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14 Cards in this Set
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positive murphy's sign indicates
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cholecystitis
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guarding and rebound tenderness at McBurney's point indicates
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appendicitis
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positive obturator and psoas sign indicates
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appendicitis
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what kind of dysphagia starts with inability to swallow solids > liquids
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obstructive
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what kind of dysphagia starts with solids and liquids from onset
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motor
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what are examples of motor dysphagia
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esophageal spasms
achalasia Multiple Sclerosis myasthenia gravis |
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what is Achlasia
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inability of LES to relax therefore impaired emptying of esophagus
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what is Globus hystericus (globus sensation)
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feeling that something is lodged in throat when nothing is really there
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what is Gilberts syndrome
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results from chronic jaundice
benign |
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what is wilson's disease
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copper metabolism disorder in which copper may deposit/damage liver and deposit in iris
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what is alpha-1-antitrpysin deficiency
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defect in bilirubin conjugation; diagnosed in infancy
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what are some causes of CVA tenderness/back pain
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pyelonephritis
lower UTI renal stones STD - urethritis/PID |
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what are symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy
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frequency, urgency, nocturia, hesitancy, intermitancy, decrease size of urinary stream, terminary dribbling, incontinence, urinary retention
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what is seen in the exam of a pt with prostatic hypertrophy
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enlarged rubbery gland with loss of the median furrow
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