Terms Flashcards by Jt Markus | Brainscape

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Abrasion

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Scraped skin

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Ambulation

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Able to walk

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Antipyretics

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Anti-fever medication

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Atelectasis

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Collapse of avioli

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Claudication

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Limping

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Cyanosis

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Blue skin

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Erythema

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Redness in skin

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Gait

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Walk

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Hematemesis

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Blood in vomit

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Hematoma

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Swelling filling with blood

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing blood

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Laceration

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Cut

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Orthopneic

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Difficulty breathing while lying flat

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Palpable

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Touchable

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Pleurisy

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Chest/lung inflammation

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Polydipsia

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Increased thirst

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Puncture

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Stabbed/pierced

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Afebrile

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No fever

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Antiemetics

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Medication for nausea

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Apnea

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No breathing

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Avulsion

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Skin chunk

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Cerumen

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Ear wax

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Contusion

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Trauma injury/bruise/swelling

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Debridement

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Cleaning of a wound

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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

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Ecchymosis

A

Bruising/discoloration

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Febrile

A

Fever

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Gravid

A

Pregnant

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Hematochezia

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Red blood in stool

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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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Incontinence

A

Involuntary bowel movements and urination

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Melena

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Black tarry stool

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Pallor

A

Pail skin

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Photophobia

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Sensitivity to light

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Polyuria

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Frequent urination

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Pruritus

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Itchiness

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Purulent

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Containing pus

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Rhinorrhea

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Runny nose

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate ( >100 )

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Transient

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Temporary

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Waxing and waning

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Increase and decrease

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Tinnitus

A

Ear ringing

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Vertigo

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Room spinning

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Appendectomy

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Removal of appendix

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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

A

By pass on the heart

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Cholecystectomy

A

Removal of gallbladder

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Colectomy

A

Removal of colon

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Herniaorrhaphy

A

Hernia repair

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Hysterectomy

A

Removal of uterus

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Mastectomy

A

Removal of breasts

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Nephrectomy

A

Removal of kidneys

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Oophorectomy

A

Removal of ovaries

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Salpingectomy

A

Removal of fallopian tubes

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Salpingo-oophorectomy

A

Removal of Fallopian tubes and ovaries

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Tonsillectomy

A

Removal of tonsils

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Tubal ligation

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Tubes tied