Terminology Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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HYPERTENSION
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High Blood Pressure
2
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TACHYCARDIA
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High Heart Rate
More than 100 beats per minute
3
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BRADYCARDIA
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Slow Heart Rate
Less than 60 beats per minute
4
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HYPOTENSION
A
Low Blood Pressure
5
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DYSPNOEA
A
Difficult or Laboured Breathing
6
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TACHYPNOEA
A
Rapid Breathing
7
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HYPOXIA
A
Oxygen Deficiency
8
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HYPOCAPNEA
A
Low CO2 Levels
9
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HYPOVOLEMIA
A
Low Blood Volume
10
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BRADYPNOEA
A
Slow Breathing
11
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HYPERCAPNIA
A
High CO2 Levels
12
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APNOEA
A
Pause in Breathing
13
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CYANOSIS
A
Lack of Oxygen in the Blood
14
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HYPERVENTILATION
A
Excessive Rate and Depth of respiration
15
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CONTUSION
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A bruise
16
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ABRASION
A
A graze
17
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LACERATION
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A rip or tire of the skin
18
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INCISION
A
A clean cut
19
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PUNCTURE
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Stabbing wound
20
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DE GLOVED
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Severing the skin from the body
21
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TRENDELEMBURG
A
Lower head and raise legs
22
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ANAFALAXIS
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Allergic
23
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PYREXIA
A
Higher temperature
24
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DEEMA
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Swelling
25
ISCHAEMIC
Blood clot
26
HAEMORRHAGIC
Bleed on the brain
27
HYPERGLYCAEMIA
Blood sugars are higher than normal
28
HYPOGLYCAEMIA
Blood sugars are lower than normal
29
APYREXIC
Low temperature
30
EPISTACSIS
Nose bleed
31
PNEUMONIA
Infection in the lungs
32
PNEUMOTHORAX
The presence of air or gas on the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.
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RHINORRHEA
Runny nose
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HAEMOTYPISIS
Coughing blood
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HAEMETEMISIS
Vomiting Blood
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SEPTISEMIA
Infection in the blood
