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Nursing School: Terms and Abbreviations > Signs and Symptoms > Flashcards

Signs and Symptoms Flashcards

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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ptosis

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drooping eyelid

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exopthalmos

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protruding eyes

(Graves’ disease, hyperthyrodism)

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periorbital edema

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swelling around the eyes

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ectropion

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eyelids loosen and roll outward

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entropion

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eyelids roll in because of scarring or spasm

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dysphagia

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swallowing difficulties

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diaphoretic

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excessive sweating

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diaphoretic

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excessive sweating

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dysphagia

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swallowing difficulties

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entropion

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eyelids roll in because of scarring or spasm

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ectropion

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eyelids loosen and roll outward

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paresthesia

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burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet

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lymphedema

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swelling, usually in one arm or leg, most often because of damage to or removal of lymph nodes

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rubor

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redness of the skin

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erythema

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redness of the skin, usually because of injury/inflammation

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bruit

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auscultated indicator of turbulent bloodflow

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thrill

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palpable indicator of turbulent bloodflow

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pallor

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pale skin

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dysarthria

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  • slurred speech
  • motor speech disorder, lack of control of larynx, tongue, vocal cords, and surrounding muscles
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clubbing

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enlargening of fingertips, flattening of angle between fingernail and nail bed

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turgor

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how quickly skin returns to its shape after pinching

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mobility

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how easily skin lifts when pinched

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tenting

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  • when pinched skin retains the shape it was pinched into
  • indicates dehydration
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blanch

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to briefly lose color

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patent

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open, unobstructed, failing to close

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orthopnea

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dyspnea

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apnea

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barrel chest

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adventitious breath sounds

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  • bnormal lung sounds heard when auscultating
  • wheezes, crackles (rales), or stridor
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crackles

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wheezes

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rhonchi

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nystagmus

36
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Chvostek’s sign

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a contraction of ipsilateral facial muscles subsequent to percussion over the facial nerve

(video)

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hypercalcemia

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  • serum calcium level > 10.5 mg/dL
  • clinical manifestations generally occur at > 12 mg/dL
  • symptoms: depressed DTR, nausea, vomiting, bone pain, lethargy, weakness
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cardiac tamponade

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compression of the heart caused by accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardium

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sinus arrhythmia

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  • cardiac irregularity marked by variation in interval between sinus beats
  • may occur with respiration (increased HR during inspiration and decreased HR on expiration) or result from use of digitalis glycosides
  • common in older patients and linked with an increased risk of sudden death
40
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respiratory sinus arrhythmia

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changes in HR with inspiration and expiration

41
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pulsus paradoxus

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change in blood pressure related to respiration

42
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myalgia

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muscle pain or muscle ache

43
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leukopenia

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  • abnormal decrease of white blood cells usually below 5,000/mm3
  • causes include failure of bone marrow, many drugs, COVID-19
44
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lymphopenia

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  • deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood
  • often associated with susceptibility to infection
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anosmia

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loss of or decrease in sense of smell

46
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anosmia

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loss of or decrease in sense of smell

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lymphopenia

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  • deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood
  • often associated with susceptibility to infection
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leukopenia

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  • abnormal decrease of white blood cells usually below 5,000/mm3
  • causes include failure of bone marrow, many drugs, COVID-19
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myalgia

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muscle pain or muscle ache

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pulsus paradoxus

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change in blood pressure related to respiration

51
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chorea

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involuntary dancing or writhing of a limb or of the facial muscles

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atrophy

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decrease in size, wasting away, or progressive decline of a body part or tissue

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drainage

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seepage or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity

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edema

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accumulation of excess fluid, causing swelling in the cells, in interstitial spaces of tissues, or in potential spaces inside the body

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eschar

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slough (hard crust or mass of dead tissue) produced by a thermal burn, a corrosive application, or gangrene

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exudate

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material such as fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris that has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation

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inflammation

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protective response occurring in reaction to any type of bodily injury or destruction of tissues, characterized by redness and swelling and sometimes serous exudate

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pruritus

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purulent

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wound drainage that is yellow, green, or brown and a sign that infection is present

60
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stasis

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stagnation (stopping) of the flow of body fluid, most commonly used to describe the impaired flow of blood back to the heart from the peripheral circulation (venous stasis)

61
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expectorate

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to expel fluid or secretions from the mouth, throat, or lungs by coughing and/or spitting

62
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halitosis

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bad breath

63
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incontinence

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involuntary release of urine from the bladder or feces via the anus

64
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smegma

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thick, cheesy secretion that accumulates under the labia minora or the male foreskin

65
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smegma

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thick, cheesy secretion that accumulates under the labia minora or the male foreskin

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flatus

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gas or air from the stomach and/or intestines and expelled via the anus

67
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patency

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state of being open or unobstructed

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arrhythmia

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no heart rhythm

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dysrhythmia

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abnormal heart rhythm

70
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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

71
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aphasia

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  • loss of speech
  • CVA, TBI can lead to damage in speech centers of brain
  • left/dominant side (motor speech/Broca’s area): difficulty finding the right word, speaking slowly or with difficulty, or complete loss of speech
  • receptive or sensory speech area: fluent speech, but pt. can’t understand what they hear
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jaundice

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  • yellow in French
  • yellowing of skin and whites of eyes from backup of bile metabolic by-products from blood into tissues
  • can be caused by:
    • blockage of bile ducts
    • excessive breakdown of red blood cells; Hb is broken down and ends up in bile secretions
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urticaria

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  • allergic reaction marked by multiple discrete wheals
  • intensely itchy and last up to 24 hr
74
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miosis

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pupil constriction

75
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ataxia

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defective muscular coordination, esp. when voluntary movements attempted

76
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diplopia

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double vision

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agnosia

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inability to recognize familiar objects

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alexia

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difficulty reading

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agraphia

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difficulty writing

80
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hemiplegia

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unilateral paralysis

81
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hemiparesis

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unilateral weakness

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hemianopsia

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loss of vision in one eye or part of visual field in both eyes

83
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anopsia

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loss of vision

Nursing School: Terms and Abbreviations (15 decks)

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