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1
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Anisarca

A

total body swelling

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Auscultation

A

listening with stethoscope

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Baseline

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the normal state of being for each specific patient

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Differential Dx

A

the diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the pt.’s symptoms

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5
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Fundus

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the bottom aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ; often referring to the uterus or eye

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6
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Hemmorage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hypertension

A

high blood pressure

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Hypotension

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low blood pressure

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9
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Infarct

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dead tissue due to lack of blood supply

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10
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Ischemia

A

localized lack of blood supply to an area

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Malodorous

A

foul-smelling

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12
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Os

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any body orifice

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13
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Palpable

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able to be touched or easily percieved

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14
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Polydipsia

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Persistent thirst; indicator of DM

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15
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Rupture

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the breaking-open of a bodily structure

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16
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Sepsis

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dangerous infection of the blood

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17
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Avulsion

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a forcible puling away of a part or structure

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18
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Crepitus

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a crackling or grating sound usually of bones

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19
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Differential Dx

A

a Dx of symptoms of two or more diseases by comparison

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20
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Effusion

A

escape of a fluid into a cavity

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21
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Hemangioma

A

tumor consisting of blood vessels

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22
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Benign

A

normal, of no danger to health

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23
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Stellate

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star-shaped, radiating from the center

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24
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Abduction

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draws away from the midline

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25
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Adduction

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draws toward the midline

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26
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Ambulatory

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able to move about, not confined to a ned

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Anatomical Position

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to stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

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Anterior

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situated in the front of

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Articulation

A

Connection between bones; joint

30
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Axilla

31
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Caudal

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toward the feet

32
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Cephalad

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towards the head

33
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Cervical

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pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus

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Deep

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farther from surface

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Diffuse

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spread out over a wide area

36
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Distal

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Farther from the limb root

37
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Dorsiflextion

A

backward flexion

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Everted

A

turned outward

39
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Extension

A

straightening out

40
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External

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Flexion

A

bending or angulation

42
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Frontal/coronal plane

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divides body into anterior and posterior parts

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Inferior

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Internal

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Inverted

A

turned inward

46
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lateral

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farther from midline

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Levator

A

that which raises

48
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Medial

A

nearer to midline

49
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Midline

A

divides body into left and right

50
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Palmer/Volar

A

Palm side of hand or body

51
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Plantar

A

sole of foot

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Posterior

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Pronator

A

that which turns palm of hand downward

54
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Prone

A

body position laying down with forearms and hands turned palm side down

55
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Proximal

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Nearer to the limb root

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Radial Aspect

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Pertaining to the radial (lateral) side of the arm

57
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Superficial

A

nearer to the surface

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Superior

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Supinator

A

That which turns palm of hand upward

60
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Supine

A

Body position lying face up

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Transverse plane

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divides body into lower and upper

62
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Ulnar aspect

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Pertaining to the ulnar (medial) side of the arm

63
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Afebrile

A

without fever

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Alert

A

awake & attentive

65
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Body Habitus

A

the state of a patients body, usually referring to obesity

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