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Scleral icterus - ANS ✓Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the
eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood.
Striae - ANS ✓Stretch marks; Linear dermal scars that affects skin that is
subjected to continuous stretching;
Urticaria - ANS ✓Commonly referred to as hives, is a kind of skin rash notable
for pale red, raised, itchy bumps. Hives may cause a burning or stinging
sensation.
Impetigo - ANS ✓A highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants
and children. Impetigo usually appears as red sores on the face, especially around
a child's nose and mouth. The sores burst and develop honey-colored crusts.
Varicelliform - ANS ✓Resembling the rash of chickenpox
Scarlatiniform - ANS ✓Resembling scarlet fever or its rash.
Candida - ANS ✓A genus of yeasts and is the most common cause of fungal
infections worldwide
Aphthous - ANS ✓Canker sores; Non-contagious sore or lesion that develops on
the soft tissues inside the mouth
Proptosis - ANS ✓Forward displacement of an organ, especially an eyeball.
Lacrimation - ANS ✓The secretion of tears especially when abnormal or
excessive
Adnexa - ANS ✓The appendages of the uterus: the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes,
and the ligaments that hold the uterus in place.
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Edentulous - ANS ✓Lacking teeth, Without teeth
Rhinitis - ANS ✓Irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the
nose.
Tonsillar exudates - ANS ✓Grayish-white coating on the tonsillar surface
Hemotympanum - ANS ✓The presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the
middle ear
Atelectasis - ANS ✓The collapse of part or all of a lung
Eupnea - ANS ✓Normal respiration; Easy, unlabored breathing
Pleurisy - ANS ✓Inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura)
that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when you take a breath or cough
Pneumothorax - ANS ✓An abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space
that separates the lung from the chest wall causing a collapsed lung
Nebulizer - ANS ✓A drug delivery device used to administer medication in the
form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.
Pleuritic Chest Pain - ANS ✓Sharp, stabbing pain in the chest that is worsened
by a deep breath or other chest wall movement; often caused by inflammation or
irritation of the pleura.
Orthopnea - ANS ✓Shortness of breath which occurs when lying flat, causing the
person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.
Stridor - ANS ✓A high pitched sound generated from partially obstructed air
flow in the upper airway.
Cardiomyopathy - ANS ✓Diseases of the heart muscle.
Pericardial Effusion - ANS ✓An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
pericardial cavity; Fluid around the heart.
Peripheral Edema - ANS ✓The swelling of tissues, usually in the lower limbs,
due to the accumulation of fluids.
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Gallop - ANS ✓Refers to a usually abnormal rhythm of the heart on auscultation
includes three or four sounds, thus resembling the sounds of a gallop.
Inguinal hernia - ANS ✓a hernia in which part of the intestine protrudes into
the inguinal canal
Ascites - ANS ✓Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal
cavity.
Pruritus - ANS ✓Localized or generalized itching
Ptosis - ANS ✓Abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part, especially a
drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle weakness or paralysis.
Hypospadias - ANS ✓A birth defect due to malformation of the Urethra in which
the urethral opening is below its normal location.
Phimosis - ANS ✓A condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted to reveal
the glans penis due to tightness or narrowing of the foreskin opening.
Hydrocele - ANS ✓a fluid-filled sack in the scrotum.
Hyperphagia - ANS ✓Abnormally increased appetite for food frequently
associated with injury to the hypothalamus
Lymphangitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
Hypernatremia - ANS ✓The presence of an abnormally high concentration of
sodium in the blood
Atrophy - ANS ✓The partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
Antalgic gait - ANS ✓A persons manner of walking that develops as a way to
avoid pain while walking, "limping'
Ataxic gait - ANS ✓An unsteady, uncoordinated walk, employing a wide base
and the feet thrown out.
Hyperkinesis - ANS ✓Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable
activity or muscular movements
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