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Wild Style
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The suffix word for cutting, surgical incision
-otomy
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The suffix word for softening
-malacia
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a disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course
acute
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dyspnea
Shortness of breath
dys- bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
-pnea breathing
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erythema
redness of the skin or mucous membranes
erythem/o flushed; redness
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What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
Thank you for sharing. :)
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The root word for small intestine
enter/o
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The plane that splits the body in right and left halves
sagittal plane
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a test that uses ultrasound to show how your heart muscle and valves are working.
echocardiogram
echo- reflected sound
cardi/o heart
-gram record
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ischemia
A restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen and glucose needed to keep tissue alive.
isch/o to hold back; back
-emia blood condition
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a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh
laceration
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What do you like to do for fun?
Thanks for sharing :)
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What is the suffix word for narrowed? Constricted?
stenosis
ex: aortostenosis / aortic stenosis
Pathophysiology: degenerative sclerosis/calcification of a trileaflet aortic valve, calcification of a congenital aortic bicuspid valve, or rheumatic fever.
What happens? It narrows the aortic valve, obstructs blood flow from the left ventricle to ascending aorta during systole.
Treatment: Cardiac cath, echo, ECG
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What is on the same side of the body as another structure?
Ipsilateral (ip-si-LAT-er-al)
ex: a tumor involving the right side of the brain may affect vision ipsilaterally' in the right eye.
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condition is of a long duration. Although such diseases can be controlled, they are rarely cured.
chronic
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Cardiac Tamponade
accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac that compresses the heart impairs diastolic filling and leads to a reduction in cardiac OUTPUT.
caused by penetrating trauma.
symptoms: Becks Triad (hypotension, muffled heart sounds, distended JVD ( neck veins)
Treatment: (pericardiocentesis) needle aspiration of pericardial cavity, pericardectomy (resection of a portion of all the pericardium) pericardial window (surgical creation of an opening)
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Tension Pneumothorax
Tension Pneumothorax
what: life-threatening condition, air accumulates in pleural space, compresses the lung, and shifts to the mediastinum. Air is trapped and the patient cannot breathe when they exhale because air is trapped.
symptom: absent breath sounds, severe respiratory distress, tracheal deviation away from affected side, hypotension, JVD (jugular venous distention.)
treatment: needle decompression ASAP 14-15 gauge needle (2nd intercostal space along midclavicular) then tube thoracostomy.
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Are you an early bird or night owl?
Thanks for picking me!
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What does the abbreviation QH indicate?
every hour
latin origin: quaque plus h for hour
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What is farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure?
Distal
ex: the hand is distal to the shoulder
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A type of test. A PA will use a(n) _______ to diagnose problems that affect the heart. This test is used to look for signs of heart disease, such as weak heart muscle, blood clots inside the heart, or poorly functioning heart valves.
echocardiography (used in endocarditis)
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Endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
endo = inner
card = heart
itis = inflammation
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Acute Pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
symptoms: sudden and severe epigastric pain that radiates to the back, nausea, vomiting, and fever
tx: abdominal CT
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What was the worst job you ever had and why?
no right or wrong answer here! Just getting to know you ! ;D
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What does the abbreviation sig mean?
to be labeled accordingly latin: signa (to write)
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What plane divides the body left and right unequally? (Not midline)
Parasagittal Plane
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an attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present.
A differential diagnosis (D/DX),
also known as a rule out (R/O)
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Appendicitis
symptoms: Anorexia & periumbilical/epigastric pain Q followed by RLQ pain, nausea & vomiting
PHYSICAL EXAM: rebound tenderness, rigidity & guarding.
Rovsing sign: RLQ pain with LLQ palpation.
Obturator sign: RLQ pain with internal & external hip rotation with a flexed knee.
Psoas sign: RLQ pain with right hip flexion/extension (raise leg against resistance).
McBurney's point tenderness: point 1 h the distance from the anterior sup. iliac spine & navel
DIAGNOSIS: CT scan, Ultrasound; Leukocytosis.
treatment: appendectomy.
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Acute Cholangitis
bacterial infection of the biliary tract from biliary obstruction
symptoms: fever. RUQ pain
treatment: ECRP ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP):ERCP: Upper GI endoscopy + radiographs to diagnose & treat disorders of the bile ducts or the pancreatic ducts (ex gallstones, tumors, ·infection, cholangitis).
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