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Interview Test Cards Flashcards

1
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Atraumatic

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No evidence of trauma to the body

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Diaphoresis

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Excessive sweating

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Febrile

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Having a fever

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Malaise

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Generalized discomfort or weakness

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Normocephalic

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Normal shaped head

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Polydipsia

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Excessive thirst

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination

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Conjunctiva

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Membrane covering lining of eyelids and whites of eyes

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Conjunctival injection

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Redness of the conjunctiva

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Nystagmus

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Involuntary rapid eye movements

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Cerumen

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Ear wax

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Dentalgia

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Dental pain

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Dentition

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Indicating the condition of the teeth

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Dysphagia

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Painful/difficult swallowing

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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17
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Hemotympanum

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Blood in middle ear

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18
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Rhinorrhea

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Runny nose

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19
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Septal deviation

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Displacement of nasal septum

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20
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Tinnitus

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Ringing in ears

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21
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Trismus

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Inability to open jaw

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22
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Accessory muscle use

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Visible usage of muscles not normally used for breathing

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Bradypnea

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Unusually slow breathing

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24
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Cyanosis

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Skin turns blue/purple from hypoxia

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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26
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Expiration

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Breathing out

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27
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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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28
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Inspiration

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Breathing in

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29
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Intubated

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Introduction of a tube into hollow organ, such as trachea

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30
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Orthopnea

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Difficulty breathing when lying down

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31
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Rale

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Abnormal lung sound - clicking/bubbling noise as air sacs pop open

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32
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Respiratory distress

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Difficulty breathing

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33
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Retraction

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Visible pulling inward of muscles between ribs while inhaling

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34
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Rhonchi

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Whistling sound on expiration when there is partial obstruction of lungs - snoring mucus noise

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35
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Speech dyspnea

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Shortness of breath while speaking

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36
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Stridor

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Sound heard when there is obstruction of airways - near voicebox

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37
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Tachypnea

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Unusually fast breathing

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38
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Wheezing

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Difficulty breathing makes a whistling sound that is a result of narrowing of the lumen in respiratory passages

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39
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Aneurysm

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Widening of a blood vessel that results in a blood sac

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40
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Angina

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Severe, constricting chest pain due to heart tissues not receiving enough blood

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41
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Arrythmia

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Abnormal, irregular heartbeat

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42
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Bradycardia

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Unusually slow heart rate

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43
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Bruit

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A murmer or sound heard in auscultation indicating narrowing of a vessel

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44
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Capillary refill

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The return of color after pressing down on the skin

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45
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Costochondritis

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Inflammation of the costal cartilage

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46
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Embolism

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Obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or foreign substance

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47
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Hemmorrhage

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Loss of blood from the body, internally or externally

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48
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Hypertension

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Elevated blood pressure

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49
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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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50
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Infarct

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Death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply

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51
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Ischemia

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Temporary, localized area of blood restriction

52
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Murmur

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Extra heart sounds

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Palpitations

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Awareness of ones own heartbeat

54
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Pitting edema

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Fluid buildup, typically in the legs, that leaves a “pit” or indentation when pressed

55
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Stenosis

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Narrowing of an opening

56
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Tachycardia

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Unusually fast heart rate

57
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Emesis

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Vomit

58
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Hematemesis

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Bloody vomit

59
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Hematochezia

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Bloody stool

60
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Hemorrhoid

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Swollen/inflamed veins on the rectum or anus

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Melena

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Black, tarry stool

62
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Hepatosplenomegaly

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Enlargement of spleen and liver

63
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Urolithiasis

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Kidney stone

64
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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck or cervix of the uterus

65
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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstruation

66
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Dysuria

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Painful urination

67
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Hematuria

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Bloody urine

68
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Incontinence

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Sudden involuntary uge for urination

69
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Inguinal

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Groin region

70
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Priapism

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Persistent and painful erection, often due to trauma

71
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Torsion

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Twisting of an organ around it’s own axis

72
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Nephrolithiasis

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Kidney stones

73
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Arthralgia

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Joint pain

74
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Crepitus

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Crackling or grating bone sounds

75
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Edema

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Swelling; accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces

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Myalgia

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Muscle pain, body aches

77
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Sacroiliac (SI) joint

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Where the spine meets the pelvis

78
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Spasm

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Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

79
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Supple

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Flexible, can move easily during exam

80
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Avulsion

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A forcible tearing away of a part of the structure

81
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Contusion

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Trauma that results in broken blood vessels beneath the skin

82
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Ecchymosis

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Flat bruise

83
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Erythema

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Redness of the skin

84
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Fluctuance

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Capable of being moved or compressed, indicating presence of pus

85
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Induration

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Localized hardening of soft tissue (callus, tuberculin test, abscess, cancerous mole)

86
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Laceration

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Cut in skin

87
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Macular

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Flat rash

88
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Maculopapular rash

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Flat red rash covered in small bumps

89
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Melanoma

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Most deadly type of skin cancer

90
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Nuchal rigidity

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Neck stiffness

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Pallor

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Paleness of the skin

92
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Papular

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Solid, raised lesion with distinct borders

93
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Pruritic

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Itchy

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Purulent

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Consisting, containing, or discharging pus

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Sanguineous

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Drainage that is a mixture of blood and pus

96
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A&Ox4

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Alert and Oriented to person, place, time, and situation

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Concussion

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Loss of consciousness due to severe head injury

99
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Dysphasia

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Inability to understand verbal commands as a result of brain injury/illness

100
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Gait

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Manner of walking

101
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Neuralgia

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Nerve pain

102
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Neurovascularly intact

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Circulation and sensation are normal

103
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Paresthesia

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Abnormal tactile sensation such as numbness, burning, or tingling

104
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Photophobia

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Sensitivity to light

105
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Post-ictal

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Symptoms that occur after seizure

106
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Romberg sign

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Swaying or falling when eyes are closed

107
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Saddle anesthesia

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Loss of sensation restricted to the buttocks, perineum, and inner thighs

108
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Seizure

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Convulsions due to abnormal electrical impulses in the brain

109
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Syncope

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Fainting; temporary loss of consciousness

110
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Delusional

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Having an irrational belief that cannot be changed by a rational argument, often found in schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis

111
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Dementia

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Partial or total loss of personality or mental function, due to mental deterioration, but without psychosis

112
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Homicidal ideation

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Confirmed thoughts of hurting others

113
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Suicidal ideation

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Confirmed thoughts of intent to kill self

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Acute

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Sudden flare up of a condition

115
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Chronic

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Condition that has been present a long time

116
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Effusion

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Escape of fluid into a cavity

117
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Etiology

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Cause of disease and mode of operation

118
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Exacerbation

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To aggravate a condition

119
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Exudate

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Substance seen on surface of tissues usually as a result of inflammation or disease condition - seepage on wound dressings

120
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Guarding

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Movement of extremities to protect the body when pressure is applied, may be voluntary/involuntary

121
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Metastasis

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Spread of cancer

122
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Necrotic

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Dead

123
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Rebound

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Sensation of pain felt when pressure is suddenly removed - from peritonitis

124
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Sublingual

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Under tongue

125
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Turgor

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Condition of being swollen or distended

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