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Appendages of an organ;
Usually refers to the Ovaries & Fallopian Tubes
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| Englargement of Lymph Nodes |
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| Any Abnormal widening of a blood vessel due to disease or weakening of vessel wall |
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| Chest pain due to lack of blood flow to the heart muscles |
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| Blood vessel carrying blood AWAY from the heart |
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| Partial callapse of the small airways in the lungs |
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| Very fast arrhythmia of the heart, needs slowing or conversion |
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| Forcible tearing away of a part/structure |
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Group of drugs that:
-Slow Heart Rate (HR)
-Lower Blood Pressure (BP)
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| Abnormally slow breathing |
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| Turbulent Flow; sound of blood flowing through obstruction |
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Pertaining to:
1. the Neck
2. the Cervix of the Uterus
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| White part of the eye and the inside lining of eyelids |
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| Transparent coat of the eyeball that covers the Iris and Pupil |
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| Crackling or grating sound (usually of bones) |
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| Bluish skin color due to lack of oxygenation |
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| Removal of dead/contaminated tissue from a wound |
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| True skin, beneath the Epidermis |
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| Excessive/Profuse Sweating/Perspiration |
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| List of possible diagnoses to explain of set of symptoms |
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| Bulging Eyes, often from thyroid disease |
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| Tumor with consisting of blood vessels |
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| Bright red blood in Stool |
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| Swelling of blood which occurs in an organ or tissue |
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| No blood detected by chemical test; usually referring to stool or urine |
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| Coughing up blood; blood stained sputum |
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| Excessive/Profuse Bleeding |
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| Blood fluid present in pleural cavity (b/w the chest cavity and the lung) |
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| Enlargement of liver and spleen |
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| Elevation of cholesterol and/or triglycerides in the blood |
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| Persistently high arterial blood pressure |
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| Persistently low arterial blood pressure |
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| Bowel lacks normal contractions, usually shows as air fluid levels on x-rays |
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| Hardened tissue, often from infection |
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| Cessation of the blood flow causing tissue death |
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| Pertaining to the groin region |
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| Structure lying b/w the bony Vertebral Bodies |
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| Temporary & localized lack of blood flow |
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| Articulation/Junction b/w two or more bones or cartilages |
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| Scar formation consisting of dense tissue |
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| Chemical Test to detect possible infection in Urine |
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| Fibrous Tissue that bind Bones together |
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| Blood test measuring pancreas activity |
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| Enlargement of lymph nodes |
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| Small colored spot on the skin |
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| Generalized discomfort or weakness |
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| Projections on either side of the ankle joint from the lower leg bones |
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| Imperfect closure or meeting of opposing teeth |
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| Cheek, or stuctures near the cheek |
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| Heart Attack (coronary artery occluded) |
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| Sharp pain along the course of a nerve |
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| Involuntary rapid eye movements |
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| Bony prjections of the Ulna forming the Point of the Elbow |
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| Enlargement of the abdominal organs, ususally spleen, liver or kidneys |
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| Able to be touched or easily perceived |
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| Woman who has given birth to one or more viable offspring; the viable offspring born by a woman |
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| Abnormal tactile sensation often described as burning, tingling, or numbness |
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| Abscess (collection of pus) that forms behind the tonsil |
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| Tiny red spot occuring on the skin caused by a small amount of subcutaneous bleeding from the capillaries |
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| Back of the throat extending up to the nose and down to the vocal cords |
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| Abnormal intolerance to light |
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| Abnormal presense of air in the Plueral space chest cavity) and ouside the lung, causing the lung to collapse |
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| Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation |
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| The technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body (usually w/a stethoscope) |
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| Thin, watery discharge from the Nose |
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| Abnormal respiratory sound heard on Auscultation |
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| The layer under the white part of the eye |
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| Presence of pathological microorganismes or their toxins in the blood |
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| Long, slender portion of a long bone |
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| Spittle; any mixed matter with saliva that is expectorated through the mouth |
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| Star-shaped; radiating from a center |
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| Narrowing of a body opening or passage |
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| Harsh or high-itched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the upper airway passages |
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| Arising from the atria of the heart |
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| Loss of consciousness; Faint |
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| Abnormal rapid heart beat |
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| Extremely rapid respiration |
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| Gland in front of the windpipe that makes thyroid hormones |
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| Superficial fungal infection of the skin |
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| The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis (usually pertaining to an ovary or testicle) |
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| Test used to indicate recent heart attack |
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| Condition of being distended or swollen; abnormal fullness |
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| Large Bladder due to obstruction |
