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21 Cards in this Set
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An abnormal condition where components of the blood contain an overabundance of certain cells, immature cells, or inadequate quantities of cellular elements, such as in leukemia or hemophilia: |
Blood dyscrasia
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The client's current oral health problem, generally the reason for the client seeking oral health care: |
Chief complaint
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A clicking or popping sound as the jaw is opened:
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Crepitation
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Dental decay, a cavity:
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Dental caries
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The cause of any condition or disease:
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Etiology
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Information related to the past experiences in health care; often provides clues for causes of past problems: |
Historical information
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Excessive intake of oxygen and exhalation of carbon dioxide; fast breathing often precipitated by anxiety:
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Hyperventilation
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Disease at the apex of the tooth (e.g., abscessed tooth):
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Periapical pathology
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Reduction in blood pressure, usually as a result of a drug side effect; leading to loss of consciousness due to cerebral ischemia:
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Postural hypotension
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Movement of the condyle out of the normal maxillary joint space: |
Subluxation
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Fainting; temporary loss of consciousness due to cerebral ischemia:
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Syncope
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Sharp flexion of the wrist and fingers, muscle twitches caused by a decrease in the concentration of extracellular calcium:
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Tetany
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Temporomandibular joint:
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TMJ
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Fainting:
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Vasodepressor syncope
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Process of clumping together, as in platelets forming a clot: |
Aggregation
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An acute disease characterized by a dramatic decrease in the production of granulocytes, causing pronounced neutropenia and leaving the body defenseless against bacterial invasion; often caused by a sensitization to drugs or chemicals that affect the bone marrow and depress the formation of granulocytes:
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Agranulocytosis
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An alteration in blood cell levels, can include white blood cells, red blood cells, or platelets:
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Blood dyscrasia
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Reduction in the number of leukocytes (white blood cells) in the blood with the count being 5,000 or less:
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Leukopenia
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A diminished number of neutrophils in the blood: |
Neutropenia
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Reduction in blood pressure that results from drug-induced vasodilation:
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Postural hypotension
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A decrease in the number of platelets in circulating blood:
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Thrombocytopenia
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