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Steatohepatitis

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Fatty and inflamed liver

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Syncope

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Blackout caused by fall in bp

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Xanthelasma

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Fatty deposits on skin around eyes. Indicates hyperlipidaemia

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Corneal arcus

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Ring (white/blue/grey) on outer edge of cornea, indicative of hyperlipidaemia (also just common in old age)

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Meningitis

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Infection and Inflammation of the meninges (protective membranes of the brain) non blanching rash, stiff neck, photophobia, convulsions, drowsy, high fever

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Koilonychia

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Spoon nails : indicative of severe anaemia

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Onycholysis

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Detachment of nail from finger bed - hyperthyroidism, fungal infection, psoriasis

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Endocarditis

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Infection of heart valves

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Orthopnoea

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Breathlessness on lying flat - cor pulmonale

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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea

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SOB on waking up

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Ascites

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Fluid accumulation in abdomen

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Pectus excavatum

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Caved in chest : seen in marfans, scoliosis and ehlers danlos syndrome - usually asymptomatic but can displace heart to left and restrict ventilators capacity

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Pectus carinatum

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Pigeon chest

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Haematemesis

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Vomiting blood

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Sulcus

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Groove

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Gyri

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Ridges eg on cortex of brain

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Dyspepsia

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Indigestion

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Leuconychia

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Whitening of nails due to hypoalbuminaemia

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Coarcation

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Congenital narrowing of arteries - aortic seen in marfans

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Papilloedema

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Swelling of optic disc

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Absolute constipation

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Doesn’t pass wind

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Pleomorphism

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Variability in size and shape of cells /+ nuclei

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Paronychia

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Soft tissue infection of skin around a fingernail

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Ablation

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Surgical removal of body Tissue

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Ectropion (opposite Entropion)
Lower eyelid turns out from eye (Bell's palsy, trauma, congenital, tumour, cyst can cause)
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Dysarthria
Difficult in/ unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal . Causes - cerebral palsy, stroke, head/brain trauma, Parkinson's and motor neurone
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Odynophagia
Pain on eating/swallowing
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Emmetropia
Normal vision
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Apoplexy
Stroke/CVA cerebrovascular accident
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Polyhydramnios
Excessive amount of amniotic fluid - usually no complications but can indicate developmental problems
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Atelectasis
Partial collapse/incomplete inflation of the lung
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Stenosis
Narrowing of blood vessels
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Ptosis
Drooping of upper eyelid
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Exanthema
Skin rash accompanying a disease/fever
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Keratitis
Inflammation of cornea
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Fulminating
(Disease is) rapid, sudden, severe - worsens quickly
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Trismus
Lockjaw - symptom of tetanus
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Troponin
Protein which if cardiac Isoform has high level in blood shows cardiac muscle death eg MI
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Dysphoria
State of unease / general dissatisfaction with life
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Dyspareunia
Difficult/painful intercourse
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Stereopsis
Depth perception that is a result of having two normally working eyes
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Febrile
Feverish
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Hematochezia
Fresh blood from anus
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Paroxysmal
Occurs in violent attacks due to sudden onset of symptoms or acute exacerbation
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Sclerodactylyl
Localised thickening and tightness of skin on fingers or toes
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Parturition
Child birth
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Gustatory
Concerned with taste
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Anosmia
Loss of sense of smell
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Exophthalmos
Bulging of eye anteriorly
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Hypersthenuria
Increased osmolarity (specific gravity) of urine
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Epistaxis
Nosebleed
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Lability
Unstable/ constantly variable
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Oligaemia
Reduced blood volume
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Chromaffin cell or phaeochromocyte
Cell of sympathetic paraganglion or adrenal medulla
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Gord
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
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Claudication
Pain due to ischaemia usually during exercise in legs/buttocks indicates PVD
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Canthus
Corner of eye where upper and lower eyelids meet
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Bruit
Vascular murmur due to turbulence (due to partial obstruction on high flow) in artery
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Pleiotropic
Producing more than one effect
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Ecchymosis (>3mm) and Petechiae (1-2mm)
Purplish subcutaneous patch due to extravasation of blood into the skin
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Malaena
Dark blood in stool due to upper GI tract bleed
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Gynaecomastia
Enlargement of a male's breast tissue
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Guarding
Involuntary tensing in muscles
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Terry's nails
Proximal part of nails are white with distal 1/3rd reddened. Sign of liver failure (or kidney/CCF)
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Asterixis
Hepatic or CO2 retention flap when wrists are cocked back
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Blue lunulae
The proximal white arc on nail bed is blue - caused by Wilson's disease (hepatic) or argyria (exposure to silver)
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Dupuytren's contracture
Fixed forward curvature of 1 or more fingers. Due to thickening of connective tissue shortened and fibrosed. Late effect of Dupuytrens disease a genetic connective tissue disease.
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Rovsing's sign
Pain is greater in the right iliac fossa than the left when the left is pressed = acute appendicitis
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Murphy's sign
2 finger on the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and when patient inspires it causes pain = acute cholecystitis - gallstones
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Tenesmus
Continual or recurrent inclination to pass stools
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Muehrckes lines
White stripes on finger nails that are not grooved (unlike beaus lines) disappear when pressure is applied. = hypoglobulinaemia
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Kayser fleischer rings
Dark yellow/green arc encircling cornea. Due to copper deposits = liver disease
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angular stomatitis / cheilitis
Inflammation of corners of the lips. Causes = dentures, nutritional deficiencies (B12/folate)

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