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1
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Abrasion

A

Scrape to the skin

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Acute

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New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic

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Ambulate

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To walk

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Angina Pectoris

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chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart

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Angioplasty

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surgical placement of a stent (due to Atherosclerosis)

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Anterior

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Located towards the front of the body

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Appendectomy

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Removal of appendix

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Arrhythmia/ Dysrhythmia

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Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast or too slow

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Atherosclerosis

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Fatty plaque buildup in the tunica media of vessels

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Avulsion

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The action of pulling or tearing away

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Benign

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Normal, of no danger to health

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Blood in the urine

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Hematuria

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Body laying face up

A

supine

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

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a.k.a. “Stroke”. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage

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Cholecystectomy

A

Gallbladder removal

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Cholecystitis

A

Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)

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Chronic

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Long standing, constant Opposite of acute

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Contusion

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Bruise - type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep into surrounding interstitial tissues

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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Coronary Artery

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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

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Cryptorchidism

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condition of lack of descent of one or both testes into the scrotum

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Cut in the skin

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Laceration

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity

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Diaphoresis

A

Sweating

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Distal

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Farther from center or point of connection

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Dizziness, described as spinning sensation

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Vertigo

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Downcode

A

Occurs when a Level 5 chart is reduced to a Level 4. This is due to: - Overbilling - Not billing enough

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Dyspnea

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Problems with breathing; Shortness of breath

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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32
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Ear wax

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Cerumen

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Ecchymosis

A

Subcutaneous spot of bleeding larger than 1 cm

AKA: Bruising

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Edema

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Swelling; “Pooling of fluid”

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Epistaxis

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Nose Bleed

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Erythema/Erythematous

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Redness/Red

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38
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Febrile

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Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

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Foot movement when toes flex down

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Plantar flexion

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40
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Grossly

A

Obviously; a lot; wholly

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41
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Hematemesis

A

Bloody vomit

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42
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Hematochezia

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passage of bright red blood from the anus

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Hematoma

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a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma

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Hematuria

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Very large amounts of blood in the urine

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

47
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Hepatomegaly

A

Enlarged liver

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Hydrocele

A

Fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testis

49
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Hypertension

A

High blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

51
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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

52
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Inability to control bowel movements or urine

A

Incontinence

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Infarct

A

Area of dead tissue due to lack of blood supply

54
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Inferior

A

Lower on the body, farther from the head

55
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Intermittent

A

Pain that fluctuates between symptomatic and asymptomatic

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Ischemia

A

Lack of blood supply

57
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Ischemia

A

Damage to an organ due to insufficient blood flow or oxygen

58
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Laceration

A

Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

59
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Lateral

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Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)

60
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Lobectomy

A

Removal of part of lung

61
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Manner of walking

A

Gait

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Mastectomy

A

Breast removal

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Medial

A

Nearer to the midline

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Melena

A

Black tarry stool

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Missed ancillary

A

Undocumented procedures or assessments

66
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Mitral Prolapse

A

Improper closure of mitral valve

67
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Motion toward midline

A

Adduction

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Myalgia

A

Muscular pain, muscle aches

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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

A

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia = heart attack

70
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Nose bleed

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Epistaxis

71
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Not breathing

A

Apnea

72
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Number of Chart elements needed for the following: - HPI - ROS - PFSH - PE

A
  • 4 - 10 - 2 - 8
73
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Odynophagia

A

Pain swallowing foods or liquids

74
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Oriented x3

A

Oriented to person, place, and time

75
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Pallor

A

Pale skin

76
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Passing out or fainting

A

Syncope

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Polydipsia

A

Abnormally great thirst

78
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Posterior/Dorsal

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Rear or backside of the body

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Pregnant

A

Gravid

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Proximal

A

Nearer to the trunk of the body

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Pruritic

A

Itchy

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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

A

Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot.

83
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Purulent

A

Pus-like

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Rales

A

Crackles: wet crackling noise in lungs

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Regurgitation

A

Leakage or backward flow of blood, usually through a valve

86
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Rhinorrhea

A

Clear nasal discharge, “runny nose”

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Rhonchi

A

Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

88
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Sepsis

A

Dangerous infection in the blood

89
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STEMI

A

ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia

90
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Stenosis

A

narrowing of an artery, vein or opening of a valve

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Superior

A

higher on the body, near to the head

92
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Supine

A

body position lying face up

93
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Syncope

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“Passing out”, loss of consciousness or fainting

94
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Tachycardia

A

Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)

95
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Tachypnea

A

Increased breathing rate

96
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Tandem Gait

A

walking while looking at the ground, taking each step carefully [common in old people who think they will fall at any moment]

97
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Tonsilith

A

White stones forming on your tonsils

98
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Tracheostomy

A

Hole in my neck

99
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

A

Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time

100
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Variocele

A

An enlargement and twisting of the veins within the scrotum

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Vertigo

A

Condition of dizziness, “room spinning”

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Volar

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Relating to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot

103
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Vomiting

A

Emesis

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Waxing and Waning pain

A

Pain that fluctuates up and down, but never returns to baseline

105
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Wheezing

A

High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

106
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Cholectomy

A

Removal of the colon

107
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Stricture

A

Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.

Ex: narrowing of the urethra

108
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Radiculopathy

A

Disease of the root of a nerve, such as a pinched nerve or a tumor

109
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Cervical cerclage

A

Stitch placed on the cervix.

[Normally for a Pt with a Hx of a compromised uterus (several miscarriages)]

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