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Charting Terms B Flashcards

1
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forehead

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frontal region

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region over temple

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temporal region

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back of head

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occipital region

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base of skull

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basilar region

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5
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having a large head

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macrocephaly, hydrocephalus

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having a small head

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microcephalus

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7
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top of head

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parietal (right or left)

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8
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hives

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urticaria

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itching

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pruritus

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10
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Bending

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flexion

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to straighten

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extension

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12
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revolve around

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rotation

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13
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move away from median line

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abductin

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14
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move toward median line

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adductor

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15
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blue in color

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cyanotic

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16
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by mouth

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orally

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17
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By rectum

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by rectum

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18
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breathing in

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inhalation

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19
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rubbing into skin

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topically

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20
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under the skin

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subcutaneous

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21
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within the skin

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intradermal

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22
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within the muscle

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intramuscular

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23
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within the spinal canal (2)

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intraspinal, intrathecal

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24
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within the vein

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intravenous

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25
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pouring into body cavity

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instillation

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26
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(period) if present when admitted

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menses present

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27
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painful period

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dysmenorrhea

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28
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total absence of period

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amenorrhea

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29
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profuse or prolonged flow/period

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menorrhagia

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30
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cessation of peroid

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menopause

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31
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very unpleasant offensive

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foul

32
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of the muscles

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facial

33
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of the legs

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paraplegia

34
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of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

35
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of a single limb

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monoplegia

36
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of all 4 extremities and usually the trunk

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Quadriplegia

37
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large amount of profuse perspiration

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Diaphoresis, diaphoretic

38
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flat on back, arms straight at side

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supine

39
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on side, knees flexed

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lateral

40
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on left side, left arm behind back, left leg slightly flexed, right leg greatly flexed

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Sim’s (left or right)

41
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head of bed semi-erect

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Semi-Fowlers 40-45 degree, modified, knees & legs not flexed

42
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on back, buttocks near edge of table, knees well flexed and separated

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lithotomy

43
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resting on knees and chest

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knee-chest

44
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on back, pelvis and legs higher than head

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Trendelburg

45
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on abdomen, face turned to one side

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proen

46
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prone with hips over break in table and feet below level of head

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jackknife

47
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number of beats per minute

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rate

48
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rhythm regular or irregular, coupling, galloping

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aaa

49
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beats missed at intervals

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intermittent

50
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> 100 beats per min. (bpm)

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rapid, fast, tachycardia

51
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slow in rate, <50 bpm

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slow, bradycardia

52
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only scarcely perceptible

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tready, weak

53
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pulseless (2)

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Imperceptible, absent

54
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pulse strength (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)

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0=absent, not palpable, inaudible c Doppler

55
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1+ =

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diminished/palpable

56
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2+ =

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expected/normal

57
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3+ =

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strong/full pulse

58
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4+ =

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bounding, can’t be obliterated

59
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normal rate

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normal in rate and rhythm

60
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normal Healthy

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normal for race

61
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blue in color

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Cyanotic, mottled

62
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very white

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extreme pallor, ashen

63
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redness

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erythema

64
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shines

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glossy

65
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raw surface

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excoriation

66
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yellow in color

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jaundiced

67
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containing colored area

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pigmented

68
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scraped

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abraded, denuded

69
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cold and moist

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clammy

70
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not understandable

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incoherent

71
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meaningless, wondering

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rambling

72
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words run together

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slurring

73
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difficulty speaking

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dysphasia

74
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inability to swallow

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aphagia

75
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other descriptive terms

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red, swollen, inflamed, ulcerated

76
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descriptive terms

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pink, moist, ddry, cracked, swollen, coated, inflamed, ulcerated

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