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A scratch or scrape

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Abrasion

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Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease or condition; illness of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care

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Acute

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The cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose. Energy is produced in an efficient manner, with minimal waste products

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Aerobic Metabolism

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A massing together or clustering of independent but smaller units, such as particles, parts, or bodies

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Aggregation

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Irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death

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Agonal (breathing)

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The cellular process in which glucose is metabolized into energy without oxygen. Energy is produced in an inefficinet manner, with many waste products

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Anaerobic Metabolism

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The absence of breathing

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Apnea

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Listening. A stethoscope is used to ausculate for characteristic sounds

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Auscultation

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A slow pulse; any pulse rate below 60 beats per minute

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Bradycardia

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Slow or below normal breathing rate

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Bradypnea

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The contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that results in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to airflow

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Bronchoconstriction

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Medication designed to enlarge constricted bronchial tubes, making breathing easier

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Bronchodilation

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The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute in one minute (heart rate * stroke volume)

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Cardiac Output

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Persisting for a long time

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Chronic

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Existing from the time of birth

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Congenital

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A bruise; in brain injuries, a bruised brain caused when the force of a blow to the head is great enough to rupture blood vessels

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Contusion

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The grating sound of feeling of broken bones rubbing together

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Crepitation

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Sweating; condition of cool, pale, and moist/sweaty skin

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Diaphoretic

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A process by which molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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Diffusion

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Farther away from the torso

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Distal

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A condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal

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Distention

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Shortness of breath; labored or difficult breathing

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Dyspnea

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The action or process of vomiting

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Emesis

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Referring to a route of medication administration that uses the gastrointestinal track, such as swallowing a pill

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Enteral (medication)

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Febrile

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Feverish

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A swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel. In a head injury, a collection of blood within the skull or brain.

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Hematoma

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Bleeding, especially severe bleeding

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Hemorrhage

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High blood suger

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Hyperglycemia

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An increase in body temperature above normal, which is a life-threatening condition in its extreme

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Hyperthermia

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Low blood sugar

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Hypoglycemia

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Inability of the body to circulate adequate blood to the body’s cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients. A life-threatening condition.

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Hypoperfusion

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Shock resulting from blood or fluid loss

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Hypovolemic

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Away from the head, usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head

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Inferior

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To the side, away from the midline of the body

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Lateral

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A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle

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Midaxillary Line

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The line through the center of each clavicle

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Midclavicular Line

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An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves

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Midline

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The amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of breaths per minute

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Minute volume

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Also known as opiods; drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body that have a depressant effect on the body and cause an intense state of relaxation and a feeling of well-being; prescribed for pain

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Narcotic

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Pale complex of the skin

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Pallor

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Touching or feeling. A pulse or blood pressure may be palpated with the fingertips

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Palpation

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Referring to the route of medication administration that does not use the gastrointestinal tract, such as with an intravenous medication

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Parenteral (medication)

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Air in the chest cavity

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Pneumothorax

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The feeling of extreme thirstiness that is often linked to urinary conditions

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Polydipsia

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The feeling of extreme hunger

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Polyphagia

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The excessive passage of urine of at least 2.5 liters per day for an adult, resulting in high urination and frequency

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Polyuria

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Lying facedown

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Prone

48
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Closer to the torso

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Proximal

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The rhythmic beats that are felt through the skin and that are caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries

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Pulse

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The diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the blood (pulmonary respiration) and between the blood and the cells (cellular respiration); the act of breathing in and out.

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Respiration

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A life-threatening condition resulting from the abnormal and counterproductive response by the body that causes damage to tissues and organs. The body overreacts and secretes substances that, instead of helping, hurts cells, tissues, and organs.

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Sepsis

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A condition of altered function caused when an artery in the brain is blcoked or ruptured, disrupting the supply of oxygenated blood or causing bleeding into the brain. Formerly called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

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Stroke

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Syncope

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Fainting

54
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A condition of above normal or rapid breathing

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Tachypnea

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Changes in a patient’s condition over time, such as slowing respirations or rising pulse rate, that may show improvement

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Trending (vital signs)

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Narrowing of the blood vessels that results from the contraction of the muscular walls of the vessels

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Vasoconstriction

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Widening of blood vessels that results from relaxation of the muscular walls of the vessels

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Vasodilation

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