More Vocab Flashcards
This means red discoloration
erythma
This means yellow-orange discoloration
jaundice
A nevus can be a normal variation in integument. You may know it as a ?
mole
Another normal variation: it is raised, bright red, smooth and dome shaped papule
Cherry angioma
Define alopecia
loss of hair
Define petechiae
round red or purple macule, associated with bleeding tendencies or emboli to skin
A bruise is also known as?
Hematoma
this is a linear crack with sharp edges extending into the dermis
Fissure
This describes when lesions run together
confluent
UTI: also known as
urinary tract infection
Diaphoresis: also known as?
sweating
Define hematuria
blood tinged urine
Cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
Impaction
collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum
Gastrocolic
Food is stimulus for mass peristalsis
Melena
Black tarry stool indicating digested blood
Transient incontinence results from:
causes outside of or affecting the urinary system that resolves when treated: UTI, labs
Kegel exercises are for?
strengthening the pelvic floor
Nocturia is:
getting up at night to void
Define torticollis
Inclining the head to one side because the sternocleidomastoid muscle is contracted
Define kyphosis
c. Exaggerated convex posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
Dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
Bulla
elevated circumscribed mass containing fluid
