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Introductory Quiz Flashcards

1
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Cardiomegaly

A

Enlarged heart

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2
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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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3
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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A stroke; lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage

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4
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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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5
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Distal

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Farther from the trunk of the body

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6
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity

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7
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Dyspnea

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Problems with breathing

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8
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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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9
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Ecchymosis

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A bruise

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10
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Edema

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Swelling

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11
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Emesis

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Vomiting

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12
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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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13
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Erythema/erythematous

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Redness/red

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14
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Febrile

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Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

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15
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Grossly

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Obviously, a lot; wholly

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16
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Hematemesis

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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit

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17
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Hematuria

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Very large amounts of blood in the urine

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18
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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up very large amounts of blood

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19
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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

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20
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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged liver

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21
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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

22
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Infarct

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Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

23
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Ischemia

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A lack of blood supply

24
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Laceration

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Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

25
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Lateral

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Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)

26
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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

27
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Melena

A

Black tarry stool

28
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Myocardial infarction (MI)

A

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

29
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Myalgia

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Muscular pain, “muscle aches”

30
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Oriented x3

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Oriented to person, place, and time

31
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Pallor

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Pale skin

32
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Posterior/dorsal

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Rear or backside of the body

33
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Proxima

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Nearer to the trunk of the body

34
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Pruritic

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Itchy

35
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Pulmonary embolism (PE)

A

Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

36
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Purulent

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Pus-like

37
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Rales

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Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs

38
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Sepsis

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Dangerous infection of the blood

39
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Rhinorrhea

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Clear nasal discharge, a “runny nose”

40
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Rhonchi

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Rattling noise of mucous in the lung

41
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STEMI

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ST elevation MI, real time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia

42
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Supine

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Body position lying face up

43
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Syncope

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“Passing out”, loss of consciousness or fainting

44
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Tachycardia

A

Fast heart rate (Hr faster than 100 bpm)

45
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Tachypnea

A

Increased breathing rate

46
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

A

Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time

47
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Vein

A

Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

48
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Vertigo

A

Condition of dizziness, “room spinning”

49
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Wheezing

A

High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

50
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Bradycardia

A

Slow heart rate (Hr less than 60 Bpm)

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