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B Chapt 2 ADDENDUM
Common Symptoms- Carrie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diaphoresis | Excessice perspiration |
| Flushing | A red appearance to the skin, which generally affects the face and neck. This is commonly present with a fever. |
| Jaundice | A yellew appearance by the skin, first evident in the white of the eyes. |
| Rash | An eruption of the skin. |
| Bradycardia | An abnormaly slow pulse rate. (less than 60 bpm) |
| Dehydration | A decrease in the amount of water in the body. The patient has a flushed appearance, dry skin and decreased output of urine. |
| Edema | The retenion of fluid in the tissues, resulting in swelling. Skin over the area is tight. This is most easily observed in the extremties. |
| Tachycardia | An abnormally fast heart beat (greater than 100 bpm) |
| Anorexia | A loss of appetite and lack of interest in food |
| Constipation | A condition in which the stool becomes hard and dry, resulting in difficult passage from the rectum. The consistency of the stool, rather than the frequency of defecation, is used as a guide in determinming the presence of this |
| Diarrhea | The passage of an increased number of loose, watery stools. The fecal materials moves rapidly through the intestinal tract, resulting in decreased absortion by the body of water, electrolytes and nutrients. |
| Flatulence | The presence of gas in the stomach or intestines. |
| Nasusea | A sensation of discomfort in the stomach with a feeling a feeling that vomiting may occur. |
| Vomiting | This is the ejection of the stomach through the mouth, also known as emesis. (The ejected contents is known as vomitus) |
| Cough | An involuntary and forceful exhalalation of air followed by a deep inhalation. It may be productive (meaning a discharge is produced) or non productive (no discharge is present.) |
| Cyanosis | A bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen. |
| Dyspnea | Labored or difficut breathing. |
| Epistaxis | Hemorrhaging from the nose (nosebleed) |
| Chills | A feeling of coldness accompanied by shivering; generally present with a fever. |
| Convulsions | Involuntary contractions of the muscles. |
| Fever or Pyrexia | |
| Headache | A feeling of pain or aching in the head, a common symptom that accompanies many illnesses; can be a result of tension, fatigue, and/or eyestrain. |
| Malaise | A vague sennse of body discomfort, weakness and fatigue, often marking the onset of a disease and continuing through the course of the illness. |
| Pain | Irritatin of pain receptors, resulting of distress or suffering; it is an immportant indication that a part of the body is not working properly. |
| Prutitus | Severe iching |
| Vertigo | A feeling of dizziness or light headedness |
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