3 Flashcards
1
Q
Dizziness
A
Vertigo
2
Q
Watery discharges from the nose
A
Coryza
3
Q
Containing pus
A
Purulent
4
Q
Bloody
A
Sanguineous
5
Q
Consists of feces
A
Fecal
6
Q
Contains mucus and pus
A
Mucopurulent
7
Q
Of lymphatic fluid
A
Serous
8
Q
Thick, sticky
A
Tenacious
9
Q
From Vagina (after delivery)
A
Lochia
10
Q
Produced by conscious effort of patient
A
Induced
11
Q
Forceful vomiting for some distance
A
Projectile
11
Q
If blood is noticeable
A
Blood-tinged
12
Q
Agent given to produce emesis
A
Emetic
13
Q
Sharpness of vision
A
Visual acuity
14
Q
Yellow in color
A
Icteric
15
Q
Puffy
A
Edematous
15
Q
Drooping Eyelids
A
Ptosis
16
Q
Motionless
A
Fixed
17
Q
Sensitive to light
A
Photosensitive
18
Q
Double vision
A
Diplopia
18
Q
Profound intolerance for light
A
Photophobia
19
Q
Squinting, crosseyedness
A
Strabismus
20
Q
Abnormal protrusion of eyeball
A
Exophthalmos
21
Q
inflammation of conjunctiva
A
Conjunctivitis
22
Dilatation of the pupil
Mydriasis
23
Constriction of the pupils
Miosis
24
Near-sightedness
Myopia
25
Far-sightedness
Hyperopia
26
Rolling of the eyeballs
Nystagmus
27
irregular curvature of the cornea
Astigmatism
28
Fainting/temporary loss of consciousness
Syncope
28
Client without fever
Afebrile
29
A client with fever
Febrile
30
Elevation of body temp above normal
Pyrexia/Hyperthermia
31
Extremely high fever (°C & above)
Hyperpyrexia
32
Subnormal or below body temperature
Hypothermia
33
Gas in digestive tract
Flatus or flatulence
34
Inflammation of the gums
Gingivitis
35
Forehead
Frontal region
36
Region below the parietal bones
Temporal region
37
Region at the sides & vault of the skull
Parietal region
38
Back of head
Occipital region
39
Base of skull
Basilar region
40
Having large head
Macrocephalous
41
Having a small head
Microcephalous
41
Itching
Pruritus
41
Hives
Urticaria
41
Bending a limb at joint
Flexion
42
Straightening a limb at a joint
Extension
43
Moving the forearm with the palms facing downward
Pronation
44
Moving the forearm with the palms facing upward
Supination
44
Moving around a central axis
Rotation
45
Moving an arm or leg away from the body
Abduction
46
Moving an arm or leg toward the body
Adduction
46
Raising a body part
Elevation
47
Moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
Protraction
47
Lowering a body part
Depression
48
Moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
Retraction
49
Stiffness and rigidity of joints
Ankylosis
49
Inability of muscles to shorten or lengthen, Limiting joint mobility
Contracture
