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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1 - MIDTERM TEST > WEEK 4 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY > Flashcards

WEEK 4 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Flashcards

1
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Eupnoea

A

Normal Rate and Depth Respiration

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2
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Bradypnoea

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Slow breathing rate

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3
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Tachypnoea

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Rapid/fast breathing rate

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4
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Apnoea

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No rate

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5
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Hyperventilation

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Very deep, rapid respirations

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6
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Hypoventilation

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Very shallow respirations

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7
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Cheyne

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Stroke breathing - Waxing and waning of respirations, from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnoea

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8
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Dsypnoea

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Difficulty in breathing

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9
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Orthopnoea

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Ability to breathe only in upright position

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10
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Stridor

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A shrill, harsh sound heard during inspiration

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11
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Wheeze

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Continous, high pitched musical squeak or whistling sound

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12
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Bradycardia

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Heart below 60 bpm

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13
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Tachycardia

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Excessively fast heart rate, over 100bpm

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14
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Arrhythmia or Dysrhythmia

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Pulse with irregular rhythm

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15
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Pyrexia/Fever

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Body temp above the usual range

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16
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Febrile

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A person who has pyrexia

17
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Afebrile

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A person who has normal temp

18
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Hypothermia

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Body temp below 35 C

19
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Fully conscious

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Awake, alert and oriented to person, place and time

20
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Coma, light, deep

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Differentiation is based on motor response to painful stimuli

21
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Vasodilation

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Arterioles dilate (enlarge) so more blood enters skin capillaries and heat is lost

22
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Vasoconstriction

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Arterioles get smaller to reduce blood going to skin; keeping core warm

23
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Sweating

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Sudorific glands secrete sweat which removes heat when water changes state

24
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Shivering

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Rap contraction and relaxing of skeletal muscles. Heat produces by respiration

25
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Pilorelaxation

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This means the hairs flatten

26
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Piloerection

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Hairs on skin stand up

27
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Stretching Out

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By opening up,, the body was a larger surface area

28
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Curling Up

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Making yourself smaller = smaller surface area

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1 - MIDTERM TEST (13 decks)

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