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Fovea centralis

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Area of sharpest and keenest vision

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Otitis media

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Middle ear infection

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Strabismus

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Crossed eyes

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Macular degeneration

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Disorder of the retina

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Cataracts

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Lens becomes cloudy

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Glaucoma

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Increased pressures

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Retinal changes due to diabetes

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Presbyopia

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Old eye

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Precordium

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On the surface of the chest

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Mediastinum

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Cavity of the chest

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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Orthopnea

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A form of dyspnea where one can only breath when in an upright or erect position

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Arterioles

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Key to regulating resistance

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Anastomosed

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When one artery is damaged, others will take over and compensate

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Capillaries

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Smallest blood vessel. U turn

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Cannulation

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Insertion of a tube into a hollow body organ

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of artery walls

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Atherosclerosis

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Build up of plaque in arteries

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Ischemic ulcer

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“Arterial ulcer”, has smooth edges because there is no blood getting to it, therefore it doesn’t bleed!

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Venous stasis ulcer

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Blood is “stuck”, had rough edges and turns brown from old blood being broke down. It will bleed

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Deep vein thrombophlebitis

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Inflammation of the walls of vessels due to thrombosis (clotting) in those vessels

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Deep vein thrombosis

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Clotting in deep veins

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Aneurysm

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Swelling of a vessel

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Occlusion

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When a vessel becomes blocked off

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Hypercapnia

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Excessive CO2 in the blood stream. Stimulus to breathe in a healthy individual.

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Hypoxemia

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Abnormally low amounts of oxygen in the blood. Stimulus to breathe in a COPD patient

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Hypoxia

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Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissue

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Eupnea

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Normally breathing pattern (10-20/min)

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Tachypnea

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Fast breathing pattern (more than 20-24/min)

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing pattern (less than 10/min)

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath

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Hyperventilation

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Increased rate and depth of breaths, leads to decreased carbon dioxide.

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Hypoventilation

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Decreased rate and depth of breaths, irregular, shallow

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Cheyne-stokes

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Wax and wane (alternate increases and decreases), “death rattle”

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Biot’s

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Irregular, periods of apnea

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Apnea

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No breathing

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Kussmaul’s respirations

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Hyperventilation due to too much acid (metabolic acidosis)

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Acidosis

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Too much acid in the tissues

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Emphysema

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Destruction of the alveoli (type of COPD)

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Chronic bronchitis

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Productive cough

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Pneumothorax

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Air in pleural spaces

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Pleural effusion

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Fluid in the thoracic cavity

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Cremasteric muscle

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Controls the size of the scrotum for sperm production

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Frenulum

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Flap of tissue (like under the tongue)

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Vestibule

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Actual opening of the vagina

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Os

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Actual opening of the cervix

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Micturition

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Peeing/voiding

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Melena

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Blood in stool, or black, tar-like stools

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Fissure

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Fistula

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Tear between organs

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Meconium

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A babies first bowel movement, usually dark green

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Occult blood

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Blood in stool not visible to the naked eye

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Steatorrhea

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Amount of fat in a stool

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Ascites

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Litres of fluid accumulated between 2 layers in the abdomen.

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Appendicitis

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Appendix becomes inflamed, enlarged, and painful. May burst

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Aneurysm in the abdomen due to old age or hypertension

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Montgomery glands

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Lubricate nipple using lactation

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Coopers ligaments

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Vertical bands that suspend breasts

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Thelarche

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Onset of breast growth

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Colostrum

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First secretion of Mille after giving birth. Usually appears at around 4th month of pregnancy.

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Carcinoma

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Cancer arising in epithelial cells

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Benign breast disease

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Aka fibrocystic breast disease. Bilateral, multiple, mobile tender masses with severe pain

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Fibroadenoma

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Solitary, freely movable, fast growing, no tender masses, common between ages 15-30

NURS 203 (4 decks)

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