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TURP

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def: Transurethral Resection of the prostate

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Mysterosalpingo-oophorectomy

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Defintion: surgical removal of ovary, fallopian tube, and complete hysterectomy
Hints: cancer, Uterine fibroids

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Cyst/o and vesic/o

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def: bladder
Hints: patients with UTIs

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Gastroscopy

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def: procedure of observing the stomach
hint: looks for conditions like gastritis or peptic ulcers

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Bronchoscopy

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def: procedure of observing the lungs, bronchus, bronchi
hint: chronic cough, air blockage, lung cancer

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Arthroscopy

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def: procedure/process of observing the joints
hint: knee pain, patient has fallen

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Diverticula

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def- pouches formed in the interlining of stomach

hint: constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain

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Ascites

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def- accumulation of liquid within the abdominal wall

hint- liver disease

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Edema

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def- swollen feet/legs

hint- heart failure, blood not circulating well

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Cytology

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def- study of the cell

hint- patient has come in for a blood test, who is it going to be sent to

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Osteitis

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def- inflammation of the bone

hint- poor flexiblity, age

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-pepsia

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def- digestion

hint- dyspepsia: difficult digesting

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Osteogenesis

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def- no bone production

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Glycosuria

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def- glyucos in the urine

hint- patient with diabetes

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patella and femur

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def- lower extremities

hint- kneecap and thigh bone

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Scapula

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def- shoulder flaps

hint- shoulder bone, connects with clavicle

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Blepharoplasty

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def- eyelid repair

hint- age, correct imperfection

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Cutaneous

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def- pertaining to the skin

hint-

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Nail

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def- onycho

hint- correct name for nail?

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Otoscope

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def- instrument used to observe the ear

hint- to look in to the ear you use what?

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Bronchoscope

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def- instrument used to observe the lungs/ bronchi

hint- During a Bronchoscopy what instrument is used?

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Subluxation

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def- partial dislocation

hint- fall, playing sports

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Arthodesis

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def- fixation of the joint

hint- surgery

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radiology

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def- study of the x-rays

hint- who reads x-rays?

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lateral

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def- pertaining to the side

hint- muscular or circulatory injury

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medical

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def: relating to the science of medicine, or to treat illness and injuries
hint: what is a difference between a dental patient

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prone

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def: with the front (or ventral) surface downward
hint: A patient comes in with a cyst on their back what position would the patient be in.

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supine

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def: lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up
hint: what anterior part of the body would you be examining?

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humerus

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def: bone in upper arm
hint: upper extremities, patient gets sent to get an x-ray for his upper extremities.

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ligament

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def: the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones
hint: Femur and tibula

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tendon

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def: fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
hint: Achilles

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anoxia

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def: an absence of oxygen reaching the tissues
hint: patient comes in without oxygen What is the potential diagnosis or what can it be?

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-malacia

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def: abnormal softening of a tissue
hint: lead to cancer sue to the lack of calcium

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-sclerosis

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def: hardening of tissue
hint: it is not hard tissue

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corticosteroids

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def: a group of steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex or made synthetically
hint: a medication that we use to patients in their joints by injection

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cryosurgery

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def: surgery using application of cold to destroy tissue
hint: what type of surgery requires warts to be frozen by liquid nitrogen?

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debridement

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def: removal of damaged or infected tissue
hint: patient comes in with 50% of their body burned second-degree burns we need to do what procedure to grow healthy skin

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hydrocephalus

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def: fluid accumulation in the brain
hint: why would we put a shunt in a patient that has hydrocephalus?

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t cells

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def: a type of white blood cells, protect body from infection and may fight cancer
hint: patient that has a HIV or Aids their T-cell count would be very low. What cell would be identified in a patient that has a compromised immune system?

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acromegaly

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def: abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face by overproduction of growth hormone (enlargement of extremities)
hint: patient comes in with excessively large extremities what is the possible disorder?

