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19 Cards in this Set
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Obesity |
Excess weight, Adiposis |
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Polyphagia |
excessive eating from excess hunger or increased appetite |
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Anaemia |
Reduction in the number of erythrocytes and/or of haemoglobin and/or haematocrit with normal blood volume |
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Erythrocyte |
Red blood cell |
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Abdominal pain |
Acute or chronic pain in the abdomen with diffuse or localised pain on palpation, tense abdominal wall, hunched back, shallow breathing, pain vocalisation and a preference to take in pressure relieving positions (back or prone position) |
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Haemorrhagic diathesis |
Spontaneous hemorrhages in various locations |
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Fever / Pyrexia |
Increased body temp (>39.7) as a result of impaired hypothalamic thermoregulation |
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Hyperthermia |
Increased body temp (>39.7) as a result of increased heat supply, increased heat generation or reduced heat emission |
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Hypothermia |
Reduction of internal body temp, reduction of external body temp |
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Icterus/Jaundice |
Yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to accumulation of bilirubin |
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Common recurrent infections |
Skin, urinary tract, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal infections rarer |
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Performance insufficiency |
Performance dependant exhaustion and muscle weakness |
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Lymphadenopathy |
Swelling of the palpable peripheral lymph nodes: Lnn. Paratidei Lnn. Mandibulares Lnn. Retropharyngei laterales Lnn. Cervicales superfuciales Lnn. Axillares Lnn. Inguinales superficiales Lnn. Poplitei |
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Oedema, subcutaneous |
Extravascular collection of fluid in subcutaneous tissues |
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Syncope |
Spontaneous, reversible and short acting loss of consciousness |
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Narcolepsy |
Transient sleep attack (can be aroused) |
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Cataplexy |
Sudden and severe loss of muscle tone |
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Shock |
Life threatening circulatory failure with hypo perfusion and hypoxic cellular damage as a result of hypoxia |
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Hypoxia |
An absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily function |
