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Abrasion

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Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

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Abcess

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Collection of pus underneath the skin

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Antipyretic

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Medication used to reduce a fever

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Afebrile

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Without a fever, less than 100.4 degrees

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Anterior

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Located near the front of the body

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Appendicitis

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Dangerous infection of the appendix

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Benign

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Of no danger to health

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart below 60

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Bronchitis

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Infection of the upper air (bronchi)

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Bronchiliotis

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Infection of the bronchioles (smaller air tubes in the lungs)

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Catheter

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Tube inserted into vessel or body cavity to permit injection or withdrawal of fluid or to keep passage open

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Cellulitis

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Infection of the skin

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Conjunctivitis

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Infection of the outer layer of the eye

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Dialysis

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Process in removing waste from the blood of people with renal failure

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Diffuse

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To spread out

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Distal

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Father from the trunk the body

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Dysuria

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Painful urinating

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Ecchymosis

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Bruising

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Edema

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Swelling

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Epilepsy

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Seizure disorder

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Epistaxis
Nosebleed
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Erythema
Redness
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Exudates
Plus pockets in the tonsil
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Febrile
State of being in a fever (more than a 100.4)
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Grossly
Obvious, a lot of
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Hematemesis
Blood in the vomit
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Hematuria
Blood in the urine
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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Hemorrhage
Profuse bleeding
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Hepatomegaly
Enlarged Liver
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Hernia
Profusion of an organ through the wall of a cavity that normally contains it
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Hyperlipodemia
High cholesterol
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure
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Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the Blood
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Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
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Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
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Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
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Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
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Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Meningitis
Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain
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Otitis Externa
Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)
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Otitis Media
Infection inner ear (behind the eardrum)
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Melena
Black tarry stool
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Myalgia
Muscular pain, “muscle aches”
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Pallor
Pale skin
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Palpation
Examine by touch
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Palpitation
To beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly (usually relating to the heart)
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Peritoneal signs
Guarding/Rebound/Rigidity: PE findings indicating a rupture in the abdomen
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Pharyngitis
Throat Infection
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Pneumonia
Bacterial Infection of the Lungs
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Posterior/Dorsal
Backside of the Body
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Prone
Lying flat, face down
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Proximal
Near the Trunk of the Body
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Pulmonary
Relating the the Lungs
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Purulence /Purulent
Pus/Pus Like
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Rales
Crackles, wet noises in the lungs
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Rhinorrhea
Runny nose
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Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
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-scopy
to view with a scope
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Sepsis
Dangerous infection of the blood
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Sinusitis
Infection of inflammation of the nasal sinuses
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Small Bowel Obstruction
Physical blockage of the small intestines
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Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Strep Throat
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Superior
Higher on the body, near the head
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Supine
Lying on your body, face up
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Syncope
Passing out, fainting
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Tachycardia
Fast heart beat greater than 100bpm
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Trismus
Inability to open jaw due to pain
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Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
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Ulcerations
Blisters or open sores
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Vertigo
Room spinning dizziness (not light headed)
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Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

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