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Abrasion - ANSWERSScrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Acute - ANSWERSNew, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Ambulate - ANSWERSTo walk from place to place
Anterior - ANSWERSLocated towards the front of the body
Artery - ANSWERSBlood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
Benign - ANSWERSNormal, of no danger to health
Bradycardia - ANSWERSSlow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
Cardiomegaly - ANSWERSEnlarged heart
Cholecystitis - ANSWERSInflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
Chronic - ANSWERSLong-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
COPD - ANSWERSChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in
smokers
Coronary artery - ANSWERSThe artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - ANSWERSa.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to
the brain causing brain damage
Diaphoresis - ANSWERSSweating
Distal - ANSWERSFarther from the trunk of the body
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - ANSWERSA blood clot in the deep vein, most often an
extremity
Dyspnea - ANSWERSProblems with breathing
Dysuria - ANSWERSPainful urination
Ecchymosis - ANSWERSA bruise
,Edema - ANSWERSSwelling
Emesis - ANSWERSVomiting
Epistaxis - ANSWERSNose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous - ANSWERSRedness/Red
Febrile - ANSWERSElevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Grossly - ANSWERSObviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis - ANSWERSVery large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria - ANSWERSVery large amounts of blood in the urine
Hemoptysis - ANSWERSCoughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemorrhage - ANSWERSExcessive or profuse bleeding
hepatomegaly - ANSWERSEnlarged liver
Hypertension - ANSWERSHigh blood pressure
Hypotension - ANSWERSLow blood pressure
Hypoxia - ANSWERSLow oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the
blood
Infarct - ANSWERSArea of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Inferior - ANSWERSLower in the body, farther from the head
Ischemia - ANSWERSLack of blood supply
Laceration - ANSWERSSplitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something
sharp)
Lateral - ANSWERSFarther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to
belly-button)
Medial - ANSWERSNearer to the midline
Melena - ANSWERSBlack tarry stool
,Myocardial Infarction (MI) - ANSWERSDeath of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia - ANSWERSMuscular pain
Oriented x 3 - ANSWERSOriented to person, place, and time
Pallor - ANSWERSPale skin
Posterior/Dorsal - ANSWERSRear or backside of the body
Proximal - ANSWERSNearer to the trunk of the body
Pruritic - ANSWERSItchy
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) - ANSWERSBlocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood
clot
Purulent - ANSWERSPus-like
Rales - ANSWERSCrackles; we crackling noise in lungs
Rhinorrhea - ANSWERSClear nasal discharge, "runny nose"
Rhonchi - ANSWERSRattling noise of mucous in the lungs
Sepsis - ANSWERSDangerous infection of the blood
STEMI - ANSWERSST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to
ischemia
Superior - ANSWERSHigher on the body, nearer to the head
Supine - ANSWERSBody position lying face up
Syncope - ANSWERS"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
Tachycardia - ANSWERSFast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
Tachypnea - ANSWERSIncreased breathing rate
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - ANSWERSMinor stroke; where neurological function
is regained quickly with time
Vein - ANSWERSBlood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vertigo - ANSWERSCondition of dizziness, "room spinning"
, Wheezing - ANSWERSHigh pitched sounds heard in the lungs
Antipyretic - ANSWERSMedication used to reduce a fever
Abscess - ANSWERScollection of pus underneath the skin
Appendicitis - ANSWERSDangerous Infection of the appendix
Auscultation - ANSWERSListening to sounds arising within organs
Bronchitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchi (upper airway)
Bronchiolitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchioles (smaller air-tubes in the lungs)
Catheter - ANSWERSTube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection or
withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open
Cellulitis - ANSWERSInfection of skin cells
Conjunctivitis - ANSWERSInfection of the outer layer of the eye
Dialysis - ANSWERSProcess for removing waste from the blood for people with renal
failure
Diffuse - ANSWERSSpread out (not locatlized)
-ectomy - ANSWERSSurgical Removal
Epilepsy - ANSWERSSeizure disorder
Exudates (tonsillar) - ANSWERSPus-pockets on the tonsils
Hernia - ANSWERSProtrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally
contains it
Hyperlipidemia - ANSWERSHigh cholesterol
ICD-10 - ANSWERSA system to classify and code diagnoses, symptoms, and
procedures
-itis - ANSWERSinflammation
Lethargic - ANSWERSSeptic, very sick, about to die
Meningitis - ANSWERSInfection of the outer lining of the brain