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60 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 to chronic |
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anterior |
located towards the front of the body |
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benign |
normal, of no danger to health |
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bradycardia |
slow heart rate (HR less than 60bpm) |
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cachetic/cachexia |
physical wasting and muscle/body mass loss |
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cardiomegaly |
enlarged heart |
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catheter |
inserted intravenously (IV) to draw blood or deliver treatments |
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chronic |
long-standing, constant; opposite of acute |
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
aka "stroke"; lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage |
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diaphoresis |
sweating |
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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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dysphagia |
difficulty swallowing |
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dyspnea |
problems with breathing |
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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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fibrosis |
scarring of tissue |
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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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infarct |
area of dead tissue after 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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myalgia |
muscular pain, "muscle aches" |
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nocturia |
waking up during the night to urinate |
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pallor |
pale skin |
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peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) |
inserted into the elbow pit for blood draws or delivering treatments |
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Port-a-cath |
sits below the skin for blood draws or delivering treatments |
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posterior/dorsal |
rear or backside of the body |
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prophylaxis |
treatment aimed at preventing disease |
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proximal |
nearer to the trunk of the body |
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pulmonary embolism (PE) |
blocking of a pulmonary artery due to blood clot |
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purulent |
pus-like |
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rales |
crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs |
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restorative snoring |
snoring that wakes up patient during the night |
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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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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"; loss 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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transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time |
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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 |
