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Diseases Symptoms Flashcards

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Ischemic heart disease symptoms?

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Extreme fatigue
Angina
Shortness of breath
Swelling in hands and feet (edema) 
Cough or congestion, caused by fluid in the lungs
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Angina symptoms?

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Chest pain (in sternum) 
Pressure in chest that can radiate to neck, jaw, shoulder, arm
Pallor
Dyspnea, breathlessness on exertion 
Diaphoresis (excessive sweating)
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Myocardial Infarction symptoms?

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Intense chest pain not relieved by glyceryl trinitrate
Reduced cardiac output due to myocardial damage
Dyspnea
Diaphoresis
Pallor
Dizziness
Nausea/vomiting

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Peripheral Vascular Disease symptoms?

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Leg weakness
Hair loss on feet or legs 
Intermittent claudication (Pain while walking, especially up stairs) 
Cold skin in lower leg
Numbness in legs
Brittle toenails
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Aneurysm symptoms

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Pain in chest, abdomen, or back
Pulsating feeling in belly
Fever or weight loss

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Arterial Occlusive Disease (AOD)

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Intermittent Claudication
Burning pain in toes
Loss of sensation/numbness to extremities
Decrease in extremity temperature

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GORD

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Vomiting
Hiccoughing
Weight loss
Heart burn
Dyspepsia
respiratory problems
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Gastritis

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Abdominal cramps
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhoea

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Peptic Ulcer

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Nausea, vomiting (blood)
Epigastric pain (pain in upper abdomen)
Anemia
Melena stools

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Helicobacter Pylori

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Ache or pain in abdomen
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Bloating

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Gastroenteritis

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Diarrhea 
Vomiting & nausea 
Pyrexia 
Cramping in abdomen 
Melena stools 
Increased white blood cells
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Cancer of oral cavity

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Initially asymptomatic
Later painless sore or lump that wont heal
Symptoms after some progression include tenderness, difficulty chewing, swallowing or speaking, coughing of blood tinged sputum, or enlarged cervical lymph nodes.

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Stomatitis

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Pain, discomfort in mouth
Inflammation in mouth
Fever 
Swollen gums which may bleed
Blisters/ulcers
Drooling, difficulty swallowing
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Esophageal Stricture

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Dysphagia, drooling
Chest discomfort
Vomiting undigested food

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Esophageal Varices

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Very susceptible to ulceration and hematemesis (vomiting blood)

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Portal hypertension

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Melena stools or hematemesis

Ascites (buildup of fluid in abdomen)

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Oesophageal Cancer

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dysphagia
Pressure or burning in chest
Indigestion or heartburn
Vomiting
Coughing or hoarseness
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Varicose Veins

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Large veins you can see under the surface of the skin
Achy or heavy feeling in legs
Worsened pain after sitting or standing for a long time

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Thrombophlebitis/DVT

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Leg edema
Extremity pain
Erythema, warm skin
Pain in calf on flexion of anke

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Asthma

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Wheezing
Shortness of breath
Tightness in chest
Coughing

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Bronchitis

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Dry cough
Late productive mucopurulent cough
Fever, malaise (feeling sick)
Soreness behind sternum

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Emphysema

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Breathlessness with exertion, and eventually breathlessness all the time
Susceptibility to chest infections
Cough and phlegm production
Fatigue
Barrel shaped chest (from expansion of ribcage to accommodate enlarged lungs)
Cyanosis due to lack of oxygen

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Salty skin
Chronic respiratory problems
Lung infection
Poor growth/weight loss

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Pneumonia

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Dyspnea
Restricted mobility
Cyanosis
tachypnoea
Productive cough
Production of sputum
Fever 
Pleuritic pain
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Pleurisy

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Pain in muscles of chest 
Persistent cough - dry to productive
fever 
Audible sounds on inspiration 
Shallow rapid breathing
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Tuberculosis

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Fatigue
Fever
Night sweats
Chest pain 
Productive cough that lasts more than 3 weeks
Dyspnea 
Tachycardia
Cyanosis
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Pneumothorax

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Shortness of breath
Chest pain 
Sharp pain when inhaling
Pressure in chest that gets worse over time
Blue discolouration of lips
Increased heart rate 
Rapid breathing
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Pulmonary Embolism

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Hypoxia 
Tachycardia 
Diaphoresis
Shortness of breath
Fever 
Cyanosis

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