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| Protruding; bulging (e.g. a protuberant abdomen found during the physical exam.) |
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| Is a gastroenterological term for an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. |
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| A copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels. |
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| Intracranial Hemorrhage - a hemorrhage, or bleeding, within the skull. |
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| A blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, a blood clot, or tumor cells. |
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| The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. |
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| An undelineated group of structures in the thorax, surrounded by loose connective tissue. It is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity. It contains the heart, the great vessels of the heart, the esophagus, the trachea, the phrenic nerve, the cardiac nerve, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and the lymph nodes of the central chest. (Normally viewed on a chest x-ray) |
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| A localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. |
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| Refers to less than full mental capacity in a medical patient, typically as a result of a medical condition or trauma. |
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| Markings on the skin formed by scratching/abrading the skin. |
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| Below the knee amputation |
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| A common medical term for thoughts about suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan, without the suicidal act itself. |
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| The inability to control one's urination |
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| Excessive or abnormally large production or passage of urine (commonly associated with diabetes) |
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| Diabetic ketoacidosis - a potentially life-threatening complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. DKA results from a shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids and producing acidic ketone bodies that cause most of the symptoms and complications |
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| Swelling of one kidney due to a backup of urine |
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| An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pyelum or pelvis of the kidney. |
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| The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule. (Usually done as a diagnostic test to rule out a septic joint) |
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| Extreme sensitivity to light. |
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| A pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus). It is a life-threatening condition to the mother. |
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| Suffering from dementia or a loss of cognitive function. (characterized by agitation, confusion, memory loss, difficulty communicating, inappropriate behavior) |
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| The altered state of consciousness that a person enters after experiencing a seizure. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but |
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| The action of twisting or the state of being twisted, esp. of one end of an object relative to the other. (commonly referring to testicular or ovarian torsion). |
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| Abnormally high blood sugar. |
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| Appendages or accessory structures of an organ (as in adnexal tenderness) |
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| The normally sharp demarcation between the lip (red colored) and the adjacent normal skin |
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| ST Segment-Elevated Myocardial Infarction - A very serious type of heart attack. |
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| A narrowing of the pylorus, the opening from the stomach into the small intestine. Symptoms: Vomiting is the first symptom in most children (commonly found in children) |
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| A medical condition in which a part of the intestine has invaginated into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one another |
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| Protrusion of a portion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening. |
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| A hernia so occluded that it cannot be returned by manipulation. |
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| Pain, "discomfort," or pressure localized in the chest that is caused by an insufficient supply of blood (ischemia) to the heart muscle. |
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| Intravenous (e.g. The patient was given 2mg of Dilaudid, IV.) |
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| By mouth. (e.g. The ibuprofen was given PO. |
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| The accumulation of excess fluid in the foot/feet. |
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| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - A class of medications that Includes common drugs like Ibuprofen, Naproxen, and Aspirin. |
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| Also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a convulsion associated with a significant rise in body temperature. They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months to 6 years. |
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| The coordinating physician during a patient's admission to the hospital |
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