Flash Cards

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing

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2
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Pyrexia

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Raised body temperature

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3
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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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4
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Endogenous

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Internal cause or origin

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5
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Ischemia

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Restriction of blood supply to tissues

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6
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Functio laesa

A

Loss of function

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7
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Calor

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Heat

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8
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Rubor

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Redness

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9
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Oedema

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Build up of fluid

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10
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Dolor

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Pain

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11
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Fibrosis

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Thickening or scarring of tissue

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12
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Systemic

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Entire body

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13
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Malaise

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General feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease

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14
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Hypvolaemia

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volume deplition

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15
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Hypercapnic

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high levels of co2 in bloodstream

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16
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Cyanotic

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blue/purplish discolouration, relating to cyanosis

17
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Hypertrophy and Atrophy

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Hypertrophy: enlargement and overgrowth of cells of an organ

Atrophy: decrease in cells of an organ, the term implies that the atrophied part was of a size normal for the individual

18
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Neuroendocrine

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Interaction between the nervous and endocrine systems