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F-L Flashcards

1
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fatigued

A

tired

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2
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feigned

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pretended

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3
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fetid

A

foul

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4
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fixed

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motionless

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5
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flaccid

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soft, flabby

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6
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flatus, flatulence

A

gas in the digestive tract

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7
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flexion

A

bending

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8
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flushed

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pink or hot

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fowler’s position

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semi-erect, knee flexed head of bed elevated 45-60 degrees

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gavage

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forced feeding through tube passed into the stomach

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11
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glossy

A

shiny

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12
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glycosuria

A

glucose in the urine

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13
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guaiac

A

test for occult blood

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14
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gustatory

A

dealing with taste

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15
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heliotherapy

A

using sunlight as a therapeutic agent

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16
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hematemesis

A

blood in vomitus

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17
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hematuria

A

blood in urine

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hemiplegia

A

paralysis of one side of the body

19
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hemoglobinuria

A

hemoglobin in the urine

20
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hemoptysis

A

spitting of blood

21
Q

horizontal

A

flat

22
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hydrotherapy

A

using water as a therapeutic agent

23
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hypernea

A

rapid breathing

24
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hypertonic

A

concentration greater than body fluids

25
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infrequent

A

not often

26
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insomnia

A

inability to sleep

27
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instillation

A

pouring into a body cavity

28
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intermittent

A

starting and stopping not continuous

29
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intradermal

A

within or through the skin

30
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intramuscular

A

within or through the muscle

31
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intraspinal

A

within or through the spinal canal

32
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intraveneous

A

within or through the vein

33
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involuntary, incontinent

A

unable to control bladder or bowels

34
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isotonic

A

having the same tonicity or concentration as body fluids

35
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Jack-Knife position

A

prone with hips over break in table and feet below level of head

36
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jaundice

A

yellow color

37
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knee-chest postition

A

in face down position resting on knees and chest

38
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kyphosis

A

hump back concavity of spine

39
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labored

A

difficult, requires an effort

40
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lacerated

A

torn, broken

41
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lateral position

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on the side, knees flexed

42
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lithotomy position

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on back, buttocks near edge of table, knees well flexed and spread

43
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lochia

A

drainage from the vagina after delivery

44
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lordosis

A

sway back, convexity of the spine

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