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58 Cards in this Set
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Abrasion |
scrape of the skin due to something abrasive |
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acute |
new, rapid (ant. is cronic) |
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anterior |
located towards the front |
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benign |
normal |
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bradycardia |
slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) |
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cardiomegaly |
enlarged heart |
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Cholecystitis |
inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) |
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chronic |
long-standing, constant |
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COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (lung Dz common in smoker) |
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Coronary artery |
main artery that supplies blood to heart tissue |
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) |
"stroke", lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
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Diaphoresis |
sweating |
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distal |
father from the trunk of the body |
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
A blood clot in the a deep vein, most often in extremities |
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Dyspnea |
Problems with breathing |
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dysuria |
painful urination |
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Ecchymosis |
a bruise |
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edema |
swelling |
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emesis |
vomiting |
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epistaxis |
nose bleed |
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erythema/erythematous |
redness/red |
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grossly |
obviously, a lot: wholly |
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Hematemesis |
very large amount of blood in vomit |
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hematuria |
very large amount of blood in urine |
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hemoptysis |
coughing up very large amounts of blood |
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hemmorrage |
excessive or profuse bleeding |
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hepatomegaly |
enlarged liver |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure |
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hypotension |
low blood pressure |
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hypoxia |
low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in blood |
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infarct |
area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply |
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inferior |
lower on the body |
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ischemia |
lack of blood supply |
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laceration |
splitting of the skin due to trauma |
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lateral |
father from the midline of the body |
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medial |
near the midline of the body |
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melena |
black, tarry stool |
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myocardial infarction (MI) |
death of cardic muscle due to ischemia |
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myalgia |
muscular pain |
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oriented x3 |
oriented to person, place and time |
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pallor |
pale skin |
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) |
blocking of the pulmonary artery due to blood clot |
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posterior/dorsal |
towards the back of the body |
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proximal |
near the trunk of the body |
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purulent |
pus-like |
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rales |
crackles; wet cracking noise in lungs |
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Rhinorrhea |
clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" |
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rhonchi |
rattling noise of mucous in the lungs |
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sepsis |
dangerous infection of the blood |
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STEMI |
ST elevation MI, real time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia |
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superior |
higher on the body |
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supine |
lying face up |
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syncope |
passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting |
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tachycardia |
fast heart rate (above 100 bpm) |
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tachypnea |
increased breathing rate |
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Transient Ischemic Attack |
minor stroke, where neurological function is regained quickly with time |
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vertigo |
dizziness |
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wheezing |
high pitched sound heard in lungs with asthmatic or lung disease |
