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| Inherited disorder or exocrine glands resulting in thick, mucous secretions that do not drain normally? |
CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:22:02 GMT |
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| Nosebleed? |
EPISTAXIS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:22:02 GMT |
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| Acute viral infection in infants and children; characterized by obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor? |
CROUP |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:15:24 GMT |
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| Continuous high-pitched whistling sound heard when air is forced through a narrow space during inspiration or expiration? |
WHEEZE |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:15:23 GMT |
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| Strained, high-pitched, relatively loud sound made on inspiration; associated with obstruction of the larynx or trachea? |
STRIDOR |
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| Material expelled from the chest by coughing or clearing the throat? |
SPUTUM |
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| Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure? |
PERCUSSION |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:11:13 GMT |
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| Fine crackling sound heard on auscultation (during inspiration) when there is fluid in the alveoli? |
RALE (CRACKLE) |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:11:12 GMT |
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| Voice box? |
LARYNX |
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| Muscle separating the chest and abdomen. it contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible? |
DIAPHRAGM |
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| Slit-like opening to the larynx? |
GLOTTIS |
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| Division of a lung? |
LOBE |
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| Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities? |
NARES |
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| Space between the folds of the pleura? |
PLEURAL CAVITY |
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| Lower portion of the lung? |
BASE OF THE LUNG |
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| Tip or uppermost portion of the lung? |
APEX OF THE LUNG |
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| Air sac in the lung? |
ALVEOLUS |
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| Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx? |
ADENOIDS |
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| Inner lining of the heart? |
ENDOCARDIUM |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:00:38 GMT |
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| Smallest blood vessel? |
CAPILLARY |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:00:38 GMT |
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| Contraction phase of the heartbeat? |
SYSTOLE |
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| Largest vein in the body? |
VENA CAVA |
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| One of two lower chambers of the heart? |
VENTRICLE |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:23 GMT |
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| Small vein? |
VENULE |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:23 GMT |
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| Central collecting region in the kidney? |
RENAL PELVIS |
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| An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels)? |
RENIN |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:23 GMT |
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| An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys? |
SODIUM (Na+) |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:48 GMT |
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| Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine? |
UREA |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:47 GMT |
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| Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body? |
URETHRA |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:47 GMT |
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| Tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder? |
Ureter |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:47 GMT |
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| A nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine? |
URIC ACID |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:49:46 GMT |
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| Hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine? |
URINARY BLADDER |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:49:46 GMT |
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| Process of expelling urine? |
URINATION |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:49:46 GMT |
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| Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder? |
VOIDING |
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| Inflammation of many nerves? |
NEURITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:05 GMT |
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| Pertaining to around the heart? |
PERICARDIUM |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:05 GMT |
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| Osteopathy? |
DISEASE OF THE BONES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Cardiology? |
STUDY OF THE HEART |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| In anatomic position, the palm of the hand faces in a blank direction? |
VENTRAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The lungs are found in the what cavity? |
THORACIC CAVITY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The brain is found in a what cavity? |
INFERIOR CAVITY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The knee is what to the hip? |
DISTAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Lower middle region below navel? |
HYPOGASTRIC |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Upper middle region above the stomach? |
EPIGASTRIC |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Plane dividing body into front and back? |
FRONTAL |
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| Region in upper back and chest? |
THORACIC |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Plane dividing the body into left and right? |
SAGITTAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Region near the navel? |
UMBILICAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Neck region? |
CERVICAL |
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| Plane dividing body into top and bottom? |
TRANSVERSE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| MCP? |
METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Within a vein? |
VENIPUNCTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Abnormal enlargement of the heart? |
CARDIOMEGALY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| In your patients chart, you see that he complains of peripatellar pain. This mean his pain is located? |
AROUND THE KNEECAP |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Your patient had a procedure done where a physician did a visual examination of his stomach with an instrument. This procedure is called a/an? |
GASTROSCOPY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Your patient has an abnormally fast respiration rate. This is called? |
TACHYPNEA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Which of these conditions describes an abnormal softening of cartilage? |
CHONDROMALACIA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The patient has weakness of half of their body. This is called? |
HEMIPLEGIA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Hardening? |
SCLEROSIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Above/upper? |
SUPRA |
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| Slow? |
BRADY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Bad, painful, abnormal, difficult? |
DYS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Inflammation? |
Itis |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Pain? |
ALGIA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Abnormal enlargement |
MEGALY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Deficient/under? |
HYPO |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Surgical removal? |
ECTOMY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Before/in front of? |
PRE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This is a chronic degenerative disease of the lover, often cause by alcoholism? |
CIRRHOSIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This is a sore or lesion of the lining of the stomach or duodenum caused by H. pylori bacteria? |
ULCER |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This condition is caused by acid and stomach content moving backward into the esophagus? |
GERD (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE) |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This structure closes down over the trachea during swallowing to prevent aspiration? |
EPIGLOTTIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This organ secretes bile, stores iron, sugar and vitamins? |
LIVER |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Inflammation of the appendix? |
APPENDICITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Abnormal enlargement of the liver? |
HEPATOMEGALY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Difficulty eating or swallowing? |
DYSPAHGIA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Inflammation of the small intestine |
ENTERITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Surgical removal of the stomach? |
GASTRECTOMY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Duodenum? |
PART OF SMALL INTESTINE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Mastication? |
CHEWING |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Palate? |
ROOF OF MOUTH |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Peristalsis? |
CONTRACTION OF GI TRACT MUSCLES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Pharynx? |
THROAT |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain? |
HYDROCEPHALUS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Congenital defect in the spinal column secondary to imperfect union of vertebral parts? |
SPINA BIFIDA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Disruption in blood supply to the breain; a stroke? |
CVA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Progressive brain disorder characterized by mental deterioration, personality changers, and functional impairment? |
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Chronic brain disorder characterized by seizure |
EPILEPSY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This area of the brain controls balance and coordination? |
CEREBELLUM |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is associated with vision? |
OCCIPITAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| These 3 layers of connective tissue surround the brain and spinal cord? |
MENINGES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This fatty tissue that covers some neural axons. It functions to speed up transmission of neural impulses? |
MYELIN |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The space between the axon terminal of one nerve cell and the dendrites on another nerve cell is called? |
SYNAPSE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This medical term means painful or abnormal menstrual periods? |
DYSMENORRHEAH |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Sperm are formed in the? |
TESTICLES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| This gland surrounds the ureter in men? |
PROSTATE GLAND |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| When a fertilized egg implants anywhere other than the uterus, it is called a/an? |
ECTOPIC PREGNANGY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Which surgical procedure leaves a man unable to father a child? |
VASECTOMY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| The muscular layer of the uterine wall is called? |
MYOMETRIUM |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Permanent cessation of menstrual cycles occurs with? |
MENOPAUSE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| An elevated PSA may indicate? |
PROSTATE CANCER |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| When a single fertilized egg splits into two, it results in? |
IDENTICAL TWINS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| What term describes a surgical procedure to deliver a baby? |
CAESARIAN |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| A condition where air gathers in the pleural cavity, causing a collapsed lung, is called? |
PNEUMOTHORAX |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT |
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| Surgical removal of the entire lung is called? |
PNEUMONECTOMY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place at these structures of the respiratory system? |
ALVEOLI |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Your patient has chest pain due to myocardial ischemia. This is called? |
ANGINA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This condition is characterized by a local widening or dilation in an artery wall? |
ANEURYSM |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This condition is caused by inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart? |
PERICARDITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| The largest artery in the body is? |
AORTA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| These vessels carry blood away from the body tissues back toward the heart? |
VEINS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| RW |
ROLLING WALKER |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| STG |
SHORT TERM GOAL |
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| AMB |
AMBULATE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| SOB? |
SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
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| Rx? |
PRESCRIPTION |
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| pt? |
PATIENT |
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| A crack in the skin is called a? |
FISSURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| A burn that involves only the epidermal layer of the skin, with no blistering is called? |
FIRST DEGREE BURN |
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| Itis |
INFLAMMATION |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Ot/o |
EAR |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Erythem/o |
REDNESS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Derm/o |
SKIN |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Enlargement of the spleen? |
SPLENOMEGALY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Inflammation of the liver? |
HEPATITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Surgical removal of the thyroid gland? |
THYROIDECTOMY |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| ITIS |
INFLAMMATION |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| SPLEN/O |
SPLEEN |
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| HYPO |
BELOW |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| MEGALY |
ENLARGEMENT |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| ECTOMY? |
REMOVAL |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| DM? |
DIABETES MELITUS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| The endocrine organs of the female reproductive system is/are? |
OVARIES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosis are diseases where the body destroys itself. There are also known as? |
AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This gland secretes thyroxine? |
THYROID |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This is an abdominal organ that is composed of lymphatic tissue? |
SPLEEN |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| A fracture of the distal radius? |
COLLES FRACTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| When a fragment of broken bone protrudes from the skin? |
OPEN FRACTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| A fracture where the skin is intact; no open wound? |
CLOSED FRACTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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The bone bends and only breaks on one side?
Common in children. |
GREENSTICK FRACTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Fracture caused by a disease of the bone? |
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| What term indicates an injury to a ligament? |
SPRAIN |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| Connects muscle to bone? |
TENDON |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This bone disease is characterized by decreased calcium, and makes the patient susceptible to fractures? |
OSTEOPOROSIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| This type of arthritis is characterized by wear and tear of the articular cartilage? |
OSTEOARTHRITIS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:03 GMT |
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| The strong fibrous tissue that covers the surface of long bone's is called? |
PERIOSTEUM |
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