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| Hives/Wheals which are either redder or plaer than the surrouning area and are often itchy |
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| Vessel carrying DEOXYGENATED blood BACK to the Heart |
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| A spinning sensation caused by an inner ear problem |
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| Vestibulitis/Labyrinthitis |
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| Inflammation of balance mechanism in the inner ear causing dizziness |
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| Round localized area of edema on the skin attended by severe itching |
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| Opening an artery (usually in the heart) with a wire dilator, usually followed by stent placement to keep it open |
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| Surgical removal of the appendix |
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| Open heart surgery involving arterial bypass using a transplanted vein |
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| CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) |
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| Abnormal narrowing of blood vessels of the heart, predisposing to heart attack |
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| Cardiac Catheterization (Angiogram) |
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| Passage of a catheter into the heart through an artery usually done to evaluate coronary artery blood flow |
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| Surgical removal of the gallbladder |
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| Inflammation of the gallbladder |
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| Gallstone formation in the Gallbladder |
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| Inflammation of liver resulting in scarring and loss of function |
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| Surgical removal of part or all of the LARGE INTESTINE |
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| Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall |
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COPD/Emphysema
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases)
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| Lung problem resulting in shortness of breath, usually from smoking |
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CVA/Stroke
(Cerebral Vascular Accident)
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| Loss of blood flow to part of the brain due to occlusion of a blood vessel causing neurologic symptoms |
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| Disease Characterized by abnormal high blood sugar |
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DVT
(Deep Venous Thrombosis)
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| Clot in the deep veins of the leg or arm |
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| Presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside of uterus |
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| Surgical removal of the uterus |
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| Surgical excision of the breast |
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| Surgical removal of ovaries |
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| Clot in the lung; often arising from leg or pelvis veins |
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| Surgical removal of the spleen |
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| Continuous seizure activity |
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| Surgical opening of the chest cavity |
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TIA
(Transient Ischemic Attack)
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| "Minor Stroke" where neurological function is regained with time |
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| Surgical excision of the tonsils |
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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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| Inside of the eye, seen with the ophthalmoscope |
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| One arm falling to one side when standing with eyes closed |
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| Weakness on one half of the body |
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| Paralysis on one half of the body |
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Stiff Neck (w/o infection or inflammation)
Meningitis=w/infection or inflammation
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Sign of meningitis:
Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed |
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Sign of Meningitis:
Flexing hip at 90 degrees then extend the knee causes pain
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| Noise from carotid artery narrowing; heard with stethoscope |
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| Vertebral point-tenderness |
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| tenderness directly over the spine |
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CVAT
(Costovetebral Angle Tenderness) |
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| Tenderness posterior at the lower rib margins |
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| Prominent Abdominal Aortic Pulsation |
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| Possible abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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| Involuntary tightening of stomach muscles when pushed on (patient cannot control this) due to irritation of lining of abdominal cavity |
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| pain when releasing hand from abdominal palpation or form other movement |
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| Any firm abnormality seen or palpated on physical exam |
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| Infection of the skin characterized by erythema, warmth, tenderness |
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| Blue skin due to lack of oxygen |
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| Yellow discoloration of the skin |
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| Irregularly Irregular Rhythm |
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| No consistent pattern to the rhythm, usually implying artial fibrillation |
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PMI Displaced Laterally
(Point of Maximal Impulse)
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| Extra heart sound heard common in CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) |
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| Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale; 6 being the loudest |
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| Abnormal heart or lung sound |
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| Premature ventricular contraction |
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| Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia |
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| Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
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| high-pitched whistling sound of air moving through narrowed airways |
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| Clicking, rattling, or crackling noises heard in the lungs on inhalation, indicating fluid in the alveoli (sign or pneumonia or heart failure) |
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| A coarse sound in the lungs that indicates the presence of thick fluid |
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| Indicates airway narrowing on expriation, common in asthma |
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| Struggling for breath using muscles in the neck |
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| Sign of solid fluid or mass under area being "tapped" |
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| high pitched sound heard on inspiration that is indicative of airway obstruction |
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| Not moving because of pain |
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| Sucking in b/w ribs or sternum during inspiration, usually children |
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| Swelling & Softening of the nailbed indicating chronic lung problem |
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| Infection traveling up the lymphatic system |
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| Water retention in the foot/ankle area |
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