P words Flashcards

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Pallor

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Pale white bloodless skin

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Palpation

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Manual manipulation with hand and fingers

A method of feeling with the fingers or hands during a physical examination.

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Papule

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A small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus.

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4
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Paradoxical reaction

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An effect of a chemical substance that is opposite to what would usually be expected

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5
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Parenteral

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Administered or occurring elsewhere in the body other than the mouth and alimentary canal.

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Patent

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Open, unobstructed, affording free passage

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Peristalsis

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Wave like movement of intestines
The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.

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Petechiae

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Small red dots on skin, blood pinpoints

pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding.

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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10
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Phlebotomy

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Procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein

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11
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Polypharmacy

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The simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat a single ailment or condition

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Polyuria

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Production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine.

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13
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Prone

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Lying facedown on belly

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14
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Proteinuria

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Excess protein in urine

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15
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Proximal

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Close to midline

Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.

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16
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Pruritus

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Dry itchy skin

17
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Psoriasis

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Inflamed itchy flaking skin

Skin disease that causes red, itchy scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp

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Pulse

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Detectable heart beat

19
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Pulse deficit

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Difference between the apical and peripheral pulse rates

20
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Pulse pressure

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Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

21
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Purulent

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Consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.

22
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Pus

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A thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infection