |
where a pad or disk connects 2 bones (vertebra, pubis symphysis) |
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synovial joint (diarthroses) |
freely moving |
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joint capsule |
around the ends of bones that bind together |
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synovial membrane |
lines joint capsule, secretes synovial fluid |
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articular cartilage |
covers articular surfaces, hyaline |
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joint cavity |
space between articulating surfaces |
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menisci |
pads of fibrocartilage between articulating bones |
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ligaments |
holds bones together |
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bursae |
synovial membranes that cushion joints and facilitate movement |
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types of synovial joints |
uniaxial biaxial multiaxial |
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uniaxial joint |
movement around 1 axis and 1 plane pivot and hinge joints |
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biaxial joint |
movement around 2 axis and 2 planes saddle and condyloid planes |
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multiaxial joint |
ball and socket joint gliding joint |
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hinge joint |
elbow |
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pivot joint |
dens of axis rotating against atlas |
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saddle joint |
carpometacarpal joint of thumb |
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condyloid joint |
atlantoccipital joint |
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ball and socket joint |
shoulder and hip joint |
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gliding joint |
articular processes between vertebrae |
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ROM |
range of motion |
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goniometer |
instrument used to measure ROM |
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flexion |
decreases the angle between bones |
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extension |
increases the angle between bones |
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hyperextension |
stretching beyond its anatomical position |
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plantar flexion |
increase angle between top of foot and leg |
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dorsiflexion |
decreases angle between top of foot and leg |
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abduction |
away |
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adduction |
toward |
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rotation |
bones pivoting on its axis |
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circumduction |
distal end moves in a circle |
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supination |
palm up |
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pronation |
palms down |
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bursitis |
caused by prolonged pressure, repetitive excercise, or trauma |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
chronic inflammation of many tissues and organs |
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juvenile arthritis |
rash, high fever, swelling of liver and spleen |
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gouty arthritis |
excessive blood levels or uric acid |