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absence or extreme lack of oxygen
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anoxia
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a substance used to prevent infection
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antiseptic
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breathlessness; "without breathing"
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apnea
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lacking coordination
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ataxia
note: seen in basilar migraine |
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joint disease
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arthropathy
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burning
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caustic
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cartilage-like
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chondroid
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pertaining to substance/agent which produces low temperatures
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cryogenic
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pertaining to a hidden cause
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cryptogenic
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a bluish discoloration due to inadequate oxygenation of the blood
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cyanotic
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profuse perspiration or sweating
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diaphoresis
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difficulty in articulating words (usually caused by muscular impairment in tongue)
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dysarthria
note: seen in basilar migraine |
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difficulty in breathing
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dyspnea
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difficulty in speaking, as from a stroke or language disability
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dysphasia
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developing or originating from within
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endogenous
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originating or produced outside the organism
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exogenous
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feverish
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febrile
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the stoppage of blood flow
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hemostasis
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excessive growth
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hyperplasia
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deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues
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hypoxia
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between ribs
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intercostal
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pertaining to any disease of the spinal cord
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myelopathy
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nerve pain
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neuralgia
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a disease of the nerves
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neuropathy
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decreased urine output
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oliguria
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an inflammation of the bone
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osteitis
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an inflammation of the ear
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otitis
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an instrument used to examine the ear
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otoscope
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soothing or relieving
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palliative
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technique using hands to examine size, location, etc. of organs or body parts
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palpation
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after birth
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postnatal
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producing pus
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pyogenic
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paralysis involving all four extremities
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quadriplegia
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discharge from the nasal mucous membrane; "runny nose"
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rhinorrhea
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a fainting spell
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syncope
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a dissolution or breakdown of a blood clot
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thrombolysis
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the process of sorting patients according to their need for care
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triage
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rapid breathing
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tachypnea
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What does each letter stand for?
Taking an AMPLE history: A M P L E |
Allergies
Medications currently taking Personal medical Hx Last seen for? Extraneous factors related to today's visit |
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What does each letter stand for?
Alteration in Mental Function: J O M A C |
Judgment
Orientation (person/place/time) Memory (short-term) Affect (appropriate emotions) Concentration |
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What does each letter stand for?
TORCH Complex: group of congenital and perinatal acquired infectious diseases. T O R C H |
T - Toxoplasmosis
O - Other (syphilis, AIDS) R - Rubella C - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) H - Herpes Simplex |
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What does each letter stand for?
Autosomal dominant single gene disorders (Mendelian): CHARGE syndrome |
C - Colobomatous malformation
H - Heart defect A - Atresia of nasal choanae R - Retarded growth and development G - Genital anomalies E - Ear anomalies |
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What does each letter stand for?
VATER (Association) |
V - Vertebral anomalies (VSD and other heart defects)
A - Anal atresia/fistula T-E - Tracheoesophageal fistula R - Radial limb defects, Renal anomalies |
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What does each letter stand for?
Optic neuropathy etiologies: V I T A M I N E |
V = Vascular
I = Infectious, Inflammatory, Ischemic T = Trauamatic, Toxic A = Autoimmune M = Metabolic, Malformation I = Inherited N = Nutritional, Neoplastic E = Endocrine |
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What is HELLP?
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Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes Low Platelets. In pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) pre-eclampsia, swelling of the liver and disseminated intervascular coagulation. These are PATHOLOGIC changes in pregnancy.
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What does each letter stand for?
WARG Syndrome (PAX6 homeobox gene mutation) |
W - Wilm's tumor
A - Aniridia R - Retarded development G - Genitourinary defects |
