nervous pee
Burning pain
Causalgia
is it just me, or are my eyes popping out of my head! My thyroid is hyperactive, I was just diagnosed with
Graves disease
What is the name for the condition in which the pt has decreased oxygen in the blood?
Hypoxemia (hyp/o meaning low, ox meaning O2, and -emia meaning blood)
I'm undergoing chemotherapy and I think I'm balding! Do I have...?
Alopecia
When the doctors listened to my lungs, I had this high pitched wheezing sound. What did they call it?
Stridor
The combining form meaning renal pelvis
pyel/o
Your patient presents with a moon face and buffalo hump, they may have an excess of this hormone
Cortisol (Cushings syndrome)
My doctor told me I'm not allowed to fly after my knee surgery, and told me I need to pump my ankles. They are afraid I may get a...?
DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
I'm turning red! Some side effects from cancer medications may cause skin redness, AKA
erythema
TWO PARTS:
Which cells work to BREAK DOWN bone tissue?
Which cells work to BUILD UP bone tissue?
Osteoclasts
Osteoblasts
My doctor tested my cranial nerves in the clinic. They made me raise my eyebrows, frown, and puff out my cheeks. What cranial nerve where they testing?
VII (Facial)
If you have sweet smelling pee, you may be concerned for:
Diabetes Mellitus
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
AB+
What does it mean to stage a tumor?
Assess the extent of spread of the tumor within the body
My bones are really soft, probably because I don't get much Vitamin D. I have:
Osteomalacia
HELP! I'm being chased by a tiger! My HR and BP are increased, and epinephrine is coursing through me. These nerves must be working!
Sympathetic nerves
I'm so fatigued, and I've noticed weakness and weight loss. Dr. says there is a gland that sits on top of my kidneys that just isn't working hard enough, which gland is it again?
Adrenal gland (Addisons disease)
A local widening of an artery
aneurysm
burn baby burn! Which rule do we use to measure the surface area of skin affected by a burn?
Rule of 9's
OR Lund and Browder
I can't lie flat, it's too hard to breath. I have to sit upright to breathe, meaning I have:
orthopnea
I had a kidney stone so bad, they couldn't use lithotripsy to break it up. I had to have a surgical removal of the kidney stone, what was that procedure called?
nephrolithotomy
Everyone has always looked up to me (literally!) I'm much taller than my friends due to a hypersecretion of this gland
anterior pituitary
I saw my doctor for complaints of leg swelling, SOB, chest pains and heart palpitations, and the Dr. said my heart can't pump enough blood to meet my body's needs. I must have
Congestive heart failure
I was in the shower and noticed this odd looking mole on my back. I'm not sure if I should see a dermatologist, but I'm afraid it's cancerous. If only there was a way to remember how to check a mole (in alphabetical order!)
Asymmetry
Border
Color
Diameter
Evolution
Describe the difference between atelectasis and pneumothorax
Atelectasis: collapsed lung caused by fluid in the alveoli
Pneumothorax: collapsed lung caused by air leaking into the space between the lung and chest wall