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Ataxia

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Failure of muscle coordination (walking, balance)

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Later stages of COPD develop this

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Barrel chest

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What is papule?

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small raised solid part of inflamed skin

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What is melena

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Dark sticky stool containing partly digested blood.

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What is mini-cog

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3 min instrument that can detect cognitive impairment in the older adult.

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Eschar

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Hard crust produced by a burn or over a pressure ulcer

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What is vertigo

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dizziness

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What is leukoplakia

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thick white patches on the gums

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Bruit

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Turbulent blood flow

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Pack year

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Pack of cigs the pt smokes per day x number of years the pt smokes.

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Another word for jaundice

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icterus

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Erythema

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redness of the skin

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Syncope

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Temporary loss of consciousness caused by fall in BP

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Cheilosis

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Dry scaling and cracking of lips

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Borborygmus

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Rumbling/gurgling sound caused by gas in the intestines

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Menarche

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First occurrence of menstruation

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Enlargement of liver

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hepatomegaly

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Parensthesia

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the sensation of pins and needles in body

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Orthopnea

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SOB when lying flat

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Hirsutism

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excessive body hair where hair normally is absent

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Costovertebral

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Angle that is formed between the 12th rib and spinal column (helps to located kidneys)

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Diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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Heberden nodes

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Bony swellings that can develop in the distal joint of the fingers and toes

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Neuropathy

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sensory nerves causing tingling, pain, or numbness

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Polydipsia
increased thirst
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Babinski
plantar reflex, abnormal when seen in adults
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Steatorrhea
Excretion of large quantities of fat in feces
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Artery located proximal to the pinky and ring finger
ulnar
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Ascites
Accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity
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Macule
Flat, distinct, discolored area of skin <1cm
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Guaiac
test to check for occult blood in the stool
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Another name for apical impulse
PMI
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Pregnant for the first time
Primagravida
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Crepitus
grating sound produced by friction between bone and cartilage
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Pruritis
Itching
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What position should fetus be at 36 weeks?
vertex position (crown of head pointed down)
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Barbiturate
acts on cerebellum and decreases activity
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What part of brain influences the functioning of pupils
pons-> can cause miosis (fixed pupils)
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Functions of tongue?
cleans teeth enable taste sensation helps with speech formation
40
What type of cough does mycoplasma pneumonia cause?
hacking
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What type of cough is associated with croup
barking
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Ankylosing spondylitis
inflamed vertebrae are fused causing muscle spasms. Can cause kyphosis
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Positive Rinne test
air conduction heard twice as long as bone conduction
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Weber test
indicates conductive hearing loss when sound lateralizes to the "poorer" ear
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What does diffuse testicular tumor cause?
it does NOT cause discomfort
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Peau d'orange
caused by edema thickening skin and exaggerating hair follicles, giving orange peel appearance.
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Gynecomastia
Benign enlargement of male breast
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What position is not advised for a patient in second or third trimester
supine
49
Which type of scoliosis is it when it is seen when standing and bending?
structural (fixed)
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Which type of scoliosis is it when it is seen only when standing
Functional (flexible) (could also lead to uneven legs)
51
Which is cancerous seborrheic keratosis or actinic keratosis?
Actinic keratosis
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Middle ear functions
equalizes air pressure, protects inner ear, conducts sound vibrations
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Function of inner ear
equilibrium and transmitting sound waves to brain
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Sequence of VS
P, R, BP, T
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Normal urine pH
4.5-8.0
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What patient might have calcified arteries?
Peeps with diabetes or renal failure
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How to calculate deciduous teeth
How old child is in months minus 6
58
Benign fibrocystic breast disease
tender masses, cyclic or noncyclic, cysts and fibroadenomas
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xanthomas
accumulation of lipids under skin
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Coarctation of aorta
narrowing of descending aorta

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