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1
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tPolydipsia

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Excessive thirst

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PCR stands for?

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Polymerase chain reaction

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3
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Lysozyme purpose

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Brakes down cell walls.

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4
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B cells produce:

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antibodies

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5
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Opsonin

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Bind to surface of antigen, making it more susceptible to phagocytosis

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Sedimentation rate

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Distance RBC travels in a test tube in one hour

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7
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High sedimentation rate indicates

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Inflammation

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8
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Humoral immunity

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Immunity from stuff found in bodily fluids. Antibodies, complement system, antimicrobial peptides

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9
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hemocytoblast

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Lymphocyte stem cell

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10
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MHC

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Major histocompatibility complex

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11
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CD4 CELLS ARE:

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Helper T cells

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12
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Epidemiology

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study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems.

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Morbitiy

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Rares of disease in a population

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14
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Mortality

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Rate of deaths

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15
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Diplopia

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Double vision

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16
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Axilla

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Nerves, blood vessel area, entering the upper arm. in the armpit

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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18
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Precordial

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In front of the heart

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19
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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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20
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Orthopnea

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Shortness of breath while lying down

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21
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Nocturia

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Frequent urination at night

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22
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Claudication

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Muscle pain due to lack of oxygen

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23
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Self esteem

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How we value ourself

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24
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Self concept

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How we percieve who we are

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25
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APGAR

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Acronym for assessing babies
Appearance
Pulse
Grimmace
Activity
Respiration

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26
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Abrasion

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Scrape

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27
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Laceration

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Cut

28
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Contusion

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Bruise

29
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Puncture

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Poke

30
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Avulsion

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Tear

31
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Incision

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Surgical Cut

32
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Milia

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Elevated white spots on infants.
Self limiting, should disappear in months

33
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mydriatic medications purpose

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Temporarily dilate the pupils

34
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Atelectasis

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Collapse of lung

35
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Bloom’s taxonomy: affective domain involves ______

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Feelings, attitudes, emotions

36
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Three domain’s of bloom’s taxonomy

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Cognitive, affective, psychomotor

37
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Bloom’s taxonomy: cognitive domain involves ______

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Mental skills, knowledge

38
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Bloom’s taxonomy: psychomotor domain involes ______

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Physical doing of skills

39
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What does nail clubbing look like:

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Nails sitting flat, lacking the normal curve

40
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What does nail clubbing indicate?

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Lack of oxygen to the nail bed.

41
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Strabismus

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When eyes do not line up in the same direction

42
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How is strabismus tested for?

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Corneal light reflex test

43
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Ileus

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decrease or absent peristalsis of stomach

44
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Define: Gastropareisis

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Delayed gastric emtpying

45
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Define: Hypercarbia

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Increased CO2 in blood

46
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Define: Epitaxis

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Nosebleed

47
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Define: Anosmia

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Loss of sense of smell

48
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The clavicle joins the scapula at the _____ joint

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Acromioclavicular joint

49
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What is the acromion?

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Process on the scapula where the clavicle articulates

50
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What is the foraman ovale

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Hole between left/right sides of heart in infants. Should close shortly after birth

51
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Ductus arteriosus links the

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pulmonary artery and aorta

52
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Rhinorrhea

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Nasal discharge

53
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The suffix -rhea usually indicates

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Flow, discharge

54
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Delusion

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Belief that is clearly false: indicates a cognitive impairment

55
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What are adventitious sounds?

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Sounds that are not expected to hear in the lungs. Indicates something unexpected happening

56
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What are atelectatic crackles?

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Normal crackling that happens at firs,t but goes away after a few breaths. Result from alveolar filling.

57
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Aphasia

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Loss of ability to express and comprehend spoken and written language

58
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Agnosia

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INability to recognize common objects or faces

59
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Apraxia

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Loss of ability to initiate purposeful movement

60
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Anosognosia

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Loss of ability to realize there is a problem with memory and functioning

61
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Grasp reflex

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Seen in infants. Hand closes around anything brushed or placed in it. disappears around 5-6 months.

62
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Sundowning

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IN dementia patients: bahvioral disturbances that occur in the afternoon

63
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FVD

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Fluid volume deficit

64
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What is a KVO order?

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Keep vein open
Minimal fluid delivered via IV to prevent clots

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