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Lesson 52 Flashcards

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Asthma

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Medical condition in which breathing becomes difficult because air passages have narrowed

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Low-dose

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Measured amount of medicine that is relatively small

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Past history

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Record of medical conditions a person has experienced

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Disorder

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Illness of the body or mind

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Gastrointestinal disease

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Illness of the stomach or digestive passages

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Bowel

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Tube that carries solid waste out of the body

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Adverse reactions

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Unwanted results

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Stroke

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Sudden change in blood supply to the brain causing loss of function of part of the body

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Condition

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Illnesses or physical problems

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Exceed

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Take more than

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Duration

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Length

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Side effects

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Unwanted effects in addition to the intended one

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Allergic reactions

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Conditions affecting skin or breathing because of eating or coming into contact with certain substances

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Particles

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Small pieces

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Stools

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Medical term for excrement (formal) or poo (informal, childish)

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Symptom

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Problem indicating an illness

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Diagnosed

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Identify what illness a patient has

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Prognosis

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How experts expect an illness to develop

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Ailing

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Unwell, sickly

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Rash

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A lot of small red spots on the skin

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Fever

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High temperature

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Fever pitch

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A point of very high intensity

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Jaudiced

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Yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem

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Scar

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Mark left on skin after an injury such as a cut

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Carry the scars of / be scarred by

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Be permanently affected by a negative experience

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Infect

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Pass on an illness

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Pulse

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Regular beating of heart

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Has his finger on the pulse

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Understands how things are changing

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