Cota2 Care Of The Adult 2 Terms

Front 1

orthopnea

Back 1

dyspnea when lying flat

Front 2

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Back 2

sudden awakening with a feeling of breathlessness about 2 to 5 hours after falling asleep

Front 3

paridoxical pulses

Back 3

BP increases with exhale, and decreases with inhale

Front 4

ataxia

Back 4

unsteady gait

Front 5

xerosis

Back 5

dry skin

Front 6

first intention

Back 6

when the wound is not missing significant tissue and does not need to re-create connective tissue

Front 7

second intention

Back 7

wound has a cavity that requires gradual filling with connective tissue

Front 8

urticaria

Back 8

hives

Front 9

nevus

Back 9

mole

Front 10

furuncle

Back 10

boil

Front 11

anuria

Back 11

less than 100ml in 24 hours

Front 12

oliguria

Back 12

100-400ml in 24 hours

Front 13

polyuria

Back 13

>2000ml in 24 hours

Front 14

azotemia

Back 14

BUN and creatinine levels up, with or without signs and symptoms of kidney failure

Front 15

dysmetria

Back 15

inability to direct or limit movement

Front 16

scotomas

Back 16

changes in peripheral vision

Front 17

nystagmus

Back 17

involuntary rapid eye movements

Front 18

diplopia

Back 18

double vision

Front 19

hypalgesia

Back 19

decreased sensitivity to pain

Front 20

urticaria

Back 20

hives

Front 21

pruritis

Back 21

itching

Front 22

blanching

Back 22

turns white/pale

Front 23

eschar

Back 23

black, gray, or brown nonviable denatured collagen

Front 24

postherpetic neuralgia

Back 24

severe pain that continues after the shingles lesions have resolved

Front 25

inotropic

Back 25

increases contractility

Front 26

petechiae

Back 26

pinpoint red spots

Front 27

spondylolysis

Back 27

a defect in one of the vertebrae, usually in the lumbar

Front 28

paresthesia

Back 28

tingling sensation

Front 29

Williams position

Back 29

Semi-Fowler's position with feet also elevated. Often includes traction

Front 30

phonophoresis

Back 30

application of a topical drug

Front 31

arthrodesis

Back 31

spinal fusion

Front 32

proprioception

Back 32

position sense

Front 33

hypoesthesia

Back 33

decreased sensation

Front 34

hyperesthesia

Back 34

increased sensation

Front 35

heterotopic ossification

Back 35

bony overgrowth, often into the muscle. Side effect of prolonged immobility

Front 36

radicular

Back 36

nerve root

Front 37

arteriovenous malformation

Back 37

tangled or spaghetti-like mass of malformed, thin-walled, dilated vessels

Front 38

agraphia

Back 38

difficulty with writing

Front 39

acalculia

Back 39

difficulty with math

Front 40

apraxia

Back 40

inability to carry out purposeful motor activity

Front 41

agnosia

Back 41

inability to use an object correctly

Front 42

ptosis

Back 42

eyelid drooping

Front 43

homonymous hemianopsia

Back 43

blindness in the same side of both eyes

Front 44

hemianopsia

Back 44

blindness in half of the visual field

Front 45

Cushing's triad

Back 45

Late sign of increased ICP. Severe hypertension, widened pulse pressure and bradycardia

Front 46

blepharitis

Back 46

inflammation of the eyelid edges

Front 47

seborrhea

Back 47

greasy, itchy scaling

Front 48

entropion

Back 48

turning inward of the eyelid

Front 49

ectropion

Back 49

turning outward of the eyelid

Front 50

hordeolum

Back 50

stye

Front 51

chalazion

Back 51

inflammation of the sebaceous gland in the eyelid

Front 52

trachoma

Back 52

bilateral chronic scarring conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia

Front 53

keratoplasty

Back 53

corneal transplant

Front 54

photopsia

Back 54

When patient sees bright flashes of light or floating dark spots

Front 55

atresia

Back 55

absence of the auditory canal

Front 56

presbycusis

Back 56

sensorineural hearing loss that happens as a result of aging

Front 57

lordosis

Back 57

loss of lumbar curvature

Front 58

dyspepsia

Back 58

heartburn

Front 59

eructation

Back 59

belching

Front 60

odynophagia

Back 60

painful swallowing

Front 61

asterixis

Back 61

twitching of the hands at the wrists characteristic of hepatic encephalopathy

Front 62

pyrosis

Back 62

heartburn

Front 63

intrathecal

Back 63

given in the spine

Front 64

intention tremor

Back 64

tremor when performing an activity

Front 65

amaurosis fugax

Back 65

a brief episode of blindness in one eye

Front 66

dysphagia

Back 66

difficulty in swallowing

Front 67

decorticate posturing

Back 67

hands and feet turned inward

Front 68

decerebrate posturing

Back 68

hands and feet turned out from the body. More severe than decorticate posturing

Front 69

presbyopia

Back 69

age-related loss of vision

Front 70

myopia

Back 70

near-sightedness

Front 71

hyperopia

Back 71

far-sightedness

Front 72

resorption

Back 72

destruction

Front 73

aerophagia

Back 73

air swallowing

Front 74

achalasia

Back 74

rare esophageal motility disorder that occurs because of loss of nerve impulses to the esophagus

Front 75

hemoptysis

Back 75

coughing up blood

Front 76

subcutaneous emphysema

Back 76

air underneath the skin

Front 77

anastomosis

Back 77

reattachment

Front 78

intussusception

Back 78

telescoping of a segment of the intestine within itself

Front 79

steatorrhea

Back 79

fat in the stools

Front 80

tenesmus

Back 80

unpleasant urgent sensation of needing to defecate

Front 81

melena

Back 81

black, tarry stools

Front 82

anomia

Back 82

difficulty in naming an object