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Confer
To consult with someone to exchange ideas or to seek information, advice, or instructions
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sublingual
under the tongue
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otitis media
infection of the middle ear
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neutropenic
someone who has a low white blood cell count
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Pulse deficit
difference between apical and radial pulse rates
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eupnea
normal respiration
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orthopnea
condition where dyspenic people can often breathe more easily in an upright position
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ongoing partial assessment
assessment that is conducted at regular intervals during care of the pt
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Dorsum surface of the hand
back
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vitiligo
whitish patchy areas on the skin
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ecchymosis
collection of blood in the subcutaneous tissue
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petechiae
small hemorrhagic spots caused by capillary bleeding
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onycholysis
separation o th enail plate from the nailbed
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hirsutism
escessive amounts of hair on the face and body
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milia
whiteheads found on newborns
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lanugo
fine downy hair found on newborns
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senile keratosis
raised dark areas on older persons skin
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senile lentigines
flat brown age spots on older persons skin
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cherry angioma
small round red spot
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periorbital edema
edema around the eye
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fasciculations
muscle twitch
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ptosis
drooping of the upper lids
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entropion
inward turning of lower lid and lashes
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ectropion
outward turning of the lower lid and lashes
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mydriasis
pupil dialation
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miosis
pupil constriction
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lymphadenopathy
enlarged lymph nodes
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pseudostrabismus
pupils at the inner folds
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arcus senilis
white ring around the cornea
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adventitious breath sounds
abnormal breath sounds
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stertorous breathing
noisy, strenuous respirations
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stridor
harsh high-pitched sound heard on inspiration when there is a narrowing of the upper airway (larynx or trach)
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rhonchi
coarse crackles heard in the lungs (bronchioles, bronchi, trachea)
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kyphosis
increase in dorsal spinal curve
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precordium
porton of the body over the heart and lower thorax, ecompassing the arotic, pulmonic, tricuspic, and apical areas and Erb's point
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phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
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retraction
skin depressions
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gynecomastia
temporary enlargement of one or both breasts in pubescent boys
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ascites
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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bruits
abnormal sounds heard over a blood vessel as blood passes an obstruction
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crepitus
grating sounds on movement
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kyphosis
increased thoracic spinal curve
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aphasia
disorder of language ability
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expressive aphasia
individual understands written and spoken words, but cannot write or speak themselvs
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receptive aphasia
individual cannot understand written or spoken words
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