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1
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Anisocoria

A

Unequal pupils

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2
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S3 sounds like…

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Kentucky

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Pathognomonic

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Sign which is very specific for a particular disease.

The presence of the sign indicates a disease without any doubt.

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Achalasia

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Esophageal motility disorder.

Lack of peristalsis, incomplete opening of sphincter, increased sphincter tone.

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4
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S4 sounds like…

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Tennessee

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Odynophagia

A

Painful swallowing

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Melena

A

Black, tarry stool

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Etiology

A

Study of causality

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Epidemiology

A

Study of patterns of diseases

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Cor pulmonale

A

right heart failure secondary to a pulmonary cause

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Hyperdontia

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Too many teeth

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Hypertelorism

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Widely separated eyes

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12
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Macroglossia

vs. what syndrome’s feature?

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Unusually large tongue

vs. the low tone of Down’s syndrome which results in protrusion

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Atresia

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Condition where an orifice or passageway in the body is absent or closed

anal atresia, esophageal atresia

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Philtrum

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vertical groove between nose and upper lip

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Talipes equinovarus congenita

A

club feet

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16
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coloboma

A

key-hole iris

results from embryonic fissure defect

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heterochromia

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eyes of different color

18
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microstomia

A

small mouth

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micrognathia

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very small lower jaw

AKA mandibular hypoplasia

20
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cheilosis

A

fissures at lip corners

can be sign of vitamin deficiency

21
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steatorrhea

A

bulky, foul stool (CF)

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apraxia

A

the inability to execute purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical capacity to do so

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antagonist

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agonist

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esotropia

A

eyes deviate INWARD

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exotropia

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eyes deviate OUTWARD

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hypertropia

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eyes deviate UPWARD

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hypotropia

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eyes deviate DOWNWARD

30
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otalgia

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hyperemia

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increased blood flow; clinically presents as erythema

32
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infratentorial

A

below the tentorium

aka - the “tent” of the cerebellum

33
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autosomal dominant

A

appearing in every generation

34
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coprolalia

A

obscene speech

35
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palilalia

A

repeating one’s own words

36
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echolalia

A

repeating another’s words

37
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copropraxia

A

obscene gestures

38
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anisocytosis

A

red cell size variation

r/t RDW

39
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paresthesia

40
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glossitis

A

big, beefy red tongue

associated with Folate deficiency anemia and Pernicious anemia

41
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chordee

A

bowing of the penis

42
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oliguria

A

low urine output

43
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tocolytic

A

anti-contraction medication (uterine)

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