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36 Cards in this Set
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EPINEPHRINE
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To treat allergic reactions |
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DIABETES MELLITUS
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(diabetes inspidos gestational diabetes Type 1 juvenile no insulin Type 2 most common - Adults overweight insulin resistance |
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HOMESTASIS
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Balanced state in the body |
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HYPERGLYCEMIA |
Increase (high) sugar blood condition |
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POLYURIA
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POLYDYSPSIA
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Thirsty alot |
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POLYPHAGIA
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Always hungry
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PREFIX |
Prefix: A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Pre means "before.
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SUFFIX
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Suffix: The ending part of a word that change the meaning of the word. Example: homeless. Root = 'home' and the suffix is 'less'. |
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ROOT WORD |
Root is the central (main) part of a word.
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ACUTE
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Immediate condition |
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CHRONIC |
Ongoing condition
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COMBINING FORM
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Created when a word root is combined with a vowel
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ISCHEMIA
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Tissue death |
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QUADRAPLEGIA
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Paralyzed from the neck down |
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PARAPLEGIA
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Paralyzed in legs
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hemi -means half |
Paralyzed in half of body |
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FACIAL OSYMETRY |
Arm weakness/speech |
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HYPOGLYCEMIA
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Low blood sugar |
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HEMORRHAGE |
To spill or burst |
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BLOOD CLOT |
Thrombus |
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LYSE
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To burst or to dissolve
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THROMBUS LYSE
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To dissolve a blood clot
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GLUCOMETER
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Check sugar machine |
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FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
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> 126 mg 1dL |
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NEPHROPATHY |
Kidney disease |
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NEUROPATHY |
Nervous system |
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RETINOPATHY |
Disease of the retina of the eye
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HYPERTHERMIA |
high or elevated temperature |
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CARDIOMEGALY |
Large heart |
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DERMATITIS |
Inflammation of the skin |
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ADENOMA
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Tumor |
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HEPATOMA |
Tumor of the liver |
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LEUKOCYTE
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White blood cell |
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ERYTHROCYTE
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Red blood cell |
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APPENDECTOMY |
Removal of the appendix |
