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Medical Terminology Case Studies

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Polydipsia   Excessive Thirst  
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Polyuria   Excessive Urination  
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus   Lack of insulin, and patient need injections of insulin  
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Insulin Pump   Portable battery powered device that delivers insulin through the abdominal wall in measured amounts  
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Callus   Bony deposit formed between and around the broken ends of a fractured bone. Also, a painless thickening of skin cells in areas of external pressure or friction.  
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Pelvis   Lower part of the trunk of the body including the hip bone, tailbone, and sacrum (lower backbones)  
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Intra-Abdominal   pertaining to within the abdomen  
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Fractures   Breaking of bone  
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Fixation   Act of holding, sewing, or fastening a part in a fixed position  
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Fibula   Smaller leg bone  
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Femur   Thigh Bone  
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Antihypertensive   Drug that reduces high blood pressure  
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Arteriovenous Fistula   An abdominal communication between an artery and a vein. It can also be created surgically to provide access for hemodialysis  
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Hemodialysis   Use of a kidney machine to filter blood to remove waste materials such as urea. Blood leaves the body, enters the machine, and is carried back to the body through a catheter (tube)  
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Hypotensive   Pertaining to low blood pressure or to a person with abnormally low blood pressure.  
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Chronic Renal Failure   Long time of kidneys not functioning  
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Acute   Sharp, sudden and intense for a short period of time  
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Aura   A strange sensation coming before more definite symptoms of illness. An aura often precedes a migraine headache or an epileptic seizure, warning the patient that an attack is beginning.  
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Cephalgia   Headache  
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Dialation   Widening, dialation  
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Frontal   Pertaining to the front; anterior  
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Migraine   Attack of headache, usually on one side of the head, caused by changes in blood vessel size and accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light.  
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Nausea   Unpleasant sensation in the upper abdomen, often leading to vomiting.  
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Scotoma   Defect in vision in a defined area (blind spot)  
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Unilateral   Pertaining to one side  
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Vasonconstrictor   Drug that narrows the blood vessel, especially small arteries  
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Spasm   Involuntary, sudden muscle contraction  
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Ventricular Arrythmias   Abnormal heart rhythm originating in the lower chambers of the heart.  
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Myocardial Infarction   Death of tissue in the heart muscle also known as a heart attack  
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Nitroglycerin   Drug that relaxes muscle and opens blood vessels  
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Coronary Angiogram   X-Ray record of blood vessels surrounding the heart.  
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Acute Myocardial Ischemia   Sudden decrease in blood flow to heart muscle  
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Antiarrhythmic   Pertaining to a drug that works against or prevents abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmia's)  
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Diuretic   Drug that causes kidney's to allow more fluid (as urine) to leave the body  
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Anticoagulant   Drug that prevents clotting  
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Hypertension   High blood pressure  
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Angina   Sharp pain in the chest resulting from a decrease in blood supply to the heart muscle. Also called Angina Pectoris ( PECT/O- chest  
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