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Common Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Pyrexia

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Raised/ high body temperature

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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MI (Heart attack)

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Myocardial infarction

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STEMI

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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Hypovolemia

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Decrease in volume of blood circulating the body.

This may happen due to dehydration, traumatic injury

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