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Epidemic
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Infects large groups in certain areas
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Pandemic
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Infects throughout a country or world (HIV/aids)
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Endemic
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Specific to a certain region
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Incubation period
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Entry to first symptoms
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Prodromal period
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Start of symptoms -time of greatest communicability
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Convalescent
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Recovery
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Iatrogenic infection
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Acquired as a result of a procedure ie surgery
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Hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
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Temp greater then 105.8
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Hypotension
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Systolic below 100
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Hypertension
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Systolic above 140 diastolic above 90
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Kussmauls respirations
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Regular but abnormally deep and increased in rate
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Cheyne- stokes respirations
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Gradually increase in depth of respirations followed by a gradual decrease and then a period of apnea. Causes normal children and aging, uremia brain damage, drug induced respiratory depression
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Your dumb
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Orthopnea
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Difficulty or inability to breathe while in a horizontal position ( need to be propped up to breathe)
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Hinduism
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Many dietary restrictions, avoid touching lips when medicating
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Buddhism
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Human suffering is ignorant craving, accepts modern science, diet restrictions/holy days
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Christian science
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Sickness and sin are errors of the mind and can be fixed by altering thoughts, not drugs. No alcohol or drugs
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Judaism
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No trx on sabbath, special diets, male female contact
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Islam
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Allah one god. Fasting, influence on birth diet and death of women
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Taoism
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Balance harmony. Holistic approach to healing
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Mediastinum
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Heart trachea esophagus major blood vessels and pleural cavities
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Biot's or ataxic
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Shallow and deep respirations with periods of apnea. Causes brain damage or respiratory depression
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Obstructive breathing
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Prolonged expiration caused by COPD asthma chronic bronchitis
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Barrel chest
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Lateral and anterior posterior diameter are equal
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Pectus excavation or funnel chest
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Depression of the sternum and adjacent coastal cartilage
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Pectus carnivatum
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Forward displacement of the sternum with depression of the adjacent costal cartilage
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Rales
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Fine high pitched short crackling sound heard on end of inspiration does not clear with cough
Course loud moist low pitched bubbling hear omens of expiration no clear with cough |
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Rhonchi
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Sonorous low pitch snoring rattling (fluid blocking airway)
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Stridor
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Loud high pitched crowing sound can be heard without stethoscope (indicates obstruction of upper airway)
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Pleural friction rub
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Low pitch grating (indicates inflammation) detected by auscultation only
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