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1
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VSS

A

Vital signs stable

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LAD

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Lymphadenopathy

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ROM

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Range of motion

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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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MSK

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Musculoskeletal

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RRR

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Regular rate and rhythm

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RPR

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Rapid plasma reagin ( syphillis test)

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LFT

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Liver function tests

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NAAT

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Nucleic acid amplification testing

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the synovium (sheath that lines tendon)

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Polyarthritis

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Arthritis of 5 or more joints simultaneously

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12
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Purulent arthritis

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AKA septic arthritis. Pus in the joint due to infection

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IVDU

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IV drug user

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14
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Trismus

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Drooling… Can’t swallow saliva

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15
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mycoses

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fungal infection

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16
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sine qua non

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latin. a sign whose absence indicates absence of a particular disease

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17
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Pruritic

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Itchy

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18
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Nikolsky’s sign

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Skin reddens, fluid collects underneath, and skin rubs off leaving a raw base.

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GN

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Glomerular nephritis

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SIRS

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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

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21
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dyspareunia

A

pain during sex

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adnexa of uterus

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AKA uterine appendages, the fallopian tubes and ovaries

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23
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NAD

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no abnormality discovered

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24
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HSM

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hepatosplenomegaly

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DFA

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direct fluorescence assay

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EIA

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enzyme immunoassay

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27
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PTB

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pulmonary tuberculosis

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28
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MMM

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mucous membranes moist

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29
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odynophagia

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painful swallowing

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30
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Oropharyngeal candidiasis

  • risk factors
  • treatment
A

Risk: HIV+, infants, corticosteroids (e.g. asthma inhalers, post-antibiotic)
Treatment: Nystatin swish

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31
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troche

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a lozenge with medication in it (delivers drug to mucous membrane of mouth)

32
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angina

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“to strangle, throttle or choke”

including cutting off blood flow in angina pectroralis or the airway in Ludwig’s angina

33
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lymphangitis

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inflammation of lymphatic channels. appears as red streaking on skin

34
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

35
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TUPR

A

Trans-urethral prostate resection

36
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CVL

A

central venous line

37
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ANC

A

absolute neutrophil count

38
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Typhlitis

A

inflammation of the cecum

39
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antibiogram

A

an antibiotic resistance chart

40
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Levine’s sign

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Right fist clutched over chest to describe chest pain. Indicative of myocardial ischemia

41
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crepitus

A

the grating/popping/crackling sounds felt with bone fractures (or with popping joints)

42
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Acrocyanosis

A

Cyanosis of the extremities

43
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Meconium

A

Fetal feces- the first feces that are passed before ingesting milk

44
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Plethoric

A

Beefy red appearance

45
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Cutis marmorata

A

Mottled( or marbled) looking skin. Normal in newborns after a bath

46
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Asthenia

A

Abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy.

47
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Papilledema

A

Swelling of the optic disk due to increase intracranial pressure

48
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Coryza

A

The symptoms of the common cold

49
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MOTT

A

mycobacterium other than TB

50
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ANA

A

anti-nulear antibodies (antibodies against human antigen). elevated in autoimmune disorders

51
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RF

A

rheumatoid factor. an auto-antibody

52
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Hydrocephalus

A

Abnormal accumulation of CSF in the brain

53
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Oliguria

A

low urine output. anuria is no urine output

54
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Anasarsca

A

severe, generalized edema

55
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Uremia

A

increased blood levels of urea

56
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atresia

A

abnormal narrowing or absence of an opening

57
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azotemic

A

Asymptomatic high serum levels of nitrogen containing compounds (e.g. creatinine, urea)

58
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cystocele

A

prolapse of the bladder into the vagina

59
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urethrocele

A

prolapse of the ureter into the bladder

60
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induration

A

hardening

61
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atresia

A

abnormal narrowing or absence of an opening

62
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azotemic

A

high serum levels of nitrogen containing compounds (e.g. creatinine, urea)

63
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cystocele

A

prolapse of the bladder into the vagina

64
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urethrocele

A

prolapse of the ureter into the bladder

65
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induration

A

hardening

66
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borborygmi

A

stomach rumble

67
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friable

A

easily crumbled, brittle

68
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eschar

A

the dead skin shed from an ulcer

69
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pneumaturia

A

air in the urine, as with colovesicular fistula

70
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fecaluria

A

feces in the urine, as with a colovesicular fistula

71
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aplastic crisis

A

AKA reticulocytopenia. An abnormal decrease in reticulocytes, as in parvovirus B19 infection.

72
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polychromasia

A

lots of reticulocytes…reticulocytes are polychromatic

73
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hyposthenuria

A

damage to counter current concentrating mechanism of kidney? as in SCA

74
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pancytopenia

A

a decrease in all the cellular elements of blood (WBCs, platelets, RBCs)…also called aplastic anemia?

75
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genu valgus

A

knock-knee

76
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valgus and varus

A

valgus: lateral deviation of the distal bone in the joint (e.g. knock kneed)
Varus: medial deviation the distal bone in the joint (e.g. bow-legged)

77
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avulsion fracture

A

when a bony bit fractures away from the main bone, as in the insertion site for the peroneal brevis tendon

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