Midterm Review Flashcards
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arthro
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joint
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dermato
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skin
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gastro
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stomach
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nephro
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kidney
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stomato
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mouth
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cyte
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cell
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itis
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inflammation
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oma
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tumor
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megaly
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enlarged
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an
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without
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intra
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within
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poly
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many, much
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osteo
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bone
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entero
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intestine
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spleno
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spleen
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pre
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before
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rrhapy
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to suture
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malacia
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softening
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cele
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hernia
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algia
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pain
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uni/mono
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one
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supra
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above
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tachy
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rapid
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brady
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slow
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where is the prefix in a word?
at the beginning
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where is the suffix in the word?
at the end of the word
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when do you use a combining form?
is needed when the words that your are combining do not have a vowel
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what do prefixes do to a word?
changes its meaning and indicates size, quantity, position and location
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what do suffixes do to a word?
changes the meaning of a medical word; surgical, diagnostic, pathological, and related, grammatical, and diminutive, singular and plural
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jaundice
yellow
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cyanosis
blue
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erythema
red
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melano
black
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leuko
white
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what does a basal carcinoma look like?
pearly white or waxy bump often with visible blood vessels
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what is the treatment for a basal cell carcinoma?
surgical excision/ cryotherapy (freeze It off)
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what is an abscess (furuncle or carbuncle (many furuncles))?
localized collection of pus at the infection site
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what does an abscess feel like?
tender, painful, swollen
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what does an abscess look like?
enlarged, discharging pus, necrotic material
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how is an abscess treated?
I&D
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what is psoriasis (noninfectious)?
chronic, inflammatory skin disease
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what does psoriasis feel like?
thick, dry, silvery, red patches and scaly
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what does psoriasis look like ?
dry, cracked, encrusted
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how is psoriasis treated?
medication, light therapy, biologic drug
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what is acne?
Common inflammatory skin disease of the sebaceous glands and their hair follicles
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what does acne look like?
blackheads/whiteheads, enlargement and rupture, chronic irritation
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how is acne treated?
tropical agents, antibacterial solution, skin kept clean and dry
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what is scabies?
Contagious skin disease that is the result of infestation by the itch mite
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what does scabies feel like?
itchy, and rash
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what does scabies look like?
short, wavy, brownish black lines
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how is scabies treated?
tropical scabicide; antipuritics
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allograft:
is a transplant from human to human
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xenograft:
healthy transplant from pig to animal
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what is the difference of allograft and xenograft?
allograft is skin transplant from a human while xenograft is a transplant from a pig
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punch biopsy:
circular blade where u punch it into the skin
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shave biopsy:
uses a tool similar to a razor to scrape the surface of the skin. The result is a slightly indented area of your skin
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needle biopsy:
is a procedure to obtain a sample of cells from your body for laboratory testing
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cryosurgery:
freezes and destroys the lesion with nitrogen
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debridement:
removal of necrotized tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision,
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biopsy:
Tissue sample removed from the body for microscopic examination
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incision and drainage (I&D):
cutting and draining
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intradermal allergen test:
injection of small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observation of the skin for subsequent reaction via subcutaneous
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what is gout?
systemic connective tissue disorder
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what are the symptoms of gout?
happens in great toe, inflamed joints, swollen joints due to build up of uric acid
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what are the causes of gout?
diet, alcohol, meat and beer
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what is a herniated disc (prolapsed disk)?
protrusion or herniation at the center of two vertebrae
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what are the symptoms of herniated disc?
worsens w motion, dull ache to severe pain
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what is the CF of veins:
phlebo
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what is the CF of ater:
arterio
