Medical Conditions Flashcards

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Medical Conditions

Fatty deposits in artery walls

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Atherosclerosis

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Medical Conditions

Hardening of arteries

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Arteriosclerosis

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3
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Medical Conditions

Without menstruation

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Amenorrhea

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4
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Medical Conditions

To examine by listening

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Auscultate

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5
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Medical Conditions

Without oxygen

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Anoxia

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6
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Medical Conditions

Without breathing

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Apnea

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7
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Medical Conditions

Imperfect expansion of lung tissue

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Atelectasis

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8
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Medical Conditions

Fluid in abdominal cavity

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Ascites

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Medical Conditions

Abnormal dilation of a blood vessel

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Aneurysm

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10
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Medical Conditions

To draw into the lungs

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Aspirate

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11
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Medical Conditions

Irregular heartbeat

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Arrhythmia

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12
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Medical Conditions

Constriction of the lungs

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Asthma

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13
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Medical Conditions

Dying slowly

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Atrophy

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14
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Medical Conditions

Inflammation of the bronchii

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Bronchitis

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15
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Medical Conditions

Slow heart rate

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Bradycardia

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16
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Medical Conditions

Slow respiratory rate

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Bradypnea

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17
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Medical Conditions

Blue blood; inadequate oxygen supply to the blood

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Cyanosis

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18
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Medical Conditions

Irregular breathing pattern (Slow; fast; apnea; repeat)

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Cheyne-Stokes

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Medical Conditions

Changing heart rhythm with a set current (AED)

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Cardioversion

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20
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Medical Conditions

Scarring of the liver

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Cirrhosis

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21
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Medical Conditions

Blood clotting

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Coagulation

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22
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Medical Conditions

Movement away or towards a side

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Deviation

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23
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Medical Conditions

Double vision

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Diplopia

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24
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Medical Conditions

Expansion

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Distention

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# Medical Conditions Profuse sweating
Diaphoresis
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# Medical Conditions Excessive urination
Diuresis
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# Medical Conditions Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
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# Medical Conditions Uncontrolled cardioversion
Defibrillation
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# Medical Conditions Non-uniform heart rhythm
Dysrhythmia
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# Medical Conditions Relaxing of the heart (80)
Diastole
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# Medical Conditions Contraction of the heart (120)
Systole
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# Medical Conditions Difficult menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
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# Medical Conditions Vomiting
Emesis
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# Medical Conditions Blockage of a blood vessel with a clot
Embolism
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# Medical Conditions Swelling
Edema
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# Medical Conditions Bruising
Ecchymosis
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# Medical Conditions Cause
Etiology
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# Medical Conditions Lung disease characterized by destruction of alveolar walls and loss of lung elasticity
Emphysema
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# Medical Conditions Protrusion
Eviseration
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# Medical Conditions Worstening
Exacerbation
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# Medical Conditions Seizure-inducing toxicity
Eclampsia
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# Medical Conditions Excessive movement
Flail
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# Medical Conditions Quivering
Fibrillatory
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# Medical Conditions Paralysis of one side of the body
Hemiplegia
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# Medical Conditions Low oxygen levels in the blood
Hypoxic
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# Medical Conditions Internal blood clot
Hematoma
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# Medical Conditions High carbon dioxide levels in the blood
Hypercarbia
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# Medical Conditions Enlargement
Hypertrophy
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# Medical Conditions Low sugar levels in the blood
Hypoglycemia
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# Medical Conditions Elevated sugar levels in the blood
Hyperglycemia
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# Medical Conditions Neutral
Isotonic
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# Medical Conditions Arising from an unknown cause
Idiopathic
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# Medical Conditions Anemia in a certain body part
Ischemia
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# Medical Conditions Abnormal breathing pattern (rapid and deep)
Kussmaul
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# Medical Conditions Spasm of the larynx
Laryngospasm
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# Medical Conditions Sluggish and drowsy
Lethargic
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# Medical Conditions Black stool
Melena
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# Medical Conditions Hidden
Occult
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# Medical Conditions Shortness of breath while lying flat
Orthopnea
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# Medical Conditions Paralyzed legs
Paraplegia
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# Medical Conditions Circulation of blood through tissues
Perfusion
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# Medical Conditions Sudden onset
Paroxysmal
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# Medical Conditions After the seizure
Post-ictal
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# Medical Conditions Opposite or uneven movement
Paradoxical
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# Medical Conditions To lie down
Prostrate
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# Medical Conditions Inflammation of the veins
Phlebitis
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# Medical Conditions Excessive thirst
Polydipsia
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# Medical Conditions Excessive hunger
Polyphagia
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# Medical Conditions Excessive urination
Polyuria
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# Medical Conditions Paralysis from the neck down
Quadriplegia
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# Medical Conditions Heavy mucus secretions in bronchioles
Rhonchi
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# Medical Conditions Fine mucus secretions in bronchioles
Rales
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# Medical Conditions Seal bark cough
Stridor
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# Medical Conditions Fainting
Syncope
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# Medical Conditions Continuous epileptic seizure
Status epilepticus
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# Medical Conditions Narrowing
Stenosis
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# Medical Conditions Curative
Therapeutic
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# Medical Conditions Poisoning of blood (sepsis)
Toxemia
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# Medical Conditions Elasticity
Turgor
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# Medical Conditions To plug or compress
Tamponade
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# Medical Conditions Rapid respiratory rate
Tachypnea
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# Medical Conditions Sorting on the basis of need and benefit
Triage
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# Medical Conditions Rapid heart rate
Tachycardia
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# Medical Conditions Vomiting blood
Hematemesis
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# Medical Conditions Bloody stool
Hematochezia
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# Medical Conditions Coughing blood
Hemoptysis