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Defintions 2 Flashcards

1
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Emesis

A

Vomiting

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2
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Epistaxis

A

Nose bleed

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3
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Erythema/Erythematous

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Redness/Red

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4
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Febrile

A

Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

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5
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Grossly

A

Obviously; a lot; wholly

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6
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Hematemesis

A

Very large amounts of blood in the vomit

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7
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Hematuria

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Very large amounts of blood in the urine

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up very large amounts of blood

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Hemorrhage

A

Excessive or profuse bleeding

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10
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Hepatomegaly

A

Enlarged liver

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Hypertension

A

High blood pressure

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Hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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13
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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

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Infarct

A

Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

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15
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Inferior

A

Lower on the body, farther from the head

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood supply

17
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Laceration

A

Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

18
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Lateral

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Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)

19
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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

20
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Melena

A

Black tarry stool

21
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

A

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

22
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Myalgia

A

Muscular pain, “muscle aches”

23
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Oriented x3

A

Oriented to person, place, and time

24
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Pallor

A

Pale skin

25
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Posterior/Dorsal

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Rear or backside of the body

26
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Proximal

A

Nearer to the trunk of the body

27
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Pruritic

A

Itchy

28
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

A

Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

29
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Vein

A

Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

30
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Vertigo

A

Condition of dizziness, “room spinning”

31
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Wheezing

A

High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

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