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Primarily responsible for 3 fractures:
• Vertebral crush fractures - compression; Dowager's hump
• Colles' fracture - fractured wrist
• Osteoporotic hip fracture - broken hip |
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| Surgical repair or restructuring of the breast |
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| Surgery to affix sagging breasts in a more elevated position |
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| The rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine - Stomach "growling" |
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| Baldness - partial or complete loss of hair |
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• Pediculosis capititas - head
• Pediculosis corporis - body
• Pediculosis pubis - pubic |
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| Surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface |
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| Surgical creation of an opening between the ileum, at the end of the small intestine and the abdominal wall |
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| An excessive amount of menstrual flow over a longer duration than a normal period |
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| Abdominal pain caused by uterine cramps during a menstrual period |
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| A progressive degenerative disease of the liver characterized by the disturbance of the structure and function of the liver. |
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| Icterus - yellow discoloration of the skin and other tissues caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood |
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| Any disorder of the pigmentation of the skin or hair |
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| The simultaneous inward movement of both eyes in an effort to maintain single binocular vision as an object comes nearer |
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| A disorder in which the eyes cannot be directed in a parallel manner toward the same object |
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| Is released in response to allergies, causes itching and increased mucus secretions |
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| Tissue necrosis that is usually associated with the loss of circulation. Followed by bacterial invasion |
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| The decay that produces foul-smelling odors |
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| Surgical repair of a fascia |
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| A localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery |
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| Medical term for nail biting or nail eating |
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| General term used most commonly to describe a mushroom-like growth from the surface of a mucous membrane |
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| Small flesh-colored or light brown growths that hang from the body by fine stalks. Benign, tend to enlarge with age |
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| Slight muscular paralysis |
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| Slight paralysis of one side of the body |
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| Blockage of a vessel by an embolus |
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| An abnormal condition in which a thrombus (blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery) develops within a blood vessel |
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| Injury to a joint such as an ankle, knee, or wrist involving stretched or torn ligaments. Frequently caused by overuse |
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| More serious form of pre-eclampsia (toxemia of pregnancy - complication characterized by hypertension, edema and proteinura) characterized by convulsions and sometimes coma |
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| Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) |
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| Hyperglycemia which is very high blood sugar. Life threatening complication that is caused by a severe insulin deficiency. If left untreated, may lead to diabetic coma and possibly death |
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| A surgical connection between two hollow or tubular structures |
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| Pyothorax - the accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. Usually the result of a primary infection of the lungs |
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| Any pus forming skin disease |
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| Autoimmune disorder characterized by hyperthyroidism, goiter and exophthalmos |
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| Progressive disease that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol. May be due to a disorder of the adrenal glands or to inadequate secretions of ACTH by the pituitary gland |
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| Abnormal area of absent or depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision - blind spot |
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• Port-wine stain - large reddish, purple discoloration of face or neck
• Strawberry hemagioma - soft, raised birthmark. Dark reddish purple grown is a benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
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| Inflammation of the brain |
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| Inflammation of the brain or spinal cord |
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| Intense burning pain after an injury to a sensory nerve |
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| An abnormal sensation, such as burning, tingling, or numbness for no apparent reason |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging - uses a combination of radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create signals to a computer and converted into images of any plane through the body |
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| Positron Emission Tomography - combines tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected body organs or areas. Used to determine cardiac and cerebral perfusion and brain imaging |
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| Medication prescribed to relieve depression |
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| Medication given to suppress anxiety and relax muscles, also known as anti-anxiety drugs |
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| Inflammation of the tendons passing through the carpal tunnel of the wrist |
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| Inflammation of the cervix |
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| Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of the cervix |
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• KYPHOSIS - humpback or dowager's hump. Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine viewed from the side
• LORDOSIS - swayback - abnormal increase in forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine
• SCOLIOSIS - abnormal lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine |
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| Medical term for facelift |
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| Ear infection - inflammation of the middle ear |
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| Potentially reversible condition often associated with a high fever that comes on suddenly in which the patient is confused, disoriented, and unable to think clearly |
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| A sense perception that has no basis in external stimuli |
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| A woman who has borne one child |
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| The spasmodic swallowing of air followed by eructations (burping) |
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| The study of muscular activity and the resulting movement of the body |
