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Chapter 3 Injury, Illness, And Disease Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Something that a person has

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Illness

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2
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Damage to one’s body

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Injury

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3
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Something an organ or structure has

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Disease

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Using a body part repitively causing damage over time

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Overuse

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Something that lasts longer than six months

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Chronic

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Sudden onset

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Acute

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A broken bone

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Fractures

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Injury to a ligament

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Sprains

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Injury to a muscle or tendon

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Strains

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10
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A bruise

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Contusion

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11
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Connect muscle to bone

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Tendons

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12
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Inflammation of a tendon

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Tendonitis

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Inflammation of a bursa

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Bursitis

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Degeneration of cartilage allowing bone to rub on bone

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Arthritis

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root word Bacill/i or Bacill/o meaning

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Bacillus

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Root word bacteri/o meaning

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Bacteria/bacterium

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Prefix Brady meaning

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Slow

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Root word Carcin/o meaning

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Cancer

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Suffix cele meaning

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Hernia

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Suffix clasia/clasis meaning

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Breaking

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Root word Cyst/o meaning

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Cyst

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Prefix mal meaning

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Bad/poor

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Root word myc/o meaning

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Fungus/mold

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Prefix pachy meaning

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Thick

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Root word path/o meaning

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Disease

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Root word Py/o meaning

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Pus

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Root words pyr/o & pyret/o meaning

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Fever

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Root word radi/o meaning

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X-ray/ radiation

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Suffix Rhage & Rhagia meaning

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Hemorrage/burst

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Suffix rhea meaning

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Discharge

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Suffix rhexis meaning

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Rupture

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Root word scler/o meaning

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Hard/hardening

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Suffix sclerosis meaning

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Hard/hardening

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Root word son/o meaning

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Sound

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Suffix schisis meaning

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Fissure

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Suffix spasm meaning

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Cramp

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Prefix staphylo meaning

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Cluster

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Suffix stasis meaning

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Stoppage

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Prefix strepto meaning

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Chain

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Prefix tachy meaning

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Rapid/fast

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Root word tox/o & toxic/o.

Suffix toxin meaning

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Poison

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Root word vir/o meaning

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Virus

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Prefix xero meaning

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Dry

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Abbreviation AMA meaning

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Against medical advice

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Abbreviation BS meaning

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Bowel sounds

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Abbreviation Bx meaning

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Biopsy

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Abbreviation c/o meaning

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Complains of

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Abbreviation CA meaning

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Cancer

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Abbreviation CC meaning

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Chief Complaint

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Abbreviation CIS meaning

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Carcinoma in situ

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Abbreviation D/C, dc meaning

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Dicontinue, discharge

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Abbreviation DNR meaning

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Do not resuscutate

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Abbreviation Dx meaning

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Diagnosis

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Abbreviation FUO meaning

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Fever of unknown origin

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Abbreviation H & P meaning

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History and physical

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Abbreviation h/o meaning

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History of

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Abbreviation HEENT meaning

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Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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Abreviation HPI meaning

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HIstory of present illness

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Abreviation MRSA meaning

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areus

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Abreviation NPO meaning

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Nothing by mouth

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Abreviation PE meaning

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Physical exam

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Abreviation PE(R)RLA meaning

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Pupils equal react to light and accommodation

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Abreviation PMH meaning

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Past medical history

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Abreviation pt meaning

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Patient

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Abreviation Rx meaning

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Drug, prescription, therapy

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Abreviation staph meaning

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Staphylococcus

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Abreviation step meaning

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Streptococcus

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