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40 Cards in this Set
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Define: Haemoptysis.
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Coughing Blood.
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With what is nightsweats associated ?
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Tuberculosis.
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Define: Jaundice.
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Yellowish pigmentation of the skin caused by hyperbilirubinaemia.
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Define: Polydispia.
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Excessive thirst.
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Define: Pyrexia.
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A medical sign characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of 36.5–37.5 °C.
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Define: Pneumothorax.
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An abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space.
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Define: Tachycardia.
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Heart Rate that exceeds the normal range (over 100 beats per minute).
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Define: Wasting.
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Process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away.
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Define: Diarrhoea.
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Condition of having three or more loose bowel movements per day.
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Define: Palmar erythema.
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Reddening of the palms at the thenarand hypothenar eminences.
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Define: Clubbing.
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Deformity of the fingers and fingernails with a round appearance.
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Define: Photophobia.
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Symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light.
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Define: Chest pain.
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Associated with Angina, and other cardiac and non-cardiac conditions.
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Define: Ascites.
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Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity most commonly due to cirrhosis, leading to swelling of the abdominal area.
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Define: Polyuria.
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Excessive production or passage of urine.
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Define: Stony dull.
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Sounds produced on percussion from the pleximeter with no contribution from the underlying area.
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Define: Bronchiecstasis.
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Disease state defined by localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic tissue.
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Define: Bradycardia.
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Resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute.
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Define Pruritis.
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Sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch.
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Define: Acanthosis nigrans.
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A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin.
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Define: Haematuria.
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Presence of red blood cells in the urine (bloody urine).
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Define: Dyspnoea.
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Shortness of breath.
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Define: Splenomegaly.
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An enlargement of the spleen.
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Define: Oedema.
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An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial compartment because of increased secretion of fluid or reduced removal, characterised by pitting of the skin.
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Define: Xanthelasma.
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A sharply demarcated yellowish deposit of fat underneath the skin.
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Define: Polyphagia.
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Excessive hunger or increased appetite.
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Define: Bronchial breathing.
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Breath sounds of a harsh or blowing quality, heard on auscultation of the chest, made by air moving in the large bronchi.
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Define: Lymphadenopathy.
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Disease of the lymph nodes, used also to describe swollen/enlarged lymph nodes.
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Define: Cirrhosis.
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A consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules, leading to loss of liver function.
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Define: Hematemesis.
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Vomiting of blood.
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Define: Poikilonychia.
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Refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape, koilonychia is almost the opposite of nail clubbing.
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Define: Glossitis.
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A smooth and reddened appearance of the tongue accompanied with soreness and inflammation (because of depapillation).
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Define: Palpitations.
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Abnormality of heartbeat.
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Define: Cyanosis.
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Appearance of a blue or purple coloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to the tissues near the skin surface being low on oxygen.
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Define: Dysphagia.
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Symptom of difficulty in swallowing.
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Define: Pleural effusion.
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Excess fluid that accumulates between the two pleural layers.
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Define: Tachypnoea.
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Rapid breathing.
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Define: Gynaecomastia.
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Benign enlargement of breast tissue in males.
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Define: Maleana.
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Black, tar like faeces.
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Define: Leuconychia.
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White discoloration appearing on nails.
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