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| Wheezing |
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease |
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| Vertigo |
Condition of dizziness, "room spinning" |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) |
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time |
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| Tachypnea |
Increased breathing rate |
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| Tachycardia |
Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm) |
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| Syncope |
"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting |
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| Supine |
Body position lying face up |
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| Superior |
Higher on the body, nearer to the head |
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| STEMI |
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia |
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| Sepsis |
Dangerous infection of the blood |
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| Rhonchi |
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs |
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| Rhinorrhea |
Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" |
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| Rales |
Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs |
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| Purulent |
Pus-like |
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| Proximal |
Nearer to the trunk of the body |
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| Prone |
Body position lying flat, face down |
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| Posterior/Dorsal |
Rear or backside of the body |
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| Pulmonary Embolism (PE) |
Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a travelling clot |
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| Pallor |
Pale skin |
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| Oriented x3 |
Oriented to person, place, and time |
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| Lateral |
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button) |
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| Laceration |
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp) |
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| Ischemia |
Lack of blood supply |
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| Inferior |
Lower on the body, farther from the head |
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| Infarct |
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply |
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| Hypoxia |
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood |
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| Hypotension |
Low blood pressure |
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| Hypertension |
High blood pressure |
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| Heptomegaly |
Enlarged liver |
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| Hemorrhage |
Excessive or profuse bleeding |
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| Hemoptysis |
Coughing up blood; blood stained sputum |
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| Hematuria |
Blood in the urine |
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| Hematemesis |
Blood in the vomit |
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| Grossly |
Obviously; a lot; wholly |
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| Erythema |
Redness/Red |
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| Epistaxis |
Nose bleed |
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| Emesis |
Vomiting |
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| Endema |
Swelling |
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| Ecchymosis |
A bruise |
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| Dysuria |
Painful urination |
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| Dyspnea |
Problems with breathing |
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| Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) |
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity |
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| Medial |
Nearer to the midline |
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| Melena |
Black tarry stool |
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| Myocardial Infarction (MI) |
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia |
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| Myalgia |
Muscular pain, “muscle aches” |
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| Distal |
Farther from the trunk of the body |
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| Diaphoresis |
Sweating |
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| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) |
a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage |
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| Coronary Artery |
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood |
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| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers |
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| Chronic |
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute |
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| Cholecystitis |
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) |
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| Cardiomegaly |
Enlarged heart |
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| Bradycardia |
Slow heart-rate (HR<60bpm) |
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| Benign |
Normal, of no danger to health |
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| Anterior |
Located towards the front of the body |
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| Acute |
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic |
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| Abrasion |
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive |
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