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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Term 1 - #1 Flashcards

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS

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CVA

A

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

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LOC

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LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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NYSTAGMUS

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INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT OF THE EYE

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STOMATIS

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INFLAMATION OF THE MOUTH-ORAL CAVITY

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GINGIVITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS

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EXO ONTHALMOS

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PROTUDING EYEref. HYPERTHYROIDISM

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PERRLA

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PUPILS EQUALLY ROUND AND REACT TO LIGHT & ACCOMODATION

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ACCOMODATION

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WHEN EYE PUPILS CONSTRICT AS THEY CONVERGE

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APHASIA

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WITHOUT SPEECH

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DYSPNEA

A

DIFFICULTY OR PAIN WHEN BREATHING

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SOB

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SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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CYANOSIS

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BLUISH/PURPLISH TINT (USUALLY LACK OF O2=DIOXYGEN)

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JAUNDICE

A

YELLOW PIGMENTATION (D/T LIVER FAILURE)

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PALLOR

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PALENESS

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VITILIGO

A

LOSS OF PIGMENTATIONS

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ECCHYMOSIS

A

BRUISING

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PETECHIAE

A

SMALL PURPLISH CAPILLARY HEMORRHAGIC SPOTS

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TURGOR

A

ELASTICITY OF THE SKIN

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DIAPHORETIC

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SWEATING

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BRONCHIAL

A

LOUD, HIGH PITCHED & HOLLOW BREATH SOUNDS

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BRONCHOVESICULAR

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MODERATE INTENSITY & MODERATE PITCHED BLOWING

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VESICULAR

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SOFT, LOW PITCHED & BREEZY BREATH SOUNDS

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ADVENTITIOUS SOUNDS

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ABNORMAL BREATH SOUNDS

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CRACKLES

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RALES, CRACKLING, HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS

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RHONCHI

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SNORING OR MOANING QUALITY

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WHEEZES

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SQUEAKY, VOCALIZED, MUSICAL SOUNDS

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INHALATION

A

BREATHING IN

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EXHALATION

A

BREATHING OUT

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MEDULLA

A

PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROLS BREATHING

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EUPNEA

A

NORMAL RESPIRATIONS & RHYTHM

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NORMAL RR FOR ADULTS

A

12-20 BREATHS/MIN

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NORMAL RR FOR CHILDREN

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20-30 BREATHS/MIN

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NORMAL RR FOR INFANTS

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30-50 BREATHS/MIN

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34
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TACHYPNEA

A

RAPID RATE OF BREATHING

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BRADYPNEA

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SLOW RATE OF BREATHING

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36
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APNEA

A

ABSENCE OF BREATHING

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HYPERPNEA

A

DEEPER THAN NORMAL RESPIRATIONS

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ORTHOPNEA

A

POSITIONAL SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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39
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CHEYNE-STOKES

A

RESPIRATIONS GRADUALLY BECOME FASTER & DEEPER, THEN SLOWER & ALTERNATE WITH PERIODS OF APNEA

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KUSSMAUL’S

A

FASTER & DEEPER RESPIRATION WITHOUT PAUSES

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HYPERVENTILIATION

A

EXCESSIVE, RAPID, DEEP RESPIRATION

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42
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ETOH

A

ALCOHOL ABUSE

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43
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CLAUDICATION

A

PAIN WITH AMBULATION (ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY)

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TACHYCARDIA

A

RAPID HEART RATE

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BRADYCARDIA

A

SLOW HEART RATE

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NORMAL PULE ADULTS

A

60 - 100

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47
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NORMAL PULSE CHILDREN

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70 - 100

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NORMAL PULSE INFANTS

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120 - 160

49
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MURMUR

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IMPROPER CLOSURE OF HEART VALVES

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ARRHYTHMIA

A

IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHM

51
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ANGINA

A

CHEST PAIN

52
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HOMAN’S SIGN

A

DORSIFLEX FEET TO TEST FOR dvt

53
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PITTING ENDEMA

A

FLUID AND TISSUE LEAVING AN INDENTATION DURING ENDEMA

54
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PPP

A

POSITIVE OR PALPABLE PEDAL PULSE

55
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CHF

A

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

56
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION

A

BLOOD PRESSURE THAT FALLS WHEN SITTING OR STANDING

57
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KOROTKOFF

A

FIRST SOUND HEARD WHEN BLOOD PRESSURE IS RELIEVED

58
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POPLITEAL PULSE

A

BEHIND THE KNEE

59
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DORSALIS PEDIS PULSE

A

TOP OF FOOT

60
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POSTERIOR TIBIAL PULSE

A

BEHIND THE HEEL

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APICAL PULSE

A

OVER THE HEART

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RADIAL PULSE

A

WRIST

63
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PULSE DEFICIT

A

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APICAL AND RADIAL PULSE

64
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PVD

A

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

65
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+BRUIT

A

LISTENING TO BLOOD PRESSURE

66
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+THRILL

A

FEELING FOR THE VIBRATION OF BLOOD TURBULENCE

67
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DOPPLER

A

MACHINE ISED TO FIND AN IMPALPABLE PULSE

68
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CAROTID PULSE

A

ON THE NECK

69
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OBLITERATED

A

CAUSING THE PULSE TO CEASE

70
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BP

A

BLOOD PRESSURE

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FEMORAL PULSE

A

GROIN AREA

72
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PVR

A

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE

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PULSE PRESSURE

A

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE

74
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CSM

A

COLOR SENSATION AND MOVEMENT

75
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CAPILLARY REFILL

A

NORMAL < 3 SECONDS

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SYSTOLIC

A

WHEN VENTRICLES CONTRACT

77
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DIASTOLIC

A

WHEN VENTRICLES RELAX

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VISCOSITY

A

THICKNESS OF BLOOD

79
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RUQ

A

RIGHT UPPER QUAD(RANT)

80
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LUQ

A

LEFT UPPER QUAD(RANT)

81
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RLQ

A

RIGHT LOWER QUAD(RANT)

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LLQ

A

LEFT LOWER QUAD(RANT)

83
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N/V

A

NAUSEA AND VOMITING

84
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BM

A

BOWEL MOVEMENT

85
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FECES

A

STOOL

86
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NGT

A

NASAL GASTRIC TUBE

87
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ABD, GIRTH

A

MEASUREMENT OF THE ABDOMEN

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UMBILICUS

A

BELLY BUTTON

89
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HEMORRHOID

A

VARICOSITY OF THE RECTAL AREA

90
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HYPERACTIVE BOWEL SOUNDS

A

LOW BOWEL SOUNDS (5-15 SECONDS)

OR UP TO 5 MINUTES

91
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ALIGNMENT

A

PROPER ALIGNMENT

92
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GAIT

A

AMBULATE OR WALK

93
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LORDOIS

A

CURVATURE OF THE LUMBAR

94
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SCOLIOSIS

A

S SHAPED BACK

95
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KYPHOSIS

A

HUMPING OF THE BACK

96
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MAEW

A

MOVING ALL EXTREMITIES WELL

97
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LMP

A

LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD

98
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HNV

A

HAS NOT VOIDED

99
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DTV

A

DUE TO VOID

100
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SUPRAPUBIC TUBE

A

CATHETER PALCED THRU THE ABDOMEN INTO THE BLADDER

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NEPHROSTOMY TUBE

A

TUBE PLACED THRU AN OPENING OF THE KIDNEY

102
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HEMATURIA

A

BLOOD IN THE URINE

103
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U/A

A

URINE ANALYSIS

104
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INCONTINENT

A

LOOSING CONTROL OVER BOWEL MOVEMENTS

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PVR

A

POST VOID RESIDUAL

106
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DOE

A

DYSPNEA ON EXERTION

107
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HYPERTHERMIA

A

HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE

108
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HYPOTHERMIA

A

LOW BODY TEMPERATURE

109
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NEUROPATHY

A

LOSS OF NERVES

110
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FEBRILE

A

WITH FEVER

111
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AFEBRILE

A

WITHOUT FEVER

112
Q

PMI

A

POINT OF MAXIMUM IMPULSE

113
Q

CARDIAC CYCLE- LUB

A

SHUTTING OF MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVES

114
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CARDIAC CYCLE - DUB

A

SHUTTING OF AORTIC AND PULMONIC VALVES

115
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PND

A

PAROXYSMAL NOCTUNAL DYSPNEA

116
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PTSOSIS

A

DROOPING EYELID

117
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INTERMITTENT

A

OCCURRING AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS

118
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LBM

A

LAST BOWEL MOVEMENT

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