Terminology Flashcards by George Rees

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HYPERTENSION

A

High Blood Pressure

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TACHYCARDIA

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High Heart Rate

More than 100 beats per minute

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BRADYCARDIA

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Slow Heart Rate

Less than 60 beats per minute

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HYPOTENSION

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Low Blood Pressure

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DYSPNOEA

A

Difficult or Laboured Breathing

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TACHYPNOEA

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Rapid Breathing

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HYPOXIA

A

Oxygen Deficiency

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HYPOCAPNEA

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Low CO2 Levels

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HYPOVOLEMIA

A

Low Blood Volume

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BRADYPNOEA

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Slow Breathing

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HYPERCAPNIA

A

High CO2 Levels

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APNOEA

A

Pause in Breathing

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CYANOSIS

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Lack of Oxygen in the Blood

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HYPERVENTILATION

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Excessive Rate and Depth of respiration

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CONTUSION

A

A bruise

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ABRASION

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A graze

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LACERATION

A

A rip or tire of the skin

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INCISION

A

A clean cut

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PUNCTURE

A

Stabbing wound

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DE GLOVED

A

Severing the skin from the body

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TRENDELEMBURG

A

Lower head and raise legs

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ANAFALAXIS

A

Allergic

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PYREXIA

A

Higher temperature

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DEEMA

A

Swelling

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ISCHAEMIC

A

Blood clot

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HAEMORRHAGIC

A

Bleed on the brain

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HYPERGLYCAEMIA

A

Blood sugars are higher than normal

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HYPOGLYCAEMIA

A

Blood sugars are lower than normal

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APYREXIC

A

Low temperature

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EPISTACSIS

A

Nose bleed

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PNEUMONIA

A

Infection in the lungs

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PNEUMOTHORAX

A

The presence of air or gas on the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.

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RHINORRHEA

A

Runny nose

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HAEMOTYPISIS

A

Coughing blood

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HAEMETEMISIS

A

Vomiting Blood

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SEPTISEMIA

A

Infection in the blood