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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sjogren's | mouth and eyes become extremely dry. |
| dysmotility | A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract |
| amoxicillin | not capitalized |
| desquamative desquamation | Relating to or marked by desquamation.(The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.) |
| alopecia | hair loss |
| sicca | Sjogren's - mouth and eyes become extremely dry. |
| erythematous | red |
| SCLE, SLE | Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus |
| Salagen | (drug) pilocarpine - treatment for dry mouth |
| Propulsid | (drug)cisapride increases the rate at which your esophagus, stomach, and intestines move during digestion. |
| Prevacid | (drug)treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| Hashimoto's thyroiditis | autoimmune thyroid disease |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin) |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (Prozac) |
| dermatomyositis | connective-tissue disease related to Polymyositis (PM) that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| perimenopausal | menopause transition |
| CBC, TSH, CPK, aldolase, SMA-12, C3, C4, UA with micro, and anti-jo and anti-PM-1 anti-PM1 antibodies, ESR, and CRP | tests |
| EMG | Electromyography - technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles |
| crepitus | medical term to describe the grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. ... |
| PIPs | proximal interphalangeal |
| DIPs | distal interphalangeal (joint) |
| DTRs | deep tendon reflexes |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes/swollen lymph nodes |
| dorsal | being at the back |
| anterior | at or toward the front |
| pruritic | itchy |
| basilar keratinocytes | the major constituent of the epidermis, or at the base, esp. of the skull |
| dermal mucin deposition | protein deposit |
| serositis | Inflammation of the serous tissues of the body |
| hematologic | pertaining to the blood |
| cystoscopy | a test that allows your doctor to look at the interior lining of the bladder and the urethra |
| nephrolithiasis | process of formin a kidney stone |
| arthralgias | from Greek arthro-, joint + -algos, pain) literally means joint pain |
| tubal ligation | tubes tied |
| Lac-Hydrin 12% cream | medical cream |
| dyshydrosis | rash |
| vacuoler | liquid pocket |
| CPK | Creatine phosphokinase (enzyme) |
| Raynaud's | a condition that causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers, toes, tip of your nose and your ears — to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. |
| malar | butterfly rash, is a medical sign consisting of a characteristic form of facial rash. ... |
| proximally | Nearest |
| lichenified | skin has become thickened and leathery |
| Gottron's | erythematous, scaly eruption occurring in symmetric fashion over the MCP and interphalangeal joints (can mimic psoriasis). ... |
| xerostomia | dry mouth due to a lack of saliva |
| DTRs | deep tendon reflexes |
| aldolase | saclike cavity situated in places in tissues where friction would otherwise occur |
| periungual | pertaining to the area around the fingernails or the toenails. |
| myositis | rare disease in which the muscle fibers and skin are inflamed and damaged, resulting in muscle weakness |
| anular | ring-shaped lesion surrounding a clear, normal, unaffected disk of skin |
| etiology | science and study of the causes or origins of disease |
| q.i.d. | Latin quater in die (four times a day) |
| euthyroid | Having the right amount of thyroxin stimulation |
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