pre-classroom training: terms Flashcards
(59 cards)
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plantar
A
sole of foot
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dorsiflexion
A
movement of the foot upwards
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plantarflexion
A
movement of the foot downward
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supine
A
lying face up
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prone
A
lying face down
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adduction
A
movement towards the body
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abduction
A
movement away from the body
8
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abrasion
A
scrape of surface layer of skin
9
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afebrile
A
without fever
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ambulation
A
movement
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apnea
A
not breathing
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avulsion
A
large portion of skin/body torn away from point of origin similar to abrasion, but more severe
13
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bradycardia
A
slowed HR <60 bpm
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cerumen
A
earwax
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contusion
A
bruise
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cyanosis
A
blue skin due to O2 loss
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diaphoresis
A
excessive sweat
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dyspnea
A
irregular breathing
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dysuria
A
painful urination
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ecchymosis
A
skin discoloration
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emesis
A
vomiting
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epistaxis
A
nosebleed
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exudates
A
white patches on tonsils
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erythma
A
reddening of skin
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febrile
feverish / with fever
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gait
walking style
27
gravid
pregnant
28
gravida __ para __
gravida: number of pregnancies including current one
para: number of viable births
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hematemesis
blood in vomit
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hematochezia
bright, red bloody stools
31
hematuria
blood in urine
32
hemoptisis
coughing up blood
33
incontinence
inability to control bowel/bladder movement
34
laceration
cut in the skin
35
melena
black, tarry stools
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polyuria
excessive urination
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polydipsia
excessive drinking (water, thirst level high)
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syncope
loss of consciousness (fainting)
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tachycardia
fast HR >100
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antiemetics
drugs that prevent vomiting
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antipyretic
drugs that lower fevers
42
atelectasis
lung collapse
43
claudication
limping
44
debridement
removal of tissue or foreign object from a wound
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dysdiadochokinesia
impaired ability to perform rapid alternating movements
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hemostasis
bleeding cessation
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orthopneic
difficulty breathing except in sitting or standing position
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pallor
unhealthy paleness
49
palpable
able to be touched
50
pleurisy
inflammation of the pleura
51
photophobia
sensitivity to light
52
pruritis
itchy skin
53
puncture
hole
54
purulent
causing pus discharge
55
rhinorrhea
runny nose (SIPON!)
56
tinnitus
ringing/buzzing in the ears
57
transient
temporary
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vertigo
dizziness/spinning room (nausea, sweating, vomiting)
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waxing and waning
varying intensities (of pain)
