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Abrasion Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive Acute New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic 00:20 01:21 Anterior Located towards the front of the body Benign Normal, of no danger to health Bradycardia Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm) Cardiomegaly Enlarged Heart Cholecystitis Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) Chronic Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers Coronary artery The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood Cerebrovascular Accident CVA a.k.a. "Stroke" Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage Diaphoresis Sweating 00:02 01:21 Distal Farther from the trunk of the body Deep Venous Thrombosis DVT A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity Dyspnea Problems with breathing Dysuria Painful urination Ecchymosis A bruise Edema Swelling Emesis Vomiting Epistaxis Nose bleed Erythema Redness Grossly Obviously; a lot; wholly Hematemesis Very large amounts of blood in the vomit Hematuria Very large amounts of blood in the urine Hemoptysis Coughing up large amounts of blood Hemorrhage Excessive or profuse bleeding Hepatomegaly Enlarged liver Hypertension High blood pressure Hypotension Low blood pressure Hypoxia Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood Infarct Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply Inferior Lower on the body, farther from the head Ischemia Lack of blood supply Laceration Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp) Medial Nearer to the midline Melena Black tarry stool Mydocardial Infarction MI Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia Myalgia Muscular pain, "muscle aches" Oriented x3 Oriented to person, place, and time Pallor Pale skin Pulmonary Embolism PE Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot Posterior or Dorsal Rear or backside of the body
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