more terms

Question 1

hypoxia

Answer 1

Excessive or profuse bleeding

Question 2

infarct

Answer 2

Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

Question 3

inferior

Answer 3

Lower on the body, farther from the head

Question 4

ischemia

Answer 4

Lack of blood supply

Question 5

laceration

Answer 5

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

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

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

Question 7

lethargic

Answer 7

Septic, very sick, about to die

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

Nearer to the midline

Question 9

meningitis

Answer 9

Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain

Question 10

otitis externa

Answer 10

Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)

Question 11

melena

Answer 11

Infection inner ear (behind the eardrum)

Question 12

myalgia

Answer 12

Muscular pain, “muscle aches”

Question 13

pallor

Answer 13

Pale skin

Question 14

peritoneal signs

Answer 14

Guarding/Rebound/Rigidity: PE findings indicating a rupture in the abdomen

Question 15

pharyngitis

Answer 15

Throat infection

Question 16

pneumonia

Answer 16

Bacterial infection of the lungs

Question 17

posteria/dorsal

Answer 17

Rear or backside of the body

Question 18

prone

Answer 18

Body position lying flat, face down

Question 19

proximal

Answer 19

Nearer to the trunk of the body

Question 20

perulence/perulent

Answer 20

Pus/Pus-like

Question 21

rales

Answer 21

Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs

Question 22

rhinorrhea

Answer 22

Clear nasal discharge, “runny nose”

Question 23

rhonchi

Answer 23

Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

Question 24

sepsis

Answer 24

Dangerous infection of the blood

Question 25

sinusitis

Answer 25

Infection/inflammation of the nasal sinuses

Question 26

small bowel obstruction

Answer 26

Physical blockage of the small intestines

Question 27

streptococcal pharyngitis

Answer 27

Strep throat

Question 28

superior

Answer 28

Higher on the body, nearer to the head

Question 29

supine

Answer 29

Body position lying face up

Question 30

syncope

Answer 30

"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting

Question 31

tachycardia

Answer 31

Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm)

Question 32

trismus

Answer 32

Inability to open the jaw due to pain

Question 33

tachypnea

Answer 33

Increased breathing rate

Question 34

ulcerations

Answer 34

Blisters or open-sores

Question 35

wheezing

Answer 35

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