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| atherosclerotic vascular disease |
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| blood alcohol level (lab) |
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| benign prostate hypertrophy |
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| open heart surgery involving arterial bypass using a transplanted vein |
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| coronary artery disease; heart disease |
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| CAD (coronary artery disease) |
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| abnormal narrowing of the blood vessels of the heart, predisposing to MI |
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| COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) |
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| CVA (cerebral vascular accident) |
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| costovertebral angle tenderness |
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| blood clot indicator (lab) |
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| disease characterized by abnormally high blood sugar |
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| DVT (deep venous thrombosis) |
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| father from the limb root |
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| upward flexion of the foot |
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| estimated date of confinement -- baby's due date! |
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| ejection fraction of cardiac output |
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| emergency medical service |
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| fetal heart tones/fetal heart rate |
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| GERD (gastroesophogeal reflux disease) |
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| for GERD, gastritis, etc. |
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| hydrochlorothiazide; diuretic; for water retention |
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| Weakness on one half of body |
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| Paralysis on one half of body |
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| incision and drainage; for abscess |
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| inferior vena cava filter (Tx for PE) |
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| lower/farther from crown of head |
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| left anter fascicular block (EKG) |
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| last (normal) menstrual period |
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| lumbar puncture; spinal tap |
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| motorcycle accident/crash |
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| myocardial infarction; heart attack |
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| methacillin resistant staphylococcus aureus |
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| no acute/apparent distress; no acute disease |
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| nasal cannula (oxygen tubes for nose) |
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| non-rebreather oxygen mask |
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| normal saline (0.9% NaCl) |
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| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- ibuprofen, naproxen, naprosyn |
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| nl. spontaneous vaginal delivery |
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| open reduction, internal fixation (for fx) |
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| paroxysmal atrial tachychardia |
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| pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lungs) |
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| mass of undissolved matter (blood clot, tissues, air, bacteria) in the pumlonary artery or its branches |
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| pupils equal, round, and reactive to light |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| primary medical doctor/primary care physician |
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| paroxysmal supraventricular tachychardia |
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| clotting, coagulation (lab) |
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| premature ventricular contraction |
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| peripheral vascular/arterial disease |
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| Patient places arms out, palms up; detects weakness due to neurologic deficit |
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| right axis deviation (EKD); reactive airway disease |
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| prescription; medications |
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| spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) |
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| straight leg raise (back pain test) |
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| tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
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| therapeutic abortion (induced) |
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| thoracic aortic dissection |
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| TIA (transient ischemic attack) |
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| "minor stroke"/CVA, where neurological function is regained over time |
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| TURP (transurethral resection of prostate) |
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| procedure to remove prostatic tissue performed using an endoscope passed through the urethra |
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| upper respiratory infection |
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| struggling to breathe using extra muscles |
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| cardiac drug for SVT (med) |
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| ovaries and fallopian tubes |
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| for wheezing/asthma (med) |
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| able to move around/not confined physically |
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| standing erect with arms at sides and palms of hands turned forward |
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| abnormal widening of a blood vessel due to pressure |
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| severe chest pain due to ischemia |
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| angiogram (cardiac catheterization) |
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| passage of a catheter into the heart through an artery, usually done to evaluate coronary artery bloodflow |
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| opening up a constricted artery |
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| loss of ability to produce (expressive aphasia) and/or comprehend (receptive aphasia) language |
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| surgical removal of the appendix |
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| blood vessel carrying blood away from heart |
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| neurological sign and symptom consisting of gross incoordination of muscles; test with finger to nose |
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| partial collapse of small airways in lungs |
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| benzodiazepine; multiple uses (med) |
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| forcible pulling away of a part or structure |
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| reflex elicited by plantar stimulation |
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| frail appearance due to loss of weight/muscle |
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| noise due to carotid artery narrowing |
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| infection of skin characterized by erythema, tenderness, and warmth |
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| partaining to the neck or the cervix of the uterus |
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| surgical removal of gallbladder |
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| inflammation of gallbladder |
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| formation of gallstones in gallbladder |
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| inflammation of an organ by degenerative changes, especially the liver |
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| swelling and softening of the nail-bed with thickening of the whole distal finger (resembling a drumstick) |
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| surgical removal of part or all of the large intestine |
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| surgical procedure that creates an opening between the colon and the abd wall |
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| thin clear covering of the sclera and eyelids |
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| transparent coat of the eyeball that cover the iris and pupil and lets light into the eye |
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| costoveterbral angle tenderness (CVA) |
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| tenderness posteriorly at the lower rib margins |
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| crackling or grating sound, usually of bones |
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| blue skin due to lack of oxygen |
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| removal of foreign matter/dead tissue from a wound |
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| teeth in situ or the dental arch |
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| true skin, beneath the epidermis |
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| diagnosis of symptoms of two or more diseases by comparison |
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| cardiac med for a.fib and a.flutter |
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| calcium channel blocker; for HTN and arrythmias |
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| infection of pouches of the colon (diverticulosis) |
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| given for hypotension and low cardiac output during shock |
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| fluid or mass beneath area being percussed |
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| difficult/painful swalling |
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| hemorrhagic discoloration of the skin caused by local trauma; a bruise |
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| inflammatory condition characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicle, oozing, crusting and scaling by the seepage of blood under the epidermis |
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| swelling of tissues due to excessive accumulation of fluids |
