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pulmonary system

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dyspnea   difficulty breathing or shortness of breath  
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cyanosis   bluish tint to the skin; characterized as either peripheral or central; caused by insufficient oxygenation of the blood  
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stridor   raspy sound upon inspiration, usually indicative of a partially obstructed airway; usually detectable without auscultation  
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atelectasis   complete removal of air of a segment of lung tissue  
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Pneumothorax   air or gas in the pleural space causing widespread collapse of the alveoli  
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Anaphylactic shock   A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and preventing breathing  
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COPDs   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed  
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anoxia   lack of oxygen  
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coryza   “common cold” or rhinitis; accompanied by nasal drainage, sore throat, sneezing, sinusitis  
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URI   Upper respiratory infection, such as sinusitis or the common cold.  
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incubation   time interval between infection and appearance of symptoms  
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adventitious sounds   abnormal auscultatory sounds heard over the lung  
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hyperpnea   rapid ventilation rate  
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PEF   A test used to measure how fast air can be exhaled from the lungs  
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rales   also called crackles; abnormal auscultation of a series of distinct pops during inspiration  
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stridor   raspy sound upon inspiration, usually indicative of a partially obstructed airway; usually detectable without auscultation  
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croup   high, resonant cough, often described as “barking,” accompanied by loud, labored breathing, usually associated with laryngeal obstruction  
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friction rub   audible medical sign used in the diagnosis of pericarditis. Upon auscultation, this sign is an extra heart sound of to-and-fro character, typically with three components, one systolic and two diastolic. It resembles the sound of squeaky leather and often  
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bronchophony   abnormal auscultation; spoken souds are clearly heard  
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vesicular breath sounds   major normal breath sound and is heard over most of the lungs  
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tachypnea   rapid and shallow respirations  
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hyperpnea   rapid and deep respirations  
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bradypnea   slow respirations  
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apnea   period of no breathing  
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cheyne-stokes   alternate hyperpnea and apnea  
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dyspnea   difficulty breathing  
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orthopnea   difficulty breathing laying down  
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)   ???  
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fremitis   feel vibration of what patient is saying by using the side of your hand and placing it on various spots of the back  
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percussion   tap over your own DIP joint, compare over various spots of the back  
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rales (crackles)   hearing air going through secretions  
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wheezing   restriction of airflow (asthma)  
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bronchophony   louder voice sounds  
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egophony   have individual say E, if over an area of consolidation you will hear "A" and it will sound nasal  
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Whispered Pectoriloquy   louder voice sounds  
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extrinsic ashtma   chronic, allergy driven  
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intrinsic asthma   exercise inidcated aka bronchial spasms  
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asthma is a disease of__   chronic inflamation  
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respirations: 12-15/min at a depth of __   500 ml  
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2 factors affecting mechanism of breathing   lung comliance and airway resistance  
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3 accessory breathing muscles   sternocleidomastoid, abdominals, scalenes  
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anterior ausculation points of chest   apex of lung 2-4 cm above clavicle, base of lung 6th - 8th rib  
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posterior ausculation points   apex at c7, base at t-12 with inspiration  
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bronchodilator   rescue inhaler  
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hyperventilation causes __ loss   water and heat loss  
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what environment is best for asthma   warm mmoist air  
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best breathing for asthma   nose breathing  
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vocal cord dysfunction   innapropriate closure of vocal cords upon inspiration  
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vcd is often miss diagnosed as asthma. adventitious sounds are heard ___ rather than chest wasll   over throat  
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Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis   abnormal immune response to exercise. Release of histamine ==> vasodilation  
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EIA caused by what   intense exercise, warm enviornment, food before exercise, meds  
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what is usually a part of an eating disorder   unhealthy exercise  
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aesthetic sports   judged "lean" sports  
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athlete must have BMI of at least __ to return to play   18.5, preferably 19  
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parasthesia   altered perception of tactile sensation  
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___ is a a good test of peripheral nerve and spinal integrity   sensation to light touch  
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cerebral palsy (cp)   anoxic, metabolic or ischemic brain injury aquired during birth  
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seizure   sudden electrochemical discharge in the brain  
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partial (petit mal or absence seizure)   brief loss of cog awareness and may lose postrual control, seconds long, may not realize they had seizure  
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generalized (grand mal or tonic-clonic seizure)   sudden, complete loss of consciousness and postural control  
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tonic phase   extreme postural rigidity  
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clonic phase   convulsive contractions  
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)   intermittent inflammation (plaques) in the CNS causing demyelination of surrounding neurons eventually causing irreversible neuronal degeneration  
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Peripheral Neuropathy   generic term to describe disorders of the nerve fiber  
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ENT disorders ..refer when fever >__ for 24 hours or sore throat for > __ days   101, 2  
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meningeal signs   neck mobility, brudzinski's sign, kernig's sign  
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Viral congestion   fever, sore throat, no ocular symptoms, 7-10 days, onset not predictable, yellow/green mucus  
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Allergic Congestion   fatigue, no fever, itchy throat, itchy, tearing eyes, cluster sneezing, predictable, clear mucus  
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thrush   white patches that scape of/bleed from oral yeast infection, normal in infants but not in adults  
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leukoplakia   white spots that are pre-cancerous, do not scrape off, associated with tobacco  
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Conductive phase of hearing   external ear through middle ear, disorder here means conductive hearing loss  
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Sensorineural phase of hearing   involves cochlea and cochlear nerve, disorder here means sensorineural hearing loss  
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Weber test   test for hearing loss,tuning fork tapped against vertex of head normal = sound heard equally both ears. conduction hearing loss = heard in impaired ear. sensorineural loss = heard in normal ear  
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Rinne Test   hearing loss test, tuning force tapped against mastoid process and then put it by ear count the seconds when the sound is no longer heard. normal = air conducted is 2x> bone conducted. conduction loss: Bc > ac or bc=ac. sesorineural loss: ac>bc  
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normal color of tympanic membrane   pearly grey  
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bacterial conjunctivitis   green drainage  
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viral conjunctivitis   watery drainage  
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chronic pulmonary diseases can be classified as either __ or __   obstructive (limit air flow) or restrictive (limit physical lung expansion)  
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boyle's law   relation between the volume and the pressure of a gas is constant, as volume increases, pressure decreases, and vice versa  
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when thorax expands, negative pressure in interpleural space expands the lungs by   keeping the lungs close to the wall of the thorax  
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as the pressure inside the thorax falls below atmostpheric pressure, the lungs___   draw air in  
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orthopnea   dyspnea produced by the supine position. (sign of fluid shift into the lungs, enlarged abdominal organs pushing on the diaphragm, or left side heart failure  
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purulent sputum   contains pus, suggests lower respiratory infection  
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pleurisy   pleural pain resulting from inflammation of the parietal pleura  
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pectus excavatum   hollow chest  
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pectus carinatum   bird chest  
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crepitus   subcutaneous grinding sensation, which indicates air leaking into the subcutaneous tissue  
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fremitus   subtle vibration with breathing suggesting pulmonary or pleural edema  
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percussion   can help identify tissues as fluid filled, air filled, or solid  
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hyperresonance   percussion creating a sound like a tympanic drum, indicates an abonormal air space in the thorax, as oiccurs with pneumothorax  
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which phase of breathing is louder   expiratory  
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normal breath sounds   wind rushing through a metallic tube  
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vesicular breath sounds   rustling leaves and lower pitch heard over most of thorax with inspiratory phase more prominent  
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bronchovesicular sounds   similar to vesicular upon inspiration and similar to bronchial sounds upon expiration  
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bronchial breath sounds   bronchial sounds more muffled than normal breath sounds  
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bronchophony   clearly heard spoken sounds  
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whispered pectoriloquy   whispered sounds  
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egophony   high pitched but intelligible spoken  
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adventitious sounds   heard in addition to normal breath sounds (rales, rhonci, stridor, etc)  
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rhonchi   continuous rumbling sounds auscultated during inspiration and expeiration indicating an incomplete obstruction of bronchi or lower trachea producing turbulent air  
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child breathing rate   20 bpm  
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hyperventilation   increase in breathing rate w.out increase in depth  
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spirometer   instrument used to measure lung volumes during ventilation  
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for persons with mod to severe asthma, a PEF less than 80 percent indicates__   impending acute broncospasm (asthma attack)  
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flail chest   results from multiple ant. or post. rib fractures creating a free floating segment of ribcage  
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asthma   chronic abonormal autonomic response of the bronchial muscles that produces intermittent acute bronchospasm, partial airway obstruction, and chronic bronchial inflammation and edama  
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3 major types of inhalers   metered dose (mdi), dry powder (dpi), and breath actuated MDIs  
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bronchodilator   used for as needed basis for asthma  
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managment of acute asthma attack   person should sit, take deep breaths, exale through pused lips, which increases pressure through the airway, use bronchodilator if prescribed, one pufff followed by a second dose five minutes later  
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exercise induced bronchospasm   occurs 5 to 10 minures into an exercise session  
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Exercise-9induced Anaphlaxis   abnormal immune response to vigorous physical activity. widespread release to histamine, an inflammatory chemical that causes vasodilation throughout the body  
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Acute bronchitis   result of infection or chemical irritant that produces an inflammatory response. viral infection is most common cause  
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tx for acute bronchitis   cough suppressants, rest, hydration  
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chronic bronchitis   prolonged or repeated exposure to irritants that inflame the bronchial mucous membranes  
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emphysema   complication of chronic pulmonary disease and prolonged smoking. chronic inflammatory reaction to chemicals in smoke that destroy the alveolar walls, cappilaries, and lung elasticity, and decreases the lung area that is availble for gas exchange  
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coryza   common cold  
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antihistamines are effective in treating the ___ of common cold   runny nose and sneezing  
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neck rule   symptoms above neck (runny nose, sore throat, no vever) may return to activity. below the neck (cough, aches, fever) should not exercise until 24 hours after symptoms are gone`  
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influenza A   most commonly associated w/ large seasonal outbreaks of flu  
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incubation   time between infection and appearance of symptoms  
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cystic fibrosis (CF)   genetic abmormality that affects the exocrine glands of respiratory system, pancreas, and intestines. Thick secretinos from these glands block the airway which tend to become infected  
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Pertussis   whooping cough. bacteria release toxin which impairs funciton of cilia. secretions are not removed from airway and patient begins to cough violently in effor to expel mucus from bronchial tree  
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hepatic- biliary system   liver and gallbladder  
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2 functional segmetns of pancreas   endocrine pancreas (secretes hormones that regulate blood carbohydrate levels) and exocrine pancreas (secrete several enzymes important to digestinon  
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emesis   nausea and vomiting  
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nausea and vommiting occur when __   nerve endings in the upper GI are irritated by chemical, mechanical, or autonomic stimuli  
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hematemesis   blood in vomitus  
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colic   progressive cycles of intenese cramping - type pain  
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peritonitis   acute, localized constant pain indicates inflammation of the parietal peritoneum  
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rigidity   protective spasm of the muscles of the abdominal wall caused by pain from injury, internal bleeding, or disease in the abdominal organs  
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prandial   stomach pain while eating  
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postprandial   stomach pain after eating  
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diarrhea leads to__   dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and shock  
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constipation   retention of feces as a result of hardened (dehydrated) stool or decreased bowl motility  
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melena   black stools with tar- like consistency  
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icterus   jaundice, yellow discoloration of skin eyes and mucous membranes that occurs when high bilirubin levesl in the blood  
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mcburney's point   appendix pain half distance between asis and umbilicus  
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gallbladder pain may begin as __   sensation of heartburn  
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pancreatic pain   epigasttric pain reffering to middle or lower back  
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spleen   abodominal organ that filters abnormal red blood cells and funtions as part of the immune system  
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spleen pain   LUQ and left shoulder  
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Kehr's sign   referred pain fromt he spleen to the left shoulder  
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ascites   escess peritoneal fluid indicated by an abnormally protruding abdomen  
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Rebound tenderness test   depres abdomen and quickly release. pain produced suggests peritonitis  
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jar test or markle's sign   person stands on his or her toes then drops flat to heels, sharp increase in abodminal pain is positive for peritonitis  
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measruing dehydration   bp and hr in supione and standing . when moving from supine to standing it is normal for bp to decrease by 20 pts and pulse to increase by 20 pts. more than that means dyhdration  
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viral gastroenteritis   stomach flu which causes severe vomit diarrhea and abdominal spasms  
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dyspepsia   indigetison or heart burn,  
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gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)   occurs when esophageal sphincter, controlling flow of food from esophagus into stomach, malfunctions after ingestoin of certain tyepes of foods, meds, or drugs. symptoms are produced by acid from stomach entering the esophagus -is thinner then stomach  
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herniation   abnormal protrusion of organ through surrounding tissue  
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hiatial herniation   protrusion of part of proximal stomach through diaphragm and into thorax  
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peptic ulcer   occurs when gastric juices digest the submucosal layer of somach or duodenum  
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gastritis   describes stomach inflammation resulting from a disease causing erosion of the entire mucosa, chronic use of NSAIDS or autoimmune disease  
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inflammatory bowel diseases   smal intestine and colon initiate and immune reaction against their own cells  
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irritable bowel syndrome   reaction to stress and poor diet, affects motility of intestines  
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hemorrhoids   "piles" veins in the rectum or anus that become dilated  
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hepatitis   inflamattion of liver due to viral infection or liver toxicitity. inflammation response affects liver function  
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cirrhosis   result of combined effects of chronic liver disease and malnutition that irreversibly damages liver cells  
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gallstones and gallbladder disease   produce intermmittent RUQ pain that worsens after meals that include fatty food  
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cholecytitis   gall bladder disease; results when gallstones block cystic duct  
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pancreatitis   pancreatic enzymes become active within the pancreas rather than the duodenum  
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diplopia   double vision  
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photophobia   sensitivity to light (corneal abrasions)  
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ptosis   drooping of the eye lid  
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anisocoria   unequal pupils (diferences greater than .5 mm)  
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curtain over vision   retinal detatchment  
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tinnitus   sensation of ringing in the ears  
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coryza   clear watery drainage from nose  
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subconjuntival hemorrhage   bleeding under conjunctiva  
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hyphema   direct blow to globe, bleeding in ant. chamber  
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pancreatic pain   epigasttric pain reffering to middle or lower back  
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spleen   abodominal organ that filters abnormal red blood cells and funtions as part of the immune system  
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spleen pain   LUQ and left shoulder  
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Kehr's sign   referred pain fromt he spleen to the left shoulder  
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ascites   escess peritoneal fluid indicated by an abnormally protruding abdomen  
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Rebound tenderness test   depres abdomen and quickly release. pain produced suggests peritonitis  
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jar test or markle's sign   person stands on his or her toes then drops flat to heels, sharp increase in abodminal pain is positive for peritonitis  
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measruing dehydration   bp and hr in supione and standing . when moving from supine to standing it is normal for bp to decrease by 20 pts and pulse to increase by 20 pts. more than that means dyhdration  
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viral gastroenteritis   stomach flu which causes severe vomit diarrhea and abdominal spasms  
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dyspepsia   indigetison or heart burn,  
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gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)   occurs when esophageal sphincter, controlling flow of food from esophagus into stomach, malfunctions after ingestoin of certain tyepes of foods, meds, or drugs. symptoms are produced by acid from stomach entering the esophagus -is thinner then stomach  
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herniation   abnormal protrusion of organ through surrounding tissue  
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hiatial herniation   protrusion of part of proximal stomach through diaphragm and into thorax  
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peptic ulcer   occurs when gastric juices digest the submucosal layer of somach or duodenum  
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gastritis   describes stomach inflammation resulting from a disease causing erosion of the entire mucosa, chronic use of NSAIDS or autoimmune disease  
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inflammatory bowel diseases   smal intestine and colon initiate and immune reaction against their own cells  
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irritable bowel syndrome   reaction to stress and poor diet, affects motility of intestines  
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hemorrhoids   "piles" veins in the rectum or anus that become dilated  
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hepatitis   inflamattion of liver due to viral infection or liver toxicitity. inflammation response affects liver function  
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cirrhosis   result of combined effects of chronic liver disease and malnutition that irreversibly damages liver cells  
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gallstones and gallbladder disease   produce intermmittent RUQ pain that worsens after meals that include fatty food  
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cholecytitis   gall bladder disease; results when gallstones block cystic duct  
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pancreatitis   pancreatic enzymes become active within the pancreas rather than the duodenum  
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diplopia   double vision  
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photophobia   sensitivity to light (corneal abrasions)  
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ptosis   drooping of the eye lid  
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anisocoria   unequal pupils (diferences greater than .5 mm)  
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curtain over vision   retinal detatchment  
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tinnitus   sensation of ringing in the ears  
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coryza   clear watery drainage from nose  
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subconjuntival hemorrhage   bleeding under conjunctiva  
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hyphema   direct blow to globe, bleeding in ant. chamber  
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stye   infection of an eyelid duct or follicle  
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glaucoma   eye disease that is caused by optic nerve damage secondary to increased intraocular presure  
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auricular hematoma   repeated trauma or frictino to ear  
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tympanic membrane rupture   sudden changes in pressure within ear or insertion of foregin objects  
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otitis externa   frequent exposure to water, that flushes out wax and cause infection in external ear canal  
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otitis media   infection to middle ear and often follows upper respiratory infection  
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kernig test   head raised, burning or shooting pain in spine is positive  
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brudzinski   SLR, flex knee, ankle dorisflex will reproduce symptoms  
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RSD (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy)   occurs in distal extremities when CNS produces contionus sympathetic stimulation of that limb  
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amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS lou gehrigs diseas)   degenerates nerve fibers and neurons and progresses from distal to proximal. weakness appears in hands and arms first, then tics develop, then dysphagia  
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poliomyelitis   poliovirus destroys motor neurons in antierior spinal cord  
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peripheral neuropathy   catch all term describing many disorders of the nerve fiber  
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guillain-barre syndrome   autoimmune response to viral infection affecting many nerves, symmetric weakness in both letgs, progresses to arms, loss of deep tendon reflex  
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myasthenia gravis (MG)   autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular junction where motor nuron connects to muscle fibers. destorys postsynaptic acetycholine recepors.  
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muscular dystrophy (MD)   genetic diosrders that affect muscle fiber structure. muscle fibers degenerate and replaced with non contractile c.t.  
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