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cardiac catheterization

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def: insertion of a catheter into a camber or vessel of the heart
hint: high cholesterol patients, ekg came back negative

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tracheotomy

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def: incision in the trachea
hint: if patient has to on ventillator for more than 6 days.

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colostomy

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def: surgical procedure that creates an opening in the large intestine
hint: Patient went through rectal cancer what would be the procedure that we would have to do on them in order for them to be able to have bowel movement.

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leukopenia

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def: reduction in the number of white cells in the blood
hint: patient comes in with leukopenia what specialist are we going to send them to a.Orthopedics b.gynecologist c.hematologist

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RLQ/RUQ

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RLQ: Right Lower Quadrant
hint: appendix, reproductive organs, right ureter
RUQ: Right Upper Quadrant
hint: liver, stomach, gallbladder, duodenum, right kidney, pancreas, right adrenal gland …

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osteomalicia

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def: softening of the bones
hint: orthopedic type of disorders

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angioplasty

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def: surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel
hint: insert an instrument with a ballon attached to it. what types of patients get an angioplasty?

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ectopic Pregnacy

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def: a pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube
hint: tubal pregnacy

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hyper and hypoglycemia

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hyper: an excess of glucose in the bloodstream
hypo: deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.
hint: patient comes in with a blood sugar at 60 what is the diagnosis? patient comes in with blood sugar of 210 what is the diagnosis?

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scleroderma

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def: hardening and contraction of the skinscleroderma

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dystocia

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def: difficult birth
hint: baby coming out with feets first

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enterologist

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def: specialist in the intestine
hint: patient comes in with abdominal pain what doctor do we sent him to?

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cardiologist

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def: specialist in the heart
hint: any cardiac procedure, heart pain

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rheumatologist

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def: specialist in musculoskeletal
hint: arthritic family, joint pain, patient with scleraderma, autoimmune diseases

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oral hypoglycemics

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def: medication in pills
hint: type 2 diabetic patient

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creatine test

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def: a type of blood test
hint: some not being to walk, grip( muscle) have a blood test

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antepartum

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def: before childbirth
hint: patient comes in for preaccessment correct term is?

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allograft and autograft

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def: to replace damaged tissue 1.from someone else tissue (big amounts) 2.form your own tissue (small amount)
hint: 85% percent of burned skin what procedure would be done

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bradycardia and tachycardia

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def: heart rate 1.slow 2. fast
hint: Which specialist would take care of this. Patient with 50 pulse rate what would it be?

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metastasis

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def: the spread of a tumor/cancer to other body parts
hint: What physician would take care of this?

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apnea/dyspena/tachypnea

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def: breathing 1.slowed or no breathing 2.difficult breathing 3. fast breathing
hint: pulmonologist

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encephalopathy

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def: damage or disease that affects the brain
hint: Who takes cares of brain diseases? Why would a patient go to a neruologist?

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CVA and TIA

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def: 1.cerebrovascular accident 2.transient ischemic attack
hint: 1.stroke( bleed in the brain) patients become paralyzed 2. a few minutes
what specialist takes care of this?

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MS- multiple sclerosis

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def: disease of the brain and spinal cord
hint: nuerologist, no cure

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intercostal

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def: pertaining to between the ribs
hint: what is between the ribs?

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parkinson disease

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def: brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness
hint: miscommunication of brain with spine. What disease did Bush have?

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achromastopsia

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def: absence of color vision
hint: can´t see color, colorblindness correct term

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ultrasound

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def: uses high-frequency sound waves to create an images
hint: what is the imagine that uses transduser? What does a sonographer do? Used in pregnacy

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MRI

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def: Magnetic resonance imaging (generate image of the body)
hint: are you pregnant, any metal, big tube

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coccyx

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def: triangular bone resembling a shortened tail located at the bottom of the spine
hint: tailbone, attached to the secrum

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eustachian tube

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def: canal that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
hint: what specialist is takes care of this? otolayrnologist/ otrhinolaryngologist

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empyema

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def: pus gathers in the area between the lungs and the inner surface of the chest wall
hint: patients with Covid

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