Med Terms 3

Question 1

Arthritis

Answer 1

Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints

Question 2

Articulate

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Two bones form a joint

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Contracture

Answer 3

Permanent shortening of a muscle or joint

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Crepitation

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A crackling sound made in breathing by a person with an inflamed lung

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Osteoporosis

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Disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced. Bones are more porous and fragile, and the risk of fracture is greatly increased

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Bunion

Answer 6

A painful swelling on the first joint of the big toe

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Osteomyelitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection

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Kyphosis

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Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back

Question 9

Lordosis

Answer 9

Excessive inward curvature of the spine

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Scoliosis

Answer 10

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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Arterial blood gases

Answer 11

The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries; more accurate way to measure pulse ox

Question 12

Crackles

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Abnormal lung sounds characterized by discontinuous clicking or rattling sounds

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Rhonchi

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Continuous low pitched, rattling lung sounds that often resemble snoring

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Stridor

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A harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx

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Acidosis

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An excessively acid condition of the body fluids or tissues

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Anoxia

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An absence of deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues; severe hypoxia

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Atelectasis

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A complete or partial collapse of a lung or lobe of a lung; develops when the alveoli within the lung become deflated

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Spirometry

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Test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale

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Hypercapnia

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Abnormally elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood

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Hypoxemia

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Abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood

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Pertussis

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Medical term for whooping cough

Contagious bacterial disease that mostly affects children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop

Question 22

Pleurisy

Answer 22

Inflammation of the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity

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Epistaxis

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Bleeding from the nose

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Sao2 (saturation of O2)

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Amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin in arterial blood

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PO2 (partial pressure of O2)

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Reflects the amount of oxygen gas dissolved in the blood

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Hemoglobin

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Found in red blood cells, responsible for transporting oxygen in blood

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Arrhythmia

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A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm

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Fibrillation

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An irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow

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Embolus

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A blood clot that travels from the site where it was formed

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Arteriolosclerosis

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The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age

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Ischemia

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An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body

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Murmur

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A sound due to vibrations from the flow of blood through the heart or great vessels

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Thrombus

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Blood clot that impedes blood flow

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Pneumonia

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Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid

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Stroke

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The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by the blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery to the brain

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Surfactant

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A substance that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved

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Ventilation

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The exchange of air between lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide in the alveoli

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Cardiac cycle

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Systole and diastole

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Perfusion

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Passage of fluid through the circulatory or lymphatic system to an organ or a tissue Usually delivering blood to a capillary bed in tissue

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Sputum

Answer 40

Mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract