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