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13 Cards in this Set
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Pyrexia |
Fever |
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty breathing |
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Pulse deficit |
The difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse |
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Pulse pressure |
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures |
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Tachypnea |
Rapid rate of breathing |
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Afebrile |
Without fever |
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Febrile |
With fever |
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Dysphagia |
Difficulty swallowing |
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Aphasia |
Loss of ability to understand or express speech caused by brain damage. |
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Presbyopia |
Age related loss of the eyes ability to focus on close objects due to decreased elasticity of the lens |
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Macular degeneration |
Loss of central vision from deteriorating of the center of the retina |
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Diplopia |
Double vision |
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Oliguria |
Low urine out put |
