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Abrasion

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Scrape

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Abscess

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Pus under skin

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Antipyretic

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fever reducer

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Acute

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New, rapid onset, concerning

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Afebrile

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Without a fever (Temperature of less than 100.4)

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Anterior

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front of the body

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Appendicitis

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appendix infection

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Auscultation

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sounds arising within organs

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Benign

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Normal, no danger to health

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart-rate (HR<60bpm)

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Bronchitis

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bronchi infection (upper airway)

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Bronchiolitis

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bronchioles infection (smaller air-tubes in the lungs)

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Catheter

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Tube inserted into body cavities to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open

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Chronic

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Long-standing, constant.

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Cellulitis

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skin cell infection

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Conjunctivitis

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outer layer of the eye infection

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Dialysis

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removing waste from the blood (renal failure)

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Diffuse

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Spread out (not localized)

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Distal

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Farther from trunk of body

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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bruise

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-ectomy (suffix)

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Surgical removal (e.g. tonsillectomy)

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Edema
Swelling
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Epilepsy
Seizure disorder
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Epistaxis
Nose bleed
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Erythema/Erythematous
Redness/Red
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Exudates (tonsillar)
Pus-pockets on the tonsils
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Febrile
Having fever (+100.4)
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Grossly
Obviously; a lot;
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Hematemesis
blood in vomit
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Hematuria
Blood in urine
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Hemoptysis
blood coughing
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Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
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Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
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Hernia
Protrusion of an organ through the cavity wall that contains it
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Hyperlipidemia
High cholesterol
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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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ICD-10
A system to classify and code diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures
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Infarct
dead tissue b/c lack of blood supply
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Inferior
Lower
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Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
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-itis (suffix)
Inflammation
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Laceration
Splitting / cut (trauma)
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Lateral
Farther from the midline
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Lethargic
Septic, very sick, about to die
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Meningitis
outer lining brain infection
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Otitis Externa
outer ear infection (ear canal)
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Otitis Media
inner ear infection (behind eardrum)
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Melena
Black tarry stool
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Myalgia
Muscular pain
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Pallor
Pale skin
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Palpation
Examine by touch
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Palpitation
To beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly (heart)
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Peritoneal signs
Guarding/Rebound/Rigidity: PE findings indicating a rupture in the abdomen
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Pharyngitis
Throat infection
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Pneumonia
Bacterial lungs infection
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Posterior/Dorsal
Rear or backside
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Prone
lying flat, face down
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Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
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Pulmonary
Relating to the lungs
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Purulence /Purulent
Pus/Pus-like
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Rales
Crackles in lungs
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Rhinorrhea
nasal discharge, "runny nose"
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Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
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-scopy (suffix)
Viewing with a scope (e.g. colonoscopy)
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Sepsis
blood infection
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Sinusitis
nasal sinuses infection/inflammation
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Small Bowel Obstruction
Physical blockage of small intestines
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Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Strep throat
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Superior
Higher on the body
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Supine
lying face up
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Syncope
"Passing out", LOC fainting
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Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm)
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Trismus
Inability to open the jaw due to pain
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Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
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Ulcerations
Blisters / open-sores
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Vertigo
Room-spinning dizziness
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Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

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