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abrasion scrape of the skin due to something abrasive acute new, rapid onset and of concern (opp. of chronic) ambulate to walk from place to place anterior located towards the front of the body artery blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart benign normal, not dangerous to health bradycardia slow HR (60 bpm) cardiomegaly enlarged heart cholecystitis inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) chronic constant, long-standing (opposite of acute) COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; lung Dz commonly seen in smokers coronary artery artery that supplies heart tissue with blood cerebrovascular accident (CBV) a.k.a. stroke; lack of blood supply to brain causing brain damage diaphoresis sweating distal farther from the trunk of the body (opp. of proximal) deep vein thrombosis (DVT) blood clot in deep vein; usually an extremity dyspnea problems with breathing dysuria painful urination ecchymosis bruise edema swelling emesis vomiting epistaxis nose bleed erythema/erythematous redness/red febrile elevated body temperature, fever, indicative grossly obviously; a lot; wholly hematemesis very large amounts of blood in the vomit hematuria very large amounts of blood in the urine hemoptysis coughing up very large amounts of blood hemorrhage excessive or profuse bleeding hepatomegaly enlarged liver hypertension high blood pressure hypotension low blood pressure hypoxia low oxygen saturation in body/of blood infarct area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply inferior lower on the body, farther from the head ischemia lack of blood supply laceration splitting of the skin due to trauma (cut) lateral farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button) medial nearer to the midline (opp. of lateral) melena black tarry stool myocardial infarction (MI) death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia myalgia muscle pain/ache oriented x3 oriented to person, place, and time pallor pale skin posterior/dorsal rear or backside of the body (opp. of anterior) proximal nearer to the trunk of the body (opp. of distal) pruritic itchy pulmonary embolism (PE) blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot purulent pus-like rales crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs rhinorrhea clear nasal discharge; "runny nose" rhonchi rattling noise of mucous in the lungs sepsis dangerous infection of the blood STEMI ST elevation MI; real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia superior higher on the body, nearer to the head supine body position lying face up syncope "passing out" loss of consciousness or fainting tachycardia fast HR ( 100 bpm) tachypnea increased breathing rate transient ischemic attack (TIA) minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time vein blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart vertigo condition of dizziness "room spinning" wheezing high pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm aFib atrial fibrillation Abd abdomen, abdominal Abx antibiotics AMA against medical advice AMS altered mental status ASA acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) BID twice daily Bilat LE bilateral lower extremities BM bowel movement BP blood pressure CA cancer, carcinoma CABG coronary artery bypass graft, "open heart surgery" CAD coronary artery disease "heart disease" CT or CAT computerized assisted tomography CHF congestive heart failure CP chest pain CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation C-section caesarean section C-spine cervical spine CSF cerebrospinal fluid CVA* cerebrovascular accident -or- costovertebral angle CXR chest x-ray c/o complains of C-Spine cervical spine (neck) DKA diabetic ketoacidosis DM diabetes mellitus DNR do not resuscitate DOE dyspnea on exertion DVT deep venous thrombosis Dx diagnosis Dz disease EKG/ECG electrocardiogram EtOH alcohol FHx family history Fx fracture GI gastrointestinal