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Signs and Symptoms Flashcards

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S&S of Shock

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Weak, impared consciousness

Cold, pale skin

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S&S of Agonal Breathing

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Noisy, irregular breaths

Gasping, snorting, gurgling

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S&S of Penetrating Injury

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Break in the skin

Often bleeding

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S&S of Blunt Injury

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Bruising
Swelling
No external bleeding

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S&S of Fever

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Sweating
Chills
Skin hot to touch
Rigor (serious temp)

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S&S of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) (5+)

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Difficulty staying awake
Body tremors
Trouble breathing
Poor eating
Vomiting
Discoloured skin
Seizures
Coma
Paralysis
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S&S of Pre-Eclampsia

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Headache in later pregnancy

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S&S of Angina (where?)

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Heaviness, pressure, tightness or pain in centre of chest

May spread to or just affect arms, neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen

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S&S of Heart Attack (5)

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Crushing chest pain
Breathlessness
Impared consciousness
Sweating
Impending doom
Blue tinge around mouth
Weak or rapid pulse
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S&S of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm

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Ripping or tearing pain
Shock
Vomiting or Nausea
Impending doom

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S&S of Impared Consciousness

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Confusion, uncoordinated, slow to respond

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S&S of Meningitis in Adult and Children (6)

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Severe headache
Fever
Nausea and vomiting
Altered mental state
Photophobia
Stiff neck
Muscle pain
Seizures or fits
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S&S of Meningitis in Infants (6)

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Fever
Refusing feeds/vomiting
Floppy or unresponsive
Bulging fontanelle (soft spot on head)
Ill appearance
Irritable and not wanting to be held
Pale and blotchy skin
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S&S of Sepsis

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Small pinprick rash that resembles bruising under the skin. Rash does not fade under pressure
General unwellness
Weakness
Aching muscles
Change in mental state
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S&S of a Stroke

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Facial weakness or drooping
Confusion
Difficulty speaking
Sickness/Diarrhoea
Numbness or tingling
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S&S of Inflamed Pleural Membranes

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Sharp, stabbing pain when breathing in or coughing

17
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S&S of Severe Breathing Difficulties

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Wheezing badly
Gasping for breath
Unable to speak properly

18
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S&S of Asthma

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Characteristic wheezing sound
Shortness of breath
Chest tightness
Cough

19
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S&S of Collapsed Lung

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Sharp chest pain
Breathlessness
Blue discolouration of skin
Crackly feeling under skin of chest (bubble wrap)

20
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S&S of COPD

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Wheezing and breathlessness
Chest tightness
Cough
Increased phlegm production

21
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S&S of Wound Infection

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Pain
Redness and Swelling
Pus
Fever
Wound isn't healing
22
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S&S of Anaphylaxis

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Swelling and itching
Tongue, face and throat swelling
Difficulty breathing

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S&S of Hypothyroidism

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Slow metabolism
Tiredness
Low mood
Weight gain
Menstrual irregularities
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S&S of Hyperthyroidism

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Increased metabolism
Weight loss
Increased appetite
Heat intolerance
Menstrual irregularities
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S&S of Hypoglycaemia

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Weakness
Hunger 
Agression
Cold, clammy skin
Loss of consciousness
26
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S&S of Hyperglycaemia

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Rapid breathing
Fruity smelling breath
Thirst
Warm, dry skin

27
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S&S of Urinary Tract Infection

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Fever
Pain passing urine
Cloudy or smelly urine
Abdominal pain

28
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S&S of Ectopic Pregnancy

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Slight vaginal bleeding (mistaken for period)
Lower abdominal pain/lower back pain
Shoulder tip pain
Nausea and vomiting

29
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S&S of STI

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Genital discharge
Itching, soreness and inflamed genital area
Pain passing urine
Sores, rashes and warts
Pain during sex
30
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S&S of Eye Infection

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Thick, discoloured discharge
Swelling of eyelids
Feeling very ill (serious infection)

31
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S&S of Sinusitis

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Facial pain and headache (bending over)
Yellow/green discharge
Fever
Loss of taste/smell

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S&S of Respiratory Distress in a baby

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Head bobbing with effort
Tummy sucking in and out with each breath
Grunting noises
Inability to cry or speak

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