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73 Cards in this Set
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Abrasion |
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive |
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Acute |
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic |
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Ambulate |
To walk from place to place |
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Anterior |
Located towards the front of the body |
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Artery |
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart |
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Auscultate |
Listening with a stethoscope |
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Benign |
Normal, of no danger to health |
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Bony Tenderness |
Pain elicited by pressing on a bone, rather than soft tissue |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm) |
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Cardiomegaly |
Enlarged heart |
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Cholecystitis |
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) |
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Chronic |
Long-standing, constant; opposite of acute |
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COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers |
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Coronary Artery |
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood |
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) |
a.k.a. "Stroke"; lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage |
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Diaphoresis |
Sweating |
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Diffuse |
Everywhere; opposite of "focal" |
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Distal |
Farther from the trunk of the body |
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity |
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Dyspnea |
Problems with breating |
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Dysuria |
Painful urination |
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Ecchymosis |
A bruise |
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Edema |
Swelling |
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Emesis |
Vomiting |
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Epistaxis |
Nose Bleed |
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Erythema/Erythematous |
Redness/Red |
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Febrile |
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection |
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Focal |
localized to one specific area; opposite of diffuse |
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Grossly |
Obviously; a lot; wholly |
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Hematemesis |
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit |
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Hematuria |
Very large amounts of blood in the urine |
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Hemoptysis |
Coughing up very large amounts of blood |
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Hemorrhage |
Excessive or profuse bleeding |
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Hepatomegaly |
Enlarged liver |
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Hypertension |
High blood pressure |
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Hypotension |
Low blood pressure |
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Hypoxia |
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood |
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Incontinence |
Accidentally passing urine (urinary incontinence) or stool (bowel incontinence) |
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Infarct |
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply |
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Inferior |
Lower on the body, farther from the head |
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Ischemia |
Lack of blood supply |
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Laceration |
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp) |
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Lateral |
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button) |
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Medial |
Nearer to the midline |
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Melena |
Black tarry stool |
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Myocardial Infarction (MI) |
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia |
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Myalgia |
Muscular pain; "muscle aches" |
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Oriented x3 |
Oriented to person, place, and time |
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Pallor |
Pale skin |
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Palpate |
Using a hand to press on an area, e.g. palpating the abdomen |
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Palpitations |
Feeling a heart-racing, pounding, or fluttering sensation in the chest |
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Point Tenderness |
When pressing on an area with one finger generates pain |
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Posterior/Dorsal |
Rear or backside of the body |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the trunk of the body |
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Pruritic |
Itchy |
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE) |
Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot |
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Purulent |
Pus-like |
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Rales |
Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs |
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Rhinorrhea |
Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" |
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Rhonchi |
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs |
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Sepsis |
Dangerous infection of the blood |
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Soft Tissue Tenderness |
Tenderness of a soft tissue--e.g. muscle, skin, fat; Opposite of bony tenderness |
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STEMI |
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia |
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Superior |
Higher on the body, nearer to the head |
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Supine |
Body position lying face up |
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Syncope |
"Passing out"; Losss of consciousness or fainting |
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Tachycardia |
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm) |
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Tachypnea |
Increased breathing rate |
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Tenderness |
Physician's assessment if an area is painful (tender) or not (non-tender) |
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) |
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time |
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Vein |
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart |
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Vertigo |
Condition of dizziness, "room spinning" |
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Wheezing |
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease |