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tPolydipsia

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Excessive thirst

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PCR stands for?

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Polymerase chain reaction

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Lysozyme purpose

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Brakes down cell walls.

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B cells produce:

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antibodies

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Opsonin

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Bind to surface of antigen, making it more susceptible to phagocytosis

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Sedimentation rate

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Distance RBC travels in a test tube in one hour

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High sedimentation rate indicates

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Inflammation

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Humoral immunity

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Immunity from stuff found in bodily fluids. Antibodies, complement system, antimicrobial peptides

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hemocytoblast

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Lymphocyte stem cell

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MHC

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Major histocompatibility complex

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CD4 CELLS ARE:

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Helper T cells

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Epidemiology

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study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems.

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Morbitiy

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Rares of disease in a population

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Mortality

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Rate of deaths

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Axilla

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Nerves, blood vessel area, entering the upper arm. in the armpit

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Precordial

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In front of the heart

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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Orthopnea

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Shortness of breath while lying down

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Nocturia

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Frequent urination at night

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Claudication

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Muscle pain due to lack of oxygen

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Self esteem

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How we value ourself

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Self concept

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How we percieve who we are

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APGAR
Acronym for assessing babies Appearance Pulse Grimmace Activity Respiration
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Abrasion
Scrape
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Laceration
Cut
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Contusion
Bruise
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Puncture
Poke
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Avulsion
Tear
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Incision
Surgical Cut
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Milia
Elevated white spots on infants. Self limiting, should disappear in months
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mydriatic medications purpose
Temporarily dilate the pupils
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Atelectasis
Collapse of lung
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Bloom's taxonomy: affective domain involves ______
Feelings, attitudes, emotions
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Three domain's of bloom's taxonomy
Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
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Bloom's taxonomy: cognitive domain involves ______
Mental skills, knowledge
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Bloom's taxonomy: psychomotor domain involes ______
Physical doing of skills
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What does nail clubbing look like:
Nails sitting flat, lacking the normal curve
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What does nail clubbing indicate?
Lack of oxygen to the nail bed.
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Strabismus
When eyes do not line up in the same direction
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How is strabismus tested for?
Corneal light reflex test
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Ileus
decrease or absent peristalsis of stomach
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Define: Gastropareisis
Delayed gastric emtpying
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Define: Hypercarbia
Increased CO2 in blood
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Define: Epitaxis
Nosebleed
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Define: Anosmia
Loss of sense of smell
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The clavicle joins the scapula at the _____ joint
Acromioclavicular joint
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What is the acromion?
Process on the scapula where the clavicle articulates
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What is the foraman ovale
Hole between left/right sides of heart in infants. Should close shortly after birth
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Ductus arteriosus links the
pulmonary artery and aorta
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Rhinorrhea
Nasal discharge
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The suffix -rhea usually indicates
Flow, discharge
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Delusion
Belief that is clearly false: indicates a cognitive impairment
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What are adventitious sounds?
Sounds that are not expected to hear in the lungs. Indicates something unexpected happening
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What are atelectatic crackles?
Normal crackling that happens at firs,t but goes away after a few breaths. Result from alveolar filling.
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Aphasia
Loss of ability to express and comprehend spoken and written language
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Agnosia
INability to recognize common objects or faces
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Apraxia
Loss of ability to initiate purposeful movement
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Anosognosia
Loss of ability to realize there is a problem with memory and functioning
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Grasp reflex
Seen in infants. Hand closes around anything brushed or placed in it. disappears around 5-6 months.
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Sundowning
IN dementia patients: bahvioral disturbances that occur in the afternoon
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FVD
Fluid volume deficit
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What is a KVO order?
Keep vein open Minimal fluid delivered via IV to prevent clots
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