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| The study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment |
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| Clubfoot - congenital deformity in which foot may be turned outward or inward |
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| Wasting away of muscle tissue |
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| Excessive urination during the night |
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| The removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue, and cellular debris from a wound to prevent infection and to promote healing |
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| The removal of material from the surface by scraping or with the use of suction |
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| An abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina |
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| A pattern of an exaggerated need for admiration and complete lack of empathy |
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| Abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood |
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| Abnormally high concentrations of calcium circulating in the blood instead of being stored in the bones |
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| Any interruption of breathing that results in loss of consciousness or death; also known as suffocation |
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| Inflammation of the larynx |
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| Exam technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts |
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| A pounding or racing heart |
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| Skin cancer derived from cells capable of forming melanin - can occur in the skin of any part of the body and may metastasize to the lungs, liver and brain |
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| Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of epidermis. Found mainly on face - most frequent and least harmful type of skin cancer |
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| Yeast- type of fungus caused by the pathogenic yeast candida albicans, an infection of the skin or mucous membranes |
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| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks and mites, transmitted by the bite of an infected tick |
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| Freeing of a kidney from adhesions |
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| Undescended testis, developmental defect in which one testicle fails to descend into the scrotum |
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| An abnormal sound or murmur hear in auscultation |
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| An abnormal rattle or crackle-like respiratory sound heard during inspiration (breathing in) |
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| Radioassay - a lab technique in which a radioactively labeled substance is mixed with a blood specimen |
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| An abnormal condition in which the placenta separated from the uterine wall prematurely before the birth of the fetus |
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• standing up so the body is erect
• facing forward
• holding the arms at the sides
• turning the hands with the palms towards the front |
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| Pertaining to a hospital acquired infection that was not present on admission but appears 72 hours or more after hospitalization |
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| An unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
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| Lack of development of an organ or tissue |
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| A benign neoplasm made up of muscle tissue |
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| A malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
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| Pain of the lumbar region also known as low back pain |
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| Surgical removal of one or both testicles |
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• I - no larger than 2cm (1 inch) - has not spread outside the breast
• II - Any of the following is true:
no larger than 2cm - but has spread to the lymph nodes
between 2-5cm - may or may not have spread to lymph nodes
• IIIA - Either of the following are true:
smaller than 5 cm and has spread to lymph nodes and they are attached each other and other structures
larger than 5 cm and has spread to lymph nodes
• IIIB - Either of the following is true:
spread to tissues near the breast (skin or chest wall, including the ribs
and muscles of the chest)
spread to lymph nodes inside the chest wall along the breast bone
• IV - cancer has spread to other organs of the body, most often the bones, lungs, liver, or brain. Or the cancer has spread locally to the skin and lymph nodes inside the neck near the collarbone |
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| The presence of the serum protein albumin in the urine and is a sign of impaired kidney function |
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| Vision condition from aging |
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| A skin infection caused by an infection with the itch mite |
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| A highly contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
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| Wryneck - stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction |
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| Loss of transparency of the lens. may be congenital or caused by trauma - associated with aging |
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Lower than normal levels of RBCs (red blood cells)
• Aplastic - absence of ALL formed blood elements - caused by failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
• Hemolytic - RBCs are destroyed faster than the bone marrow can replace them
• Iron- Deficiency - not enough iron is available to bone marrow to make hemoglobin. May be caused by inadequate iron intake, mal absorption, pregnancy or chronic blood loss
• Megaloblastic - bone marrow produces megalobasts. Large abnormal RBCs with a reduced capacity to carry oxygen - caused by vitamin deficiency
• Pernacious - autoimmune disorder - abnormally formed blood cells due to inability to absorb vitamin B12
• Sickle Cell - genetic disorder - abnormal hemoglobin resulting in red blood cells assuming abnormal sickle shape
• Thalassemia - Cooley's - genetic disorder - short lived RBC/ that lack normal ability to produce hemoglobin |
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| The body trying to maintain a state of balance |
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| A pus containing inflammation of the uterus |
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| An accumulation of pus in the fallopian tubes |
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| Condition of lacking or being able to sweat |
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| Lack of development or an organ or tissue |
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| Incomplete development of an organ or tissue. Not as extreme as aplasia |
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| Listening through stethoscope for sounds within the body to determine the condition of the lungs, pleura, heart and abdomen |
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| Enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
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| A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together |
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| Test to termine blood type |
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| Any redness of the skin such as a nervous blush, inflammation or mild sunburn |
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| Medical term for menopause |
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| Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
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