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abduction
movement away from the body
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accommodation
adjustment of the eye to distance
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adduction
movement toward the body
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adventitious sounds
breath sounds that are not normal
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angina pectoris
chest pain
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ankylosis
fixations of an joint
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aphasia
language functions is absent or severely impaired
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apical
top portions of an organ (heart)
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apnea
absence of breathing
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areola
dark pigmented area around the nipple
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ascites
fluid in the abdomen
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ataxia
can't coordinate muscle movement
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atherosclerosis
plaque in the arterial wall
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atelectasis
collapsed lung tissue
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ballottement
making a structure bounce, float, (fetus)
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borborygmi
abdominal sounds that are hyperactive
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bruit
audible murmur, blowing sound
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crackles
bubbling sound in lungs
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diastole
heart is relaxed
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dysmenorrhea
painful periods
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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dyspnea
difficult, or painful breathing
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dysuria
difficult, painful pee
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embolus
foreign object, circulating in blood
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enuresis
involuntary urination, esp. during sleep
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fissure
linear crack in the skin
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flank
between the bottom of the ribs and the upper ilium, over the kidney
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fontanel
baby's soft spot
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friction rub
rubbing of the pleura around the lungs or heart
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gallop rhythm
extra heart sound
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glossitis
inflammation of the tongue
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gravida
number of pgs one has had
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heave
sustained lift of the chest wall
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nematuria
blood in the urine
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hemoptysis
coughing up blood
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Homan's sign
calf pain w/ blood clot
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intermittent claudication
leg cramps from lack oxygen, relieved by brief rest
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ischemia
diminished blood supply to an organ
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keratosis
overgrowth, thickening of skin
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kyphosis
spine curves out at the posterior
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Leopold's maneuvers
checking for the position of the fetus
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lesion
altered area of tissue
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lordosis
anterior curve of the spine
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lyphoma
new growth of lymph tissue
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mastitis
inflammation of the breast
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McBurney point
tender place in appendicitis, between the umbilicus and right iliac spine,
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mydriasis
dilation of the pupil
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orthopnea
need to sit up to breathe or it's painful
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palpitation
pounding, flutterin, racing of the heart
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papule
solid, skin lesion of 1 cm or less
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paresthesia
abnormal sensation like numbness or tinglint
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parity
number of viable births
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PMI � point of maximum impulse
area on the chest where the heartbeats is most strongly felt
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pulse deficit
difference between the ventricular rate auscultated over the heart and the radial pulse
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pulse pressure
difference between systolic and diastolic pressures, should be within a range of 30 � 40 mm Hg,
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purpura
hemorrhage into the tissue
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pustule
bump that contains pus
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pyuria
white cell (pus) in the urine
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rhonchus
loud, lowpitched, coarse sound (like a snore) lung sound, d/t obstructed airway e.g. mucus
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sign
objective finding perceived by the nurse
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symptom
reported by patient, not perceived by nurs
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spondylitis
inflammtion of spinal verebrae
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strain
injury to a muscle
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strider
shrill, harsh lung sound heard during inspiration, caused by laryngeal obstruction
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subluxation
partial or incomplete dislocation of a joint
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systole
the heart is pumping blood and is contracted
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thrill
palpable murmur, i.e. like a purring cat
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thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein
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thrombus
blood clot attached to the wall
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turgor
normal resiliency of the skin
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wheeze
high pitched, musical lung sound,
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keloid
lots of scar tissue on skin of color
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