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23 Cards in this Set
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anasarca
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Generalized massive edema
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angina
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Spasmodic, choking or suffocative pain
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bruit
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a higher-pitched sound heard over the arteries on auscultation
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diaphoresis
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perspiration, profuse perspiration
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ecchymosis
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Small, hemorrhagic spot
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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hematoma
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a localized collection of blood, usually clotted.
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hyperlipidemia
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elevated lipids in the blood
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hypertriglyceridemia
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elevated triglycerides in the blood
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hypercholesterolemia
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elevated cholesterol in the blood
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hypoxemia
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deficient oxygenation of the blood
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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hypotension
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abnormally low blood pressure
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orthostatic hypotension
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when the values of the blood pressure change due to position
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hypoxemia
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deficient oxygenation of the blood
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orthopnea
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difficulty breathing except when in the upright position
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palpitation
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perceptible forcible pulsation of the heart
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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being awakened in the night by episodic painful or difficult breathing, often relieved by sitting
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rale
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An abnormal, DISCONTINUOUS, NONMUSICAL SOUND heard on auscultation
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rhonchus
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a CONTINUOUS DRY RATTLING in the throat or bronchial tube, heard on auscultation
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syncope
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fainting, or a swoon.
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vasovogal syncope
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vasovagal related to blood vessels and vagus nerve. vasovagal attack,,, vascular and neurogenic reaction
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thrill
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the vibration (not a sound) accompanying a cardiac or vascular murmur, detectable on palpatation. also described as heaves, rubs, or gallops
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