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CDM 4
Quiz 3 - 9/27/11
20
Health Care
Graduate
09/12/2011

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Term
Pyeolonephritis
Definition
Inflammation of the kidney
Term
Urethritis
Definition
Inflammation of the urethra
Term
Prostatitis
Definition
Inflammation of the prostate gland and surrounding tissue
Term
Epididymitis
Definition
Inflammation of the epididymis
Term
Pyuria
Definition
White blood cells in urine (>10 WBC/mm3 urine)
Term
Meningitis
Definition
Inflammation of the subarachnoid space or spinal fluid
Term
Photophobia
Definition
Painful oversensitivity to light
Term
Ependymal cells
Definition
cells which line the ventricles of the brain
Term
CSF
Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
Term
Nuchal rigidity
Definition
Stiffness of the neck that prevents flexion
Term
Endocarditis
Definition
Inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves
Term
Janeway lesions
Definition
Nontender, erythematous, and macular lesions on the fingers, palms, and soles
Term
Osler's nodes
Definition
painful, red, raised lesions found on the hands and feet
Term
Roth Spots
Definition
Retinal hemorrhages with small, clear centers
Term
TTE
Definition
Transthoracic echocardiogram
Term
TEE
Definition
Transesophageal echocardiogram
Term
Embolism
Definition
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Term
Vegetation
Definition
a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes microorganisms, adherent to a diseased heart orifice or valve, and often initiated by infection of the structures involved
Term
Splinter hemorrhage
Definition
Thin, linear hemorrhages found under the nail beds of fingers and toes
Term
Petechiae
Definition
Small, erythematous, painless hemorrhagic lesions
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