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21 Cards in this Set
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Anisarca |
Total body swelling |
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Auscultation |
Listening with the stethoscope
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Baseline |
The normal state of being for each specific patient |
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Differential Diagnosis |
The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's sx |
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Fundus |
The bottom aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ; often referring to the uterus or the eye |
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Hemorrhage |
Excessive or profuse bleeding |
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Hypertension |
persistently high atrial blood pressure (typically >140/90) |
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Hypotension |
persistently low atrial blood pressure (typically <100/65) |
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Infarct |
Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia |
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Ischemia |
Localized lack of blood supply to an area |
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Malodorous |
Foul-smelling |
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Os |
Any body orifice |
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Palpable |
Able to be touched or easily perceived |
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Polydipsia |
Persistent thirst or frequent drinking of liquids; possibly indicative of diabetes |
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Rupture |
The breaking-open of a bodily structure |
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Crepitus |
a crackling or grating sound usually of bones |
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Differential Diagnosis |
a diagnosis of symptoms of two or more diseases by comparison |
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Effusion |
escape of fluid into a cavity |
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Hemangioma |
tumor consisting of blood vessels |
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Benign |
Normal; of no danger to health |
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Stellate |
star-shaped, radiating from the center |
