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generalized massive edema
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anasarca
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Spasmodic, choking, or suffocative pain—used almost exclusively to note angina pectoris or chest pain, often radiating down the arms, particularly the left arm.
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angina
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A higher-pitched sound heard over the arteries on auscultation. (This word is pronounced brew-ee.)
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bruit
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Perspiration (and particularly profuse perspiration)
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diaphoresis
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Small, hemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane which forms a discolored (blue
or purple) patch, rounded or irregular, and not elevated. |
ecchymosis
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often a complication of hypertension (high blood pressure).
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epistaxis
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A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in a space, organ, or tissue. The result of a break in a blood vessel
wall, often due to trauma. |
hematoma
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One fairly common type of
hematoma |
subdural hematoma
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chest pain =
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angina pectoris
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A generalized term for elevated lipids in the blood.
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hyperlipidemia
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A form of hyperlipidemia with elevated triglyceride concentration in the blood
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hypertriglyceridemia
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A form of hyperlipidemia with
elevated cholesterol in the blood. |
hypercholesterolemia
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Abnormally high blood pressure.
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hypertension
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Abnormally low blood pressure.
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hypotension
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values of blood pressure upon changing position
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orthostatic
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Deficient oxygenation of the blood.
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hypoxemia
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Difficulty breathing except when in the upright position.
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orthopnea
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A subjective sensation of a rapid or irregular heartbeat. Often this is determined because a patient is aware of the heart beating.
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palpitation
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Being awakened in the night by episodic painful or difficult breathing, often relieved by sitting up.
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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An abnormal, discontinuous, nonmusical sound heard on auscultation
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rale
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A continuous dry rattling sound in the throat or
bronchial tube due to a partial obstruction |
rhonchus
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A temporary suspension of consciousness; a faint or a "swoon."
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syncope
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temporary suspension of consciousness =
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faint
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swoon =
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faint
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Often called a vasovagal attack, this is both a vascular and neurogenic reaction.
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vasovagal syncope
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vasovagal syncope =
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vasovagal attack
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A sensation of vibration felt by the examiner on palpation of the body or on auscultation, especially over the heart because of a large cardiac murmur.
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thrill
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