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Abrasion

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Scrape of the skin due to something abbrasive

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Acute

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

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Ambulate

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To walk from place to place.

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Anterior

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Located to the front of the body.

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Artery

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Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.

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Benign

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Normal, of no danger to health.

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (less than 60bpm)

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart.

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Cholecystisis

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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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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers.

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Coronary artery.

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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood.

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

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“Stroke” Lack of blood supply to the brain which causes brain damage.

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating.

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk of the body.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis

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A blood clot in the deep vein most often an extremity.

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Dyspnea

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Problems with breathing.

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Dysuria

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Painful urination.

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Ecchymosis

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A bruise.

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Edema

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Swelling.

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Emesis

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Vomiting.

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleeding.

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Erythema/Erythematous

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Redness/Red.

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Febrile

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Elevated body temperature, fever, and indication of infection.

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Grossly

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Obviously; a lot; wholly

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Hematemesis

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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit.

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Hematuria

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Large amounts of blood in the urine.

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing large amounts of blood.

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding.

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged liver.

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure.

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure.

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Hypoxia

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

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Infarct.

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Area of dead tissue after lack of blood supply.

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Inferior

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Lower on the body, farther from the head.

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood supply

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Laceration

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

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Lateral

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

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Medial

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Nearer to midline

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Melena

A

Black tarry stool

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Myocardial Infarction

A

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia.

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Myalgia

A

Muscular aches, muscle pains.

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Oriented x 3

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Oriented to person, time, and place.

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Pallor

A

Pale skin.

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Posterior/Dorsal

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Rear or backside of the body

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk of the body.

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Pruritic

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Itchy

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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

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Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot.

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Purulent

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Pus-Like

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Rales

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Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs.

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Rhinorrhea

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Runny nose

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Rhonchi

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Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

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Sepsis

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Dangerous infection of the blood.

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STEMI

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

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Superior

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Higher on the body, nearer to the head.

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Supine

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Body position lying face up.

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Syncope

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Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting.

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100BPM)

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Tachypnea

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Increased breathing rate

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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time.

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Vein

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Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart.

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Vertigo

A

Condition of dizziness, room spinning.

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Wheezing

A

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

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