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67 Cards in this Set
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Not malignant, nonrecurring |
benign |
lesson 1 |
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TREATMENT of CANCER by using PHARMACEUTICALS |
chemotherapy |
lesson 1 |
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IDENTIFICATION of a DISEASE |
diagnosis |
lesson 1 |
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LOCALIZED, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, SWELLING, heat, and pain |
inflammation |
lesson 1 |
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tending to become PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, possibly resulting in death |
malignant |
lesson 1 |
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PREDICTION of a possible outcome of a DISEASE |
prognosis |
lesson 1 |
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TREATMENT of cancer with a RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE, x-ray, or radiation |
radiation therapy |
lesson 1 |
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LESSENING or ABSENCE of signs of disease |
remission |
lesson 1 |
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CA |
cancer, carcinoma |
lesson 1 |
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chemo |
chemotherapy |
lesson 1 |
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Dx |
diagnosis |
lesson 1 |
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MET |
metastasis |
lesson 1 |
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Px |
prognosis |
lesson 1 |
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XRT |
radiation therapy |
lesson 1 |
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VERTICAL field passing through the body from SIDE to SIDE, dividing the body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR PORTIONS |
frontal OR coronal plane
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lesson 2 |
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VERTICAL field running through the body from FRONT to BACK, dividing the body into RIGHT and LEFT SIDES |
sagittal plane |
lesson 2 |
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HORIZONTAL field dividing the body into SUPERIOR and INFERIOR portions |
transverse plane |
lesson 2 |
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around the NAVAL, what region? |
unbilical region |
lesson 2 |
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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the UMBILICAL region, near the waist |
lumbar regions |
lesson 2 |
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SUPERIOR to the UMBILICAL region |
epigastric region |
lesson 2 |
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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the EPIGASTRIC region |
hypochondriac regions |
lesson 2 |
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INFERIOR to the UMBILICAL region |
hypogastric region |
lesson 2 |
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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the HYPOGASTRIC region, near the GROIN |
iliac regions |
lesson 2 |
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SEMI-SITTING position with SLIGHT ELEVATION of the KNEES |
fowlers position |
lesson 2 |
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SITTING UPRIGHT in a chair or in a bed SUPPORTED by PILLOWS BEHIND NECK. sometines the patient tilts forwart resting on a pillow supported by and over head table |
orthopnea position |
lesson 2 |
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LYING on ABDOMEN, facing DOWNWARD |
prone position |
lesson 2 |
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LYING on BACK, facing UPWARD |
supine position |
lesson 2 |
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LYING on BACK with BODY TILTED so that the HEAD is LOWER than the FEET |
trendelenburg position |
lesson 2 |
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LYING on LEFT SIDE with RIGHT KNEE drawn up and with LEFT ARM drawn BEHIND, PARALLEL to the BACK |
sims position |
lesson 2 |
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ant |
anterior |
lesson 2 |
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AP |
anteroposterior |
lesson 2 |
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inf |
inferior |
lesson 2 |
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lat |
lateral |
lesson 2 |
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LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
lesson 2 |
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LUQ |
left upper quadrant |
lesson 2 |
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med |
medial |
lesson 2 |
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PA |
posterior anterior |
lesson 2 |
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post |
posterior |
lesson 2 |
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RLQ |
right lower quradrant |
lesson 2 |
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RUQ |
right upper quadrant |
lesson 2 |
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sup |
superior |
lesson 2 |
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localized COLLECTION OF PUS accompanied by SWELLING and INFLAMMATION; can occur in tissues, organs, and contained spaces |
abscess |
lesson 3 |
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MALIGNANT EPITHELIAL TUMOR arising from the bottom layer of the epidermis called the BASAL layer; it seldom metastasizes, but invades local tissue and often recurs in the same location |
basal cell carcinoma |
lesson 3 |
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REMOVAL of LIVING TISSUE to be VIEWED under a microscope for diagnostic purposes |
biopsy |
lesson 3 |
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INFLAMMATION of the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE caused by infection; characterized by redness, swelling, and fever |
cellulitis |
lesson 3 |
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puffy SWELLING of tissue from the ACCUMULATION of FLUID |
edema |
lesson 3 |
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redness |
erythema |
lesson 3 |
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inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus characterized by SMALL BLISTERS in CLUSTERS |
herpes |
lesson 3 |
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INVASION of PATHOGENS in body tissue |
infection |
lesson 3 |
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condition characterized by YELLOW TINGE to the SKIN, mucous membranes, and sclera |
jaundice |
lesson 3 |
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TORN, ragged-edged wound |
laceration |
lesson 3 |
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any visible change in the tissue resulting from injury or disease |
lesion |
lesson 3 |
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circumscribed malformation of the skin, usualy brown, black, or flesch colored (also called a MOLE) |
nevus |
lesson 3 |
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palenes |
pallor |
lesson 3 |
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erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure (aka BEDSORE; formerly called decubitus ulcer) |
pressure ulcer |
lesson 3 |
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malignant growth developing from scalelike epithelial tissue of the surface layer of the epidermis; it invades local tissue and may metastasize. while most commonl appearing on the skin, SqCCA can occur in other parts of the body including mouth, lips, and genitals |
squomous cell carcinoma |
lesson 3 |
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bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters and can cause skin infections |
staphylococcus |
lesson 3 |
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bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause skin infections |
streptococcus |
lesson 3 |
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BCC |
basal cell carcinoma |
lesson 3 |
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Bx |
biopsy |
lesson 3 |
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decub |
pressure ulcer |
lesson 3 |
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MRSA |
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus |
lesson 3 |
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RBC |
erythrocyte |
lesson 3 |
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SqCCA |
spuamous cell carcinoma |
lesson 3 |
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staph |
staphylococcus |
lesson 3 |
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strep |
streptococcus |
lesson 3 |
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WBC |
leukocyte |
lesson 3 |