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Lesson 1 - Intro to Clinical Medicine Flashcards

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1
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Meaning of “volemia”

A

volume of plasma in the body

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Suffix - itis

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inflammation

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Suffix - scopy

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observation/examination

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Suffix - myopathy

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damage to a muscle layer

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Suffix - megaly

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enlargement

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Suffix - osis

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abnormal condition

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Suffix - ectomy

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to cut out/remove

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Suffix - oma

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swelling or organ and tissue (non-cancerous)

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Suffix - stomy

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creating an opening in the body

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Suffix - centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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11
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Suffix - desis

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surgical binding

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12
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Prefix - Myo

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muscle layer

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13
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Prefix - peri

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outer layer

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14
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Prefix - Endo

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inner layer

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15
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Prefix - A/an

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without, none (anemia)

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16
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body plants

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transvers, sagittal, frontal

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17
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major cavities

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dorsal (cranial and spinal cavity) and ventral (thoracic cavity)

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Location of Abdominal region - epigastric

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above the stomach

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Location of Abdominal region - umbilical

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near the belly button

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Location of Abdominal region - hypogastric

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below the stomach

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21
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Location of Abdominal region - left and right hypochondriac

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below the ribsLocation of Abdominal region -

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22
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Location of Abdominal region - lumbar

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near the waist

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23
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Location of Abdominal region - Iliac

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near the hips

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24
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What is Salpingitis

A

chronic inflammation of uterine tubes due to frequent STD

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25
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Color - Leuk/o

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White

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26
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Color - melan/o

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black

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27
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Color - cyan/o

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blue

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Color - xanth/o

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yellow

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29
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Types of tumors - aden/o

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gland tumor

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30
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Types of tumors - lip/o

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fat

31
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Types of tumors - my/o

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muscle

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Types of tumors - lymph/o

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lymph tissue

33
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Types of tumors - carcin/o

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malignant

34
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Types of tumors - osteo/o

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bone

35
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What is stenosis

A

narrowing

36
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What is infarction

A

blockage of blood flow resulting in death of muscle tissue

37
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What is anginal pain?

A

not enough blood is getting to the heart muscle, and the heart is protesting and begging for more

38
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Nervous system term meaning - encephal/o

A

inside the head

39
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Nervous system term meaning - mening/o

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membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

40
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Nervous system term meaning - myel/o

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spinal cord

41
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Nervous system term meaning: -cele

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hernia

42
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Nervous system term meaning: -plasia

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Nervous system term meaning: development, formation, growth

43
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Nervous system term meaning: -plegia

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paralysis

44
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How does multiple sclerosis manifest itself

A

Unknown cause that manifests as multiple hard plaques of degeneration of the insulating layer of nerve fibers in the central nervous system

45
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What is aphasia

A

loss of speech

46
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What is the use of a Electroencephalography (EEG)

A

used to diagnose different types of seizure disorders

47
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digestive system term meaning: -gastr/o

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stomach

48
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digestive system term meaning: Gastr/o

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stomach

49
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digestive system term meaning: hepat/o

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liver

50
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digestive system term meaning: chol/e

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gall, bile

51
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digestive system term meaning: cyst/o

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bladder, sac

52
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digestive system term meaning: Emes/o

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vomit

53
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digestive system term meaning: lith/o

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stone

54
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digestive system term meaning: lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

55
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digestive system term meaning: -centesis

A

to puncture

56
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digestive system term meaning: -tripsy

A

to cruch

57
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digestive system term meaning: -rrhea

A

flow, discharge

58
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digestive system term meaning: -iasis (-osis)

A

abnormal condition

59
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digestive system term meaning: procto

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rectum

60
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What is diverticulosis

A

Small pouches may form along the walls of the large intestine called diverticuli

61
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Cirrhosis

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A degenerative disease of the liver that often develops in chronic alcoholics, but can have other causes.

62
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Portal hypertension

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chronic alcoholism resulting in liver damage and obstruction of venous blood flow through the liver.

63
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Guaiac test

A

a special chemical test to identify blood in the stool (feces).

64
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Cholelithiasis

A

the presence of stones in the gallbladder

65
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Cholelithotomy

A

surgical removal of gallstones

66
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Cholelithotripsy

A

nonsurgical removal of gallstones by smashing them with high-frequency sound waves

67
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Cholecystectomy

A

urgical removal of the gallbladder, typically in conjunction with removal of gallstones.

68
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ac on rx

A

Before meal

69
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pc on rx

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after meal

70
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cc on rx

A

Close control

  • ex. cc 1/12 = 30 days
  • cc 3/12 = 90 days
71
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epistaxis

A

nosebleed

72
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hematochezia

A

blood in feces

73
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hematuria

A

blood in urine

74
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hematemesis

A

blood in vomit

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