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17 Cards in this Set
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Ascites
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Abdominal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Cachexia
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Profound state of overall ill health and malnutrition based on weakness and emaciation.
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Dyspepsia
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Gastric discomfort due to eating (fullness, heartburn, bloating or nausea)
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Dysphagia
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Difficult or painful swallowing
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Emesis
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(Greek) expulsion of the stomach contents by vomiting
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Epigastrum
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Upper and middle abdominal regions
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Fecal Impaction
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hardened feces in the rectum or sigmoid colon that cannot be passed.
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Hematemesis
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vomiting blood
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hepatomegaly
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enlarged liver
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hypogastrium
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lowest, middle abdominal region
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ileus
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mechanical intestinal obstruction
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Melena
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Passage of black tarry, stools, common sign of upper GI bleeding
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Occult Blood
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can only be detected by a chemical test or microscopic examination
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Pica
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Abnormal craving and ingestion of inedible substances
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Polyphagia
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excessive food consumption
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Polydipsia
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chronic, excessive thirst
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Rectal tenesmus
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spasmodic contraction of the anal sphincter (persistent urge to poop, and an uncontrollable, ineffective straining at stool)
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