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| leakage of fluid into a cavity |
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| obstruction of blood vessel by clot OR foreign substance/air |
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| presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside of the uterus |
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| given for allergic rxn; used during cardiac arrest; often added in local anesthetic to decrease bleeding |
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| redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion, usually caused by a skin rash or infection |
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| extra heart beats or skipped heart beats; ectopy |
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| fibrous membrane of connective tissue that supports and separates muscles and organs |
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| substance used in diagnostic examination of the eye to detect corneal lesions, abrasions, or foreign bodies |
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| abnormal heart or lung sound |
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| large, upper end of the uterus OR bottom aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ |
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| inside of the eyes; seen with the ophthalmoscope |
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| grava (pregnancies), para (live births), ab (spontaneous or induced abortions) |
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| extra heart sound common in CHF |
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| stool guaiac which tests for occult blood |
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| patients "guards" an abd area because it is so tender |
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| bright red blood in stool (NOT melena) |
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| swelling of blood in an organ/tissue |
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| coughing up blood/blood in sputum |
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| excessive or profuse bleeding |
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| blood in the pleural cavity |
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| enlargement of liver and spleen |
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| surgical removal of the uterus |
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| yellowish coloration of the sclera (white part of eye) |
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| arising spontaneously from unknown cause |
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| air/fluid levels on abdominal x-rays |
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| hardened tissue usually from infection |
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| cessation of blood flow (ischemia) causing tissue death |
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| pertaining to groin region |
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| irregularly irregular rhythm |
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| no consistent pattern to heart rhythm, implies afib |
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| temporary and localized lack of blood flow |
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| yellow skin discoloration |
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| junction between two or more bones/cartilage |
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| scar formation consisting of dense tissue |
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| diuretic for water retention |
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| local anesthetic; also used for cardiac arrythmias |
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| fibrous tissue that binds bones together |
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| infection traveling up the lymphatic system |
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| rash of flat erythematous spots |
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| general weakness/discomfort |
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| projections on either side of the ankle joint from the lower leg bones |
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| imperfect closure of meeting of opposing teeth |
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| any firm abnormality seen or palpated on physical exam |
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| surgical excision of the breast |
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| RLQ tenderness suspicious for appendicitis |
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| synthetic opiate used for chronic pain and opiate addiction |
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| abnormal heart sound rated on scale of I-VI, VI being the loudest |
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| RUQ tenderness upon inspiration; suspicious for gallstones |
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| sharp pain along course of a nerve |
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| involuntary rapid eye movements |
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| indicator of possible appendicitis if painful; testing by flexing and rotating right hip |
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| posterior part of the skull |
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| hidden process, used to describe fractures and GI bleeding |
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| boney projection of the ulna, forming the point of the elbow; the elbow |
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| surgical removal of ovaries |
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| oropharynx/posterior pharynx |
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| shortness of breath when lying flat |
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| palm side of hand or body |
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| able to be touched or easily perceived |
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| rash of small raised solid bumps |
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| woman who has given birth to one or more viable offspring; number of live births a woman has had |
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| abnormal tactile sensation, described as numbness, burning, tingling |
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| paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) |
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| sudden, severe SOB at night that awakens a person from sleep |
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| water retention in the foot/ankle area |
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| rebound and guarding, may indicate lining of the abd is inflamed |
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| tiny red spot occurring on the skin caused by a small amount of subcutaneous bleeding from the capillaries |
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| abnormal intolerance to light |
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| downward flexion of the foot |
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| chest pain upon inspiration; inflammation of the pleural cavity |
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| abnormal presence of air in the pleural space and outside the lung causing lung to collapse |
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| prominent abd aortic pulsation |
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| Possible abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) |
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| indicative of possible appendicitis if painful, tested by lying on left side and extending right leg behind |
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| clicking, rattling, crackling noises heard in the lungs on inspiration indicating fluid in the alveoli |
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| pain when releasing hand from abd palpation |
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| sucking in between ribs or sternum, during inspiration |
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| thin, watery discharge from nose |
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| a coarse gurgling sound in the lungs that indicates the presence of a thick fluid |
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| falling to one side while standing with eyes closed |
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| phenytoin (dilantin), carbemazepine (tegretol), valproic acid (depakote) |
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| presense of pathological microorganism or their toxins in the blood |
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| long. slender part of a long bone |
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| surgical removal of spleen |
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| not moving because of pain |
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| spittle; any mixed matter with saliva that comes out of mouth |
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| continuous seizure activity |
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| star-shaped; radiating from a center; often used to describe lacerations |
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| narrowing of a body opening/passage |
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| high pitched sound heard on inspiration that is indicative of airway obstruction |
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| paralytic; used for intubation |
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| upper/nearer to the crown of head |
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| "clot busting drug"; used occasinally in CVA, MI, and PE |
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| surgical opening of pleural cavity |
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| superficial fungal infection of the skin |
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| surgical excision of tonsils |
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| twisting of an organ on its own axis |
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| condition of being distended or swollen; normal fullness |
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| hives or wheals which are either redder or paler than the surrounding area and are usually itchy |
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| blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart |
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| vertebral point tenderness |
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| tenderness directly over the spine |
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| spinning sensation caused by an inner ear problem |
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| rash of small fluid-filled blisters |
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| itchy, round, localized area of edema on the skin |
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| high pitched whistling sound of air moving through the narrowed airways |
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