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abrasion
scrape of the skin due to something ambrasive
acute
new, usually of rapid onset and of concern
anterior
located towards the front of the body
benign
normal
bradycardia
slow heart-rate (<60 bpm)
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
chronic
long-standing, constant
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
coronary artery
artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
"stroke" lack of blood supply to the brain
diaphoresis
sweating
distal
farther from the trunk of the body
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
dyspnea
problems with breathing
dysuria
painful urination
ecchymosis
a bruise
edema
swelling
emesis
vomiting
epistaxis
nose bleed
erythema
redness
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 of the body, not enough oxygen in the 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
lateral
farther from the midline
medial
nearer to the midline
melena
black tarry stool
myocardial infarction (MI)
death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
myalgia
muscle pain
oriented x3
oriented to person, place, time
pallor
pale
pulmonary embolism (PE)
blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
posterior/dorsal
rear or backside of the body
proximal
nearer to the trunk of the body
purulent
pus-like
abrasion
scrape of the skin due to something ambrasive
acute
new, usually of rapid onset and of concern
anterior
located towards the front of the body
benign
normal
bradycardia
slow heart-rate (<60 bpm)
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
chronic
long-standing, constant
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
coronary artery
artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
"stroke" lack of blood supply to the brain
diaphoresis
sweating
distal
farther from the trunk of the body
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
dyspnea
problems with breathing
dysuria
painful urination
ecchymosis
a bruise
edema
swelling
emesis
vomiting
epistaxis
nose bleed
erythema
redness
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 of the body, not enough oxygen in the 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
lateral
farther from the midline
medial
nearer to the midline
melena
black tarry stool
myocardial infarction (MI)
death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
myalgia
muscle pain
oriented x3
oriented to person, place, time
pallor
pale
pulmonary embolism (PE)
blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
posterior/dorsal
rear or backside of the body
proximal
nearer to the trunk of the body
purulent
pus-like
