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AI - Obs Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bedsore | decubitus ulcer |
| watery, clear drainage | serous |
| bruised skin | ecchymosis |
| area of raw skin | excoriated |
| swollen or puffy | edematis, inflammation |
| blisters | bulla, vesicle |
| redness of | erythema |
| bloody drainage | sanquinous |
| watery, boody drainage | serosanquinous |
| drainin mucus & pus | mucopurulent |
| remove, clean | debride |
| mucus from lower airway | phlegm |
| pale whitish color | pallor |
| afraid & worried | anxious |
| blue in color | cyanotic |
| able to straighten | extension |
| seen on both sides | bilateral |
| no teeth | adentuous |
| iv flowing into a vein | infusion, patent |
| difficulty swallowing | dysphagia |
| soft abdomen | flacid |
| bringing up mucus | expectorate |
| difficulty breathing | dyspnea |
| where the spine ends | coccyx |
| unable to speak | aphasia |
| permanent flexion of joint | contracture |
| cold & moist skin | clammy |
| no control over bowels | incotinent |
| blood in urine | hematuria |
| raised red solid lesions | red pappula rash |
| normal color of urine | pale yellow |
| no control over bladder | incontinent |
| paralysis of 1 side f the body | hemiplagia |
| yellow color of skin/sclera | jaundice |
| excessive sweating | diaphoresis |
| paralysis of lower body only | paraplegia |
| increased urination | polyuria |
| abd. appears swollen | distention |
| any local abnormality of tissue | wound |
| paralysis of all extremeties | quadriplegia |
| tubing that drain without difficulty | patent |
| anterior bend of elbow | anticubital |
| drainage with pus | purulent |
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