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Abrasion

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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

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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

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Gallbladder removal

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Cholecystitis

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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

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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)
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
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Diaphoresis
Sweating
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Distal
Farther from center or point of connection
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Dizziness, described as spinning sensation
Vertigo
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Downcode
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
Problems with breathing; Shortness of breath
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Dysuria
Painful urination
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Ear wax
Cerumen
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Ecchymosis
Subcutaneous spot of bleeding larger than 1 cm AKA: Bruising
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Edema
Swelling; "Pooling of fluid"
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Epistaxis
Nose Bleed
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Erythema/Erythematous
Redness/Red
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Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
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Foot movement when toes flex down
Plantar flexion
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Grossly
Obviously; a lot; wholly
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Hematemesis
Bloody vomit
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Hematochezia
passage of bright red blood from the anus
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Hematoma
a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma
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Hematuria
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
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Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
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Hydrocele
Fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testis
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure
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Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
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Inability to control bowel movements or urine
Incontinence
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Infarct
Area of dead tissue due to lack of blood supply
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Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
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Intermittent
Pain that fluctuates between symptomatic and asymptomatic
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Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
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Ischemia
Damage to an organ due to insufficient blood flow or oxygen
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Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
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Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
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Lobectomy
Removal of part of lung
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Manner of walking
Gait
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Mastectomy
Breast removal
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Melena
Black tarry stool
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Missed ancillary
Undocumented procedures or assessments
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Mitral Prolapse
Improper closure of mitral valve
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Motion toward midline
Adduction
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Myalgia
Muscular pain, muscle aches
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia = heart attack
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Nose bleed
Epistaxis
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Not breathing
Apnea
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Number of Chart elements needed for the following: - HPI - ROS - PFSH - PE
- 4 - 10 - 2 - 8
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Odynophagia
Pain swallowing foods or liquids
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Oriented x3
Oriented to person, place, and time
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Pallor
Pale skin
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Passing out or fainting
Syncope
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Polydipsia
Abnormally great thirst
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Posterior/Dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
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Pregnant
Gravid
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Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
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Pruritic
Itchy
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot.
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Purulent
Pus-like
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Rales
Crackles: wet crackling noise in lungs
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Regurgitation
Leakage or backward flow of blood, usually through a valve
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Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"
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Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
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Sepsis
Dangerous infection in the blood
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STEMI
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
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Stenosis
narrowing of an artery, vein or opening of a valve
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Superior
higher on the body, near to the head
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Supine
body position lying face up
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Syncope
"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
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Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
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Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
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Tandem Gait
walking while looking at the ground, taking each step carefully [common in old people who think they will fall at any moment]
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Tonsilith
White stones forming on your tonsils
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Tracheostomy
Hole in my neck
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
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Variocele
An enlargement and twisting of the veins within the scrotum
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Vertigo
Condition of dizziness, "room spinning"
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Volar
Relating to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot
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Vomiting
Emesis
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Waxing and Waning pain
Pain that fluctuates up and down, but never returns to baseline
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Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
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Cholectomy
Removal of the colon
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Stricture
Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. Ex: narrowing of the urethra
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Radiculopathy
**Disease of the root of a nerve**, such as a pinched nerve or a tumor
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Cervical cerclage
Stitch placed on the cervix. [Normally for a Pt with a Hx of a compromised uterus (several miscarriages)]

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