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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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hyperventilation

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abnormally rapid rate of deep respiration that is usually associated with anxiety.

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myelodysplastic syndrome

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cancerous blood condition previously known as preleukemia

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tachypnea

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abnormally rapid rate of respiration, > 20 RR

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bilirubin

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pigment produced from destruction of hemoglobin, released by liver in bile

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myomalacia

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abnormal softening of muscle tissue

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bronchopneumonia

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begins in bronchoiles

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double pneumonia

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bacterial pneumonia that involves both lobes of lungs

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lobar pneumonia

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affects one or more lobes of lungs

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mycoplasma pneumonia

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walking pneumonia

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singultus

A

hiccup

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aerophagia

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swallowing air

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borborygmus

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movement of gas in the intestine

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emesis

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vomiting

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14
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eructation

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belching

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flatulence

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passing gas through rectum

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antibiotics

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medication capable of inhibiting the growth or killing bacteria

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peritonitis

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inflammation of peritoneum

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etiology

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study the cause of disease

19
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chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

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debilitating complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue not improved with bed rest

20
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Tay-Sachs

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inherited disease that destroys nerve cells in brain and spinal cord

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cachexia

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physical wasting away due to loss of weight of muscle